By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-27 00:59:21
2026年5月26日，星期二，在俄克拉荷马城佩科姆中心进行的西部决赛第五场第三节比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) (24) 在一次回合后做出手势。
俄克拉荷马城——马刺队历史上最神奇的赛季之一，突然之间正式走到了悬崖边缘。
周二，两届MVP得主谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 狂砍32分，亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 领衔替补阵容实现反弹，贾里德·麦凯恩 (Jared McCain) 在他的首次季后赛首发中挺身而出，帮助俄克拉荷马雷霆以 127-114 赢得了西部决赛第五场比赛的胜利。
凭借这场胜利，雷霆队距离重返总决赛仅差一场胜利。与此同时，马刺队距离结束这段出人意料的深远季后赛之旅，也仅剩一场失利。
“老实说，我认为我们根本没有打出一场好球，”马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 说道，“我知道我们可以做得更好，而且我们别无选择。”
雷霆队目前在大比分上以 3-2 领先，双方第六场比赛将于周四在霜冻银行中心打响。
卡鲁索贡献了22分，领跑雷霆队的替补席。而在两天前的圣安东尼奥，这支替补阵容还处于“隐身”状态，当时马刺队以 103-82 大胜，将大比分扳平。
由于杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 和阿杰·米切尔 (Ajay Mitchell) 受伤，麦凯恩顶替首发并贡献了20分。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 砍下24分领跑马刺队，朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 也贡献了季后赛生涯新高的22分。
全明星中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 打得十分挣扎，仅得到20分，运动战15投4中。他凭借12罚12中的罚球才勉强提升了得分数据。
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，球队需要在第六场比赛中想办法让文班亚马更多地参与到进攻中。
“即使算上罚球，他也必须尝试15次以上的出手，”约翰逊说道，“他肯定需要得20分以上才行。”
当被问及文班亚马在周二相对被动的表现是因为他个人的侵略性不足还是马刺队的战术安排时，约翰逊表示这是“两者的结合”。
最终，雷霆队对周日第四场惨败做出了冠军级别的回应。
第三节末段，俄克拉荷马城就已经超越了他们在第四场比赛中的总得分，并将领先优势一度扩大到20分。马刺队在第四节曾将分差缩小到8分，但无奈之前落后太多，无力回天。
现在，他们面临着两场生死战，首场将于周四在圣安东尼奥打响。
“我们只想在场上展现出破釜沉舟的斗志，”后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 在谈到马刺队第六场的应对策略时说道，“基本上就是这样。”
以下是周二失利带来的三个启示，这场失利让马刺队的整个赛季都陷入了极其艰难的境地：
1. 迷失的文班？
周二文班亚马的表现倒也谈不上糟糕。只是，如果马刺队想要在这轮面对卫冕冠军的系列赛中存活下来，他就必须达到极高的标准，而他本场并未达到这一高度。
回顾一下马刺队在本系列赛两场胜利中文班亚马的数据表现：在第一场双加时险胜的比赛中，他砍下了41分和24个篮板；在第四场大胜的比赛中，他斩获了33分。
如果马刺队想要逆转赢得这轮系列赛，他们需要文班亚马再打出两场类似级别的统治级表现。
当然，雷霆队和他们的当家球星也是如此。在本系列赛中，当吉尔杰斯-亚历山大得分至少达到26分时，雷霆队的战绩为3胜0负，其中包括两场30+的比赛。
季后赛往往取决于一支球队最好的球员能否发挥出最佳水平。接下来的两场比赛，关键可能就在于哪位全明星球员能够挺身而出。
2. 雷霆进攻在主场找回状态
在第四场仅得82分、创下五年多来最差进攻表现之后，雷霆队的进攻在回到主场佩科姆中心后重新复苏。
即便在核心持球手威廉姆斯和米切尔因伤缺阵的情况下，俄克拉荷马城依然在主场球迷面前重新找到了节奏。
赛前，雷霆队主教练马克·戴格诺特 (Mark Daignault) 指出，球队在第四场的进攻断电，是在连续两场砍下120+高分之后发生的。
“第二场和第三场的火热状态并没有延续到第四场，”戴格诺特在开球前表示，“而第四场的低迷也不会影响到今晚。吸取教训，现在又是一张白纸。”
在吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的带领下，雷霆队重新展现出了全民皆兵的得分火力，这正是他们此前两场胜利的典型特征。
切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) 展现出了比整个系列赛期间都更强的侵略性，他全场得到16分，其中有一半是在第一节拿下的。
在本系列赛中，当马刺队将雷霆队的得分限制在120分以下时，他们保持不败。当他们把雷霆的得分控制在这个数字以下时，战绩为2胜0负。他们想要延续赛季的希望，很可能要从防守端做起。
3. 马刺现在要与概率对抗
毋庸置疑，周二的失利对马刺队晋级总决赛的希望造成了毁灭性的打击。
在NBA历史上，在七局四胜制的系列赛打成2-2平的情况下，赢得第五场“天王山之战”的球队最终晋级的概率高达82%。在过去的八次此类系列赛中，这一规律均得到了验证。
本赛季是马刺和雷霆第四次在季后赛系列赛中战成2-2平。在此前的三次交锋中，赢得第五场比赛的球队都在第六场结束了系列赛。
没有一次系列赛被拖入第七场决胜局。
这就是马刺队在周四试图打破的历史，届时他们的目标很简单，就是将系列赛带回俄克拉荷马城进行终极决战。
“（这是）生死存亡的时刻，”凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 说道，“我们已经被逼到了悬崖边缘。我们必须赢。不惜一切代价，无论如何我们都要拿下胜利。”
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3 Takeaways as Wembanyama, Spurs flop in Game 5
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) gestures after a play during the third quarter of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
OKLAHOMA CITY — One of the most magical seasons in Spurs history is suddenly and officially on the brink.
Two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pumped in 32 points, Alex Caruso spearheaded a bounce-back bench night and Jared McCain stepped up in his first playoff start as Oklahoma City rang up a 127-114 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday.
With the win, the Thunder moved a game away from a return trip to the NBA Finals. The Spurs, meanwhile, are one loss away from the end of an unexpectedly deep playoff run.
“I don’t think we had a good game at all, honestly,” Spurs guard Devin Vassell said. “I know we can be a lot better, and we don’t have no choice.”
Oklahoma City leads the series 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Thursday at the Frost Bank Center.
Caruso scored 22 points to lead an OKC bench unit that had gone M.I.A. two nights earlier in San Antonio, when the Spurs rolled to a 103-82 victory that evened the series.
McCain, who made the start with Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell injured, added 20.
Stephon Castle had 24 points to lead the Spurs, with Julian Champagnie chipping in his playoff high with 22.
All-Star center Victor Wembanyama labored en route to 20 points, going 4 of 15 from the field. He made 12 of 12 foul shots to inflate his total.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team needs to find a way to get Wembanyama more involved in Game 6.
“He’s got to take more than 15 shots, even with the free throws, Johnson said. “He’s going to have to score more than 20 points for sure.”
Asked if Wembanyama’s relative passivity Tuesday was about his aggression or the Spurs’ game plan, Johnson said it was “a combination of both.”
In the end, the Thunder gave a championship-level response to Sunday’s Game 4 whipping.
Late in the third quarter, Oklahoma City had surpassed its point total from Game 4, building a lead that got as high as 20. The Spurs closed to within eight points in the fourth quarter, but the hole proved too deep.
Now they face a pair of do-or-die games, beginning Thursday in San Antonio.
“We just want to come in and try to be the desperate team,” guard De’Aaron Fox said of the Spurs’ Game 6 approach. “That’s pretty much it.”
Here are three takeaways from Tuesday’s defeat, that put the Spurs’ season fully on the ropes:
1. Wither Wemby?
It wasn’t necessarily that Wembanyama was bad on Tuesday. He just wasn’t up to the lofty standard the Spurs are going to need him to hit if they are going to survive a series against the defending champions.
To review Wembanyama’s box score lines in the Spurs’ two victories in the series: He had 41 points and 24 rebounds in the Spurs’ double-OT triumph in Game 1. He registered 33 points in the Spurs resounding Game 4 victory.
If the Spurs are going to rally to win the series, they are going to need two more Wembanyama performances in that ballpark.
Of course, the same could be said for the Thunder and their star. OKC is 3-0 in the series when Gilgeous-Alexander scores at least 26, including a pair of 30-point games.
The playoffs are often about a team’s best player being the team’s best player. The next two games could come down to which All-Star rises to the occasion.
2. Thunder offense back at home
After logging 82 points in Game 4 for their worst offensive performance in more than five years, the Thunder offense was back at home in the Paycom Center.
Even with key ball-handlers Williams and Mitchell out with injury, Oklahoma City rediscovered its groove in front of the home crowd.
Before the game, OKC coach Mark Daignault noted the team’s offensive outage in Game 4 came on the heels of a pair of 120-plus point games.
“None of that carried over from Game 2 and 3 to Game 4,” Daignault said before tipoff. “And nothing from Game 4 carries tonight. You take the lessons and now it’s a blank canvas.”
With Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way, the Thunder got back to their all-over-the-roster levels of production that typified their previous pair of wins.
Chet Holmgren was more aggressive than he had been all series, scoring half of his 16 points in the first quarter.
The Spurs are undefeated in the series when holding OKC to less than 120 points. They are 2-0 when keeping OKC below that number. Their path to extending the season likely begins there.
3. Spurs are fighting against math now
There is no understanding how killer Tuesday’s loss was to the Spurs’ chances of advancing to the NBA Finals.
In NBA history, the winner of Game 5 in a tied best-of-seven series goes on to advance 82% of the time. That has been true in the past eight such series.
This season marks the fourth time the Spurs and Thunder have played to a 2-2 tie in a playoff series. In each of the previous three occasions, the team that won Game 5 finished the series in Game 6.
None of them made it to Game 7.
That is the history the Spurs will look to buck Thursday, when their goal will be simply to get the series back to Oklahoma City for a grand finale.
“(It is) sink or swim,” Keldon Johnson said. “Your back’s against the wall. You got to win. By any means, whatever we got to do to get to win.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News