By Dan Santaromita | The Athletic, 2026-06-03 09:00:29
这是近年来最受瞩目的NBA总决赛之一。纽约尼克斯队代表着全美最大的城市，且已经超过50年没有夺冠。与此同时，自1999年以来五次夺得总冠军的圣安东尼奥马刺队，则拥有这项运动中字面意义上体型最大的超级巨星——维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)。
无论是尼克斯队渴望打破冠军荒，还是马刺队在一位大个子的带领下可能开启另一个王朝，这其中都有着太多引人入胜的话题。同时，看这位身高7英尺4英寸的文班亚马在NBA最著名的场馆中打总决赛，也极具观赏性。
不过，这轮系列赛并非在麦迪逊广场花园揭幕，而是从圣安东尼奥开始。
马刺队在首战主场作战中更被看好，并且在赢得系列赛的赔率上也占优。一切都将于周三晚上在弗兰特银行中心拉开帷幕。
第一场：纽约尼克斯对阵圣安东尼奥马刺
**时间：**美东时间周三晚上8:30
**电视直播：**ABC
**系列赛赔率：**马刺 -190，尼克斯 +160
这是两队本赛季的第四次交手，也是他们第二次为争夺奖杯而战。尼克斯在12月16日的NBA季中锦标赛（NBA Cup）决赛中以124-113击败了马刺，但当时文班因小腿伤势缺席12场比赛，那场只是他复出后的第二场比赛。当时他受到出场时间限制，未能首发，仅打了25分钟（但依然高效砍下了18分）。
在跨年夜的比赛中，马刺在主场以134-132险胜，这得益于朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 砍下的36分、文班贡献的31分以及达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 得到的26分。而在3月1日最近的一场交手中，马刺以89-114惨败，其中尚帕尼仅得3分，福克斯仅得7分。
在讨论总决赛时，常规赛的交手记录——甚至是NBA季中锦标赛决赛——真的重要吗？毕竟，季中锦标赛决赛已经是将近六个月前的事了，而两队的上一次交手也过去了三个多月。
至少，夺得NBA季中锦标赛冠军意味着尼克斯有机会用足球术语来说实现“双冠王”。洛杉矶湖人队在2024年赢得了首届季中锦标赛冠军，但随后在季后赛首轮出局。密尔沃基雄鹿队在去年夺冠，他们在决赛中击败了最终夺得NBA总冠军的俄克拉荷马城雷霆队，但随后同样在季后赛首轮折戟。
尼克斯有机会成为首支在同一赛季包揽这两项冠军的球队。随着时间的推移，这究竟会成为一项无上的荣誉，还是仅仅成为一个冷知识问答的素材，还有待观察。
至于周三的比赛，坐镇主场的马刺队被让4.5分。尼克斯队目前状态更火热，正处于11连胜中，但相比于纽约在东部面对的对手，马刺队的实力要强大得多。圣安东尼奥在常规赛中赢下了62场胜利，并且刚刚在抢七大战中客场击败卫冕冠军，一路杀入总决赛。
经典的“休息与生锈”之争在这里也同样适用。自周六在俄克拉荷马城赢得那场激动人心的胜利以来，马刺队已经休息了三天，而尼克斯队上一次打比赛已经是九天前了。究竟是马刺队会感到疲惫、心力交瘁，还是尼克斯队会手感生锈？
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Knicks at Spurs Game 1 odds: San Antonio favored in NBA Finals opener
This is one of the most anticipated NBA Finals in several years. The New York Knicks represent the biggest city in the country and haven’t won a championship in more than 50 years. Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs, winners of five championships since 1999, have the sport’s largest star, literally, in Victor Wembanyama.
There are plenty of easy storylines between the Knicks looking to end a title drought and the Spurs potentially starting up another dynasty run led by a big man. There’s also plenty of viewing interest in seeing the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama play in the NBA Finals at the most iconic venue in the NBA.
The series doesn’t start in Madison Square Garden, though. It starts in San Antonio.
The Spurs are favored at home in Game 1 and to win the series. It all starts Wednesday night from the Front Bank Center.
Game 1: New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs
Time: Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. ET
**TV:**ABC
**Series odds:**Spurs -190, Knicks +160
This is the fourth meeting between these teams this season and the second time they’ve played with a trophy on the line. The Knicks won the NBA Cup final on Dec. 16, 124-113, but Wemby was in only his second game back from a calf injury that caused him to miss 12 games. He was on a minutes restriction, didn’t start and played for only 25 minutes (and managed to score 18 points anyway).
On New Year’s Eve, the Spurs won 134-132 at home behind 36 points from Julian Champagnie, 31 from Wemby and 26 from De’Aaron Fox. In the most recent game on March 1, Champagnie scored three, and Fox scored seven in a 114-89 loss.
Do regular-season meetings, even an NBA Cup final, matter when talking about the NBA Finals? The Cup final was almost six months ago. The last meeting was over three months ago.
At the very least, the NBA Cup victory means the Knicks have a chance to, in soccer parlance, “do the double.” The Los Angeles Lakers won the first Cup in 2024 and then lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks won it last year, beating eventual NBA Finals champion Oklahoma City in the final, and then also lost in the first round.
The Knicks have the chance to become the first to win both in the same season. Whether that in time becomes a prestigious list or just the answer to a trivia question remains to be seen.
As for Wednesday’s game, the Spurs are favored by 4.5 points at home. The Knicks come in as the hotter team with 11 straight wins, but the Spurs are a massive step up in competition from what New York faced in the Eastern Conference. San Antonio won 62 games in the regular season and just beat the defending champions on the road in a Game 7 to get here.
The old “rest vs. rust” argument also comes into play here. The Spurs have had three days off since that emotional win in Oklahoma City on Saturday, while the Knicks last played nine days ago. Will the Spurs be weary and emotionally spent, or will the Knicks be rusty?
By Dan Santaromita, via The Athletic