By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-30 13:24:09
2026年5月30日（星期六），在俄克拉荷马城佩科姆中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋德文·瓦塞尔在参加完赛前投篮训练后接受记者采访，准备迎接与俄克拉荷马雷霆队的西部决赛第七场决战。
俄克拉荷马城——在周六与俄克拉荷马雷霆队展开令人窒息的西部决赛抢七大战的前夜，马刺队前锋德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 辗转反侧，难以入眠。
“我确实有点失眠，翻来覆去睡不着，”瓦塞尔周六上午在佩科姆中心的赛前投篮训练中说道。
压力之外更添烦扰：瓦塞尔预料到球队酒店附近的剪尾公园（Scissortail Park）会传来巨大的噪音。
“我（知道）自己必须保证睡眠，因为我（知道）他们会在公园里放音乐，好让我们睡不着。我当时只想尽可能多睡一会儿，”他说道。
好在瓦塞尔最终还是进入了梦乡，并在投篮训练中显得活力满满。在向媒体开放的战术演练阶段，他一边进行投篮训练，一边与队友哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 以及朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 开着玩笑。
“当你还是个孩子的时候，你就会梦想这一刻，”瓦塞尔在谈到职业生涯首场抢七大战时说道。
“比起其他任何感觉，现在更多的是兴奋，”在谈到自己的整体情绪时他表示，“我们有机会去成就一些特别的事情。”
瓦塞尔表示，马刺队计划从开场跳球那一刻起就主动向雷霆队发难。
“我们就是要一上场就展现出侵略性和身体对抗，率先给对手迎头痛击，”他说。
瓦塞尔说，他记得自己曾梦想过在NBA抢七大战中投中压哨绝杀。
“那是总决赛，你投出那一球，全场为之疯狂，”他说，“你把球拿回来，再投一次。是的，我以前经常这么幻想，但最近没有了。”
瓦塞尔被问及是否想过周六的这场比赛对联盟未来的意义。毕竟，这是两支拥有年轻核心的豪强正面对决——马刺队22岁的维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 与俄克拉荷马城27岁的谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)——这很可能是未来多年西部决赛的预演。
“不，我们现在都只是活在当下，不想看得太远，”瓦塞尔说，“我们只专注于这场比赛。能处在这个位置我们感到很幸运。但我们现在高度专注于这场比赛，专注于执行我们的战术计划。”
“这是我们唯一关心的事。”
瓦塞尔说，他知道球馆里的声浪会非常大。
“你还能奢求什么呢？西部决赛，在对手的城市、他们的主场，去挑战卫冕冠军，”他说，“我们知道现场会非常吵。我已经等不及了。”
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With Game 7 looming, sleep didn’t come easy for Spurs’ Devin Vassell
San Antonio Spurs forward Devin Vassell talks to reporters after participating in shootaround at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 30, 2026, to prepare for Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sleep did not come easy for Spurs forward Devin Vassell the night before Saturday’s pressure-packed showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.
“I was tossing and turning a little bit for sure,” Vassell said Saturday morning at shootaround at the Paycom Center.
Adding to the pressure: Vassell expected a lot of noise to be coming from Scissortail Park close to the team hotel.
“I (knew) I got to get good sleep because I (knew) they were going to be playing music out there at that park trying to keep us up. I was trying to get as much sleep as possible,” he said.
Vassell finally drifted off to never-never land and appeared to be full of energy during shootaround, where he joked around with teammates Harrison Barnes, Stephon Castle and Julian Champagnie while going through shooting drills at the portion of the walkthrough open to the media.
“You dream of this as a kid,” Vassell said of playing in his first Game 7.
“Just more excited than anything,” he said of his overall emotions. “We have a chance to do something special.”
Vassell said the Spurs plan to take it to the Thunder from the opening tip.
“We’re just going to come out and be aggressive and be physical and be the first one to punch,” he said.
Vassell said he remembers dreaming of hitting a game-winning shot at the buzzer in an NBA Game 7.
“It’s the NBA Finals, you shoot a shot, everybody goes crazy,” he said. “You get it back, you shoot it again. Yeah, I’ve done that all the time, but not recently.”
Vassell was asked if he’s thought about how Saturday’s game is being viewed in terms of the league’s future, with two powerhouses with young centerpieces (the Spurs’ 22-year-old Victor Wembanyama, Oklahoma City’s 27-year-old Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) going head to head in what could be a preview of the Western Conference finals for years to come.
“Nah, we’re all just living in it right now and we’re not trying to look too far ahead right now,” Vassell said. "We’re just focused on this game. We’re blessed to be in this position. But we’re so focused on this game and executing the game plan we have.
“That’s all we’re worried about.”
Vassell said he knows it will be plenty loud at the arena.
“What more could you ask for? Western Conference finals, going against the defending (NBA) champs in their city, in their arena,” he said. “We know it’s going to be loud. I can’t wait.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News