By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-05-25 04:06:50
在西部决赛第四场比赛中，马刺展现出了老牌强队的风范。面对缺少两名关键球员的雷霆，马刺没有给对手任何爆冷的机会，最终以 103-82 大胜对手。维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在 32 分钟内砍下 33 分领跑全场，而谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 仅得 19 分，无力回天。
从比赛一开始，就能明显看出哪支球队打得更有紧迫感。面对可能带着 1-3 落后局面回到俄克拉荷马城的危机，马刺在开局阶段显得更加专注、活力十足。文班亚马命中一记三分，这向来是个好兆头，但银黑军团也融入了一些挡拆配合来让这位大个子进入状态。虽然半场阵地进攻打得很扎实（这绝非易事），但正是防守帮助圣安东尼奥连续第二场在首节就建立起 15 分的领先优势。由于雷霆缺少第二组织点，米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 及其教练组决定降低对吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的压迫，以防止他找到终结者。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 出色的个人防守限制了 SGA，客队全靠以赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因 (Isaiah Hartenstein) 投中四个长距离抛投，才在首节勉强拿到 19 分。
文班亚马在首节大部分时间都在场上，而不是在领先时下场休息，因此由卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 领衔的替补阵容在第二节率先登场。整个系列赛中，马刺的替补一直处于下风，但这一次，在 SGA 休息期间，雷霆同样没有第二组织点。马刺的第二单元在得分上依然挣扎，但在防守端咬住了比分，直到文班亚马重新登场。次节开局的低分预示着接下来的走势，比赛节奏变慢，频繁的哨声让双方都失去了节奏。这是一段难看的拉锯战，马刺的防守在限制吉尔杰斯-亚历山大方面做得极其出色，同时没有给其他任何人轻松得分的机会，但马刺自身的进攻也陷入停滞，太多的回合最终变成了单打独斗，鲜有传导球。不过，凭借德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 和文班亚马的努力（后者在半场结束前命中了一记超远压哨三分），圣安东尼奥在半场结束时仍保有 12 分的领先优势。
超——远——三分！
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) May 25, 2026
通常情况下，雷霆会在中场休息后进行调整，以解决前两节单节得分均未达到 20 分的进攻窘境，但在周日，他们也无能为力。他们尝试让凯森·华莱士 (Cason Wallace) 和亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 来发起进攻，让 SGA 打无球，但马刺的防守依然令人窒息，并继续强迫这位 MVP 强行出手艰难的投篮，或者逼迫其失误从而转化为快攻机会。马克·戴格诺特 (Mark Daigneault) 试图在场上摆出两个有投射能力的大个子打“五外”战术，而不是换回哈尔滕施泰因，但在 G3 中接连命中三分的雷霆角色球员们，今天却手感冰凉。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔和瓦塞尔在防守端表现出色，文班亚马则在内外线寻找出手机会，卫冕冠军根本无力招架。尽管客队在第三节末段打出了一波还算不错的攻势，但仍无法弥补这糟糕的一节，他们在进入末节时已经落后了 18 分。
第四节开始时，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大并没有在场上，很难说戴格诺特是提前缴械投降，还是想在派回当家球星去应对高强度身体对抗防守之前，先在其他球员身上寻找火花。可能两者兼而有之，由于没有奇兵站出来带领球队打出反扑高潮，这位 MVP 之后再也没有登场。马刺稳稳掌控着领先优势，并在双方换上替补阵容进入垃圾时间之前，给需要寻找状态的球员提供了出场时间。这是一场属于圣安东尼奥的统治级胜利，他们做出了调整，利用了对手阵容不整的优势，并找回了自己的战术身份，将系列赛大比分扳成 2-2 平。
比赛观察
- 赢球的两个最大因素是息息相关的。马刺明智地改变了防守吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的策略，在他面前堆积防守人，但在何时包夹或夹击他时显得更加谨慎。由于文班亚马坐镇禁区，SGA 只能选择中远投，虽然投中了几球，但无法为角色球员创造出空位机会。第二个因素是雷霆缺少第二控球手。由于杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 和阿杰伊·米切尔 (Ajay Mitchell) 双双缺阵，基本上只能靠 SGA 孤军奋战。当 SGA 传球时，接球点往往并没有空档，导致进攻陷入停滞。伤病是球队无法控制的，但马刺教练组的防守调整确实值得称赞。
- 德文·瓦塞尔和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔各得 13 分，这虽然不算差，但远低于他们的生涯新高，不过他们在防守端产生了巨大的影响力。全队都打得强硬且目的明确，但他们两人在限制吉尔杰斯-亚历山大和全场飞奔协防方面做得尤为出色。
- 德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 拿下了得分和篮板的两双，而非助攻。这是马刺全员在篮板和防守端共同努力的结果。福克斯是唯一一个篮板上双的球员，但圣安东尼奥还有其他五名球员抢到了四个或更多的篮板。
- 替补阵容的挣扎是众所周知的，虽然第二单元的表现算不上惊艳，但他们的拼劲毋庸置疑。卢克·科内特打了几段不错的表现，迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在攻防两端都有所建树，而出场 16 分钟的哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 同样打得极具身体对抗性且目的明确，几乎没有犯错。凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 依然手感冰凉，卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 也有一些菜鸟时期的稚嫩时刻，但总的来说，替补席的表现有所提升。
- 雷霆在三分线外 33 投仅 6 中。他们的部分挣扎可以归功于马刺的防守调整，但他们也投失了一些空位三分，回到俄克拉荷马城后，这些球大概率会投进。好消息是，银黑军团同样有很大的提升空间，因为他们也只有 33 投 9 中。希望在 G4 中 5 投 0 中的朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 能在下一场比赛中找回手感。
本场最佳镜头
虽然防守端的调整会吸引更多关注，但马刺在某些时刻坚决在内线寻找文班亚马的战术意图同样令人鼓舞。有时感觉马刺似乎忘记了他们可以直接打简单的挡拆，但当他们想起来时，往往就会有好事发生。
又是 51 区
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) May 25, 2026
第五场比赛：周二客场挑战俄克拉荷马城
关键的天王山之战即将到来。如果雷霆依然阵容不整，马刺必须抓住机会。
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Spurs’ defensive adjustment suffocates Thunder’s offense in Game 4 blowout win
The Spurs looked like a veteran team in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. They faced a Thunder squad missing two key pieces and made sure they never gave them hope for an upset en route to a 103-82 blowout win. Victor Wembanyama led the way with 33 points in 32 minutes while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander only had 19 in the losing effort.
It was clear from the start which team was playing with more urgency. Staring down the possibility of heading back to Oklahoma City down 3-1, the Spurs looked more focused and energized early on. Victor Wembanyama hit a three, which is always a good omen, but the Silver and Black were also mixing in some pick-and-rolls to get the big man going. While the offense was solid in the halfcourt, which is never a given, it was the defense that allowed San Antonio to carve out a 15-point lead in the first quarter for the second game in a row. With the Thunder lacking secondary creators, Mitch Johnson and his staff decided to dial down the pressure on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to prevent him from finding finishers. Great individual defense from Stephon Castle limited SGA, and it took Isaiah Hartenstein hitting four long floaters for the visitors to reach 19 points for the frame.
Victor Wembanyama was on the floor for most of the first instead of resting with a lead, so the bench with Luke Kornet started the second. The subs have been outplayed all series, but once again, there was no secondary creator for the Thunder while SGA rested. The second unit still struggled to score but held its own on defense until Wembanyama could return. The low-scoring start of the frame was a harbinger of things to come, as the pace slowed down, and constant stoppages took both teams out of rhythm. It was an ugly stretch in which the Spurs’ defense did a terrific job on Gilgeous-Alexander while not allowing anything easy to anyone else, but the offense got stagnant and too many possessions ended up with one-on-one play and few passes. Still, thanks to the efforts of Vassell and Wembanyama, who hit a half-court shot at the buzzer, San Antonio held a 12-point lead at the half.
FROM LOOOONG DISTANCE
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) May 25, 2026
Normally, the Thunder would adjust after the break to fix an offense that couldn’t reach 20 points in either of the first two quarters, but there was not much they could do on Sunday. They tried to have Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso initiate plays with SGA off the ball, but the defense remained suffocating, and the Spurs continued to force tough shots from the MVP or turnovers that led to transition opportunities. Mark Daigneault tried to go five-out with two shooting bigs on the floor instead of going back to Hartenstein, but the Thunder’s role players couldn’t buy a three after sinking one after the other in Game 3. Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell were stellar on defense, Wembanyama looked for his shot from inside and out, and the reigning champions simply didn’t have any answers. A decent stretch to close it out couldn’t make up for a terrible quarter for the visitors, who trailed by 18 heading into the final frame.
Gilgeous-Alexander was not on the floor to start the fourth, and it was hard to determine whether Daingeault was waving the white flag early or trying to find a spark elsewhere before sending his superstar back to deal with physical defense. It was probably a bit of both, and since no unexpected hero led a run, the MVP never checked back in. The Spurs managed their lead and gave minutes to players who needed them to get going before both teams emptied their benches. It was a dominant performance by a San Antonio team that made adjustments, took advantage of absences, and rediscovered its identity to tie the series at two each.
Game notes
- The two biggest factors in the win are related. The Spurs wisely changed their approach to guarding Gilgeous-Alexander, showing him a crowd but being more selective on when to double or trap him. With Wembanyama in the paint, SGA settled for jumpers and made a few, but couldn’t feed role players for open looks. The second factor was the Thunder’s lack of a secondary ball handler. It was SGA or nothing, basically, as both Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell were out. When SGA passed, the target wasn’t always open, and the offense stagnated. Injuries are beyond a team’s control, but credit to the Spurs’ coaching staff for their defensive adjustment.
- Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle had 13 points each, which is not bad but far from their career highs, but they made a tremendous impact on defense. The entire team played with toughness and purpose, but those two were terrific at limiting Gilgeous-Alexander and flying around as help defenders.
- De’Aaron Fox had a double-double with points and rebounds, not assists. It was an all-hands-on-deck effort for the Spurs on the glass and on defense. Fox was the only one in double digits in rebounds, but other five San Antonio players had four or more.
- The bench struggles have been well documented, and while the second unit didn’t exactly impress, the effort was there. Luke Kornet had some good stints, Dylan Harper made plays on both ends, and Harrison Barnes, who was on the floor for 16 minutes, all played with physicality and purpose while making few mistakes. Keldon Johnson continued to struggle with his shot, and Carter Bryant had some rookie moments, but overall, the bench did better.
- The Thunder shot 6-for-33 from beyond the arc. Some of their struggles can be attributed to the Spurs’ defensive adjustment, but they also missed open ones that will probably go down in Oklahoma City. The good news is the Silver and Black also have plenty of room for improvement, since they went 9-for-33. Hopefully Julian Champagnie, who missed all five of his attempts on Game 4, can hit a few in the next one.
Play of the game
While the defensive adjustments will get more attention, the purpose with which the Spurs looked for Wembanyama at times inside was encouraging. Sometimes it feels like the Spurs forget that they can just run pick-and-rolls, but when they remember, good things tend to happen.
AREA 51 AGAIN
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) May 25, 2026
Game 5: at Oklahoma City on Tuesday
A pivotal Game 5 awaits. If the Thunder are still shorthanded, the Spurs must take advantage.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock