By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-06-07 15:39:22
2026年6月7日，星期日，纽约麦迪逊广场花园，圣安东尼奥马刺中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在训练中投篮，此时球队正准备迎接与纽约尼克斯的NBA总决赛第三场对决。
G3取胜关键
激活更具侵略性的文班
在第二场比赛的半场结束时，维克托·文班亚马仅有两次运动战出手——主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 直言，在总决赛的舞台上，当家球星这样的出手数是“不可接受的”。
这位22岁的全明星在下半场觉醒，在下半场砍下了他29分中的22分，其中有10分是在第四节所得。
在开局沉寂之后，文班亚马全场21投11中，并贡献了9个篮板和4次盖帽。
文班亚马对“合理篮球”（ethical basketball）的执念，部分体现在他总是力求在正确的时间做出正确的战术选择，并根据防守给出的机会来做出回应。
马刺若想在总决赛中发起反击，他们可能需要文班亚马在寻找个人出手时变得更自私、更坚决一些。
如果他能延续周五下半场找回的状态，那将是一个良好的开端。
赢下关键时刻
马刺后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 用最符合银黑军团立场的视角总结了这轮系列赛：
“如果那几个回合能有不同的结果，现在2-0领先的可能就是我们了，”瓦塞尔说道。
他说得没错。
那些让马刺痛失好局的回合，大多发生在第四节。
在第一场和第二场的最后三分钟里，马刺都曾取得领先，但最终未能锁定胜局。
第二场比赛的胜负手在于，双方战平时维克托·文班亚马的一次失误，以及他在终场哨响前错失的压哨跳投。
与此同时，尼克斯是季后赛至今第四节表现最好的球队。纽约后卫杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 荣膺NBA年度最佳关键球员（Clutch Player of the Year）绝非浪得虚名。
尽管马刺在大部分时间里对布伦森的限制做得很好，但他在这两场比赛的第四节中，场均依然能砍下10分。
显而易见，尼克斯绝不会轻易让自己被击溃。为了在这轮总决赛中拿下一场胜利，马刺必须想办法在执行力上击败这支全联盟关键时刻表现最出色的球队之一。
主攻唐斯
随着尼克斯距离捧起自1973年以来的首座总冠军奖杯仅差两场胜利，卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns) ——而非布伦森——成为了总决赛MVP（FMVP）的领跑者。
这位30岁的内线大闸正打出职业生涯至今最出色的篮球表现，这不仅体现在纽约尼克斯的数据统计表上，也体现在那些数据无法衡量的细节中。
马刺前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 谈到纽约的氛围：“这里的氛围棒极了，简直疯狂。刚下大巴，球迷们就已经围在那儿了。我们听到了欢呼声，也听到了嘘声，甚至还有人朝我们竖中指。这就是纽约。” pic.twitter.com/QwysPxI6ar
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) June 7, 2026
在第一场比赛中，他通过两次关键的补篮得手，吹响了尼克斯反扑的号角。在第二场比赛中，他更是砍下21分和13个篮板，领跑全队。
唐斯的篮板、外线投射和策应组织，成为了马刺迄今为止无法解决的难题。
马刺最好的策略或许是主动寻求对抗，试图让这位六届全明星陷入犯规麻烦。
在东部决赛中，唐斯有时很容易陷入犯规麻烦，但在这轮系列赛中，马刺还没有真正给他的防守端施加压力。
考虑到唐斯最主要的防守对位人是文班亚马，这确实显得有些不可思议。
文班亚马的战术计划之一应当是打得更具侵略性，主动去冲击唐斯，制造其犯规，从而将这位纽约的首发中锋送回替补席。
- 杰夫·麦克唐纳 (Jeff McDonald)
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Spurs vs. Knicks: Game 3 Keys to Victory
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama takes a shot during practice at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, June 7, 2026, as the team prepares for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks.
GAME 3 KEYS TO VICTORY
Find a more forceful Wemby
By halftime of Game 2, Victor Wembanyama had attempted only two field goals – a number coach Mitch Johnson labeled “unacceptable” from his star player on the Finals stage.
The 22-year-old All-Star awakened in the second half, scoring 22 of his 29 points after intermission and 10 in the fourth quarter.
After his quiet start, Wembanyama finished 11 of 21 from the field and added nine rebounds and four blocks.
Part of Wembanyama’s obsession with “ethical basketball” means making the right play at the right time and taking what the defense gives him.
For the Spurs to fight their way back into the Finals, they might need Wembanyama to become a little more selfish looking for his own shot.
If he can bottle what he found in the second half Friday, that would be a good start.
Win the crunch time minutes
Spurs guard Devin Vassell summed up his most silver-and-black colored view of the series this way:
“It could be 2-0 for us with a couple of different possessions,” Vassell said.
He isn’t wrong.
Those possessions that went haywire for the Spurs most often came in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs had a lead in the final three minutes of Games 1 and 2, but couldn’t close the deal.
Game 2 came down to a Victor Wembanyama turnover with the score tied, and a missed Wembanyama jumper as time expired.
The Knicks, meanwhile, have been the best fourth-quarter team throughout the playoffs. New York guard Jalen Brunson was named the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year for a reason.
The Spurs have done a good job of keeping Brunson under wraps for the most part. He is averaging 10 points in a pair of fourth quarters, however.
It has become increasingly clear the Knicks will not allow themselves to be blown out. In order to get a game during this Finals series, the Spurs are likely going to have to find a way to out-execute one of the league’s best crunch-time teams.
Attack Towns
With the Knicks halfway toward their first NBA championship since 1973, Karl-Anthony Towns – and not Brunson – is the front-runner for the Finals MVP award.
The 30-year-old big man is playing the best basketball of his career, in ways that show up in the New York box score – and in ways that do not.
Spurs forward Julian Champagnie on the atmosphere in New York: “The vibes have been great, they’ve been crazy. Get off the bus, the fans have been there. We got some hoorays, some boos, some middle fingers. That’s just New York.” pic.twitter.com/QwysPxI6ar
— Spurs Nation (@ Spurs_Nation) June 7, 2026
He had two big putback baskets to fuel the Knicks’ comeback in Game 1. In Game 2, he led New York with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Towns’ rebounding, outside shooting and playmaking has been a problem the Spurs have not been able to solve so far.
Their best bet might be to force the action and try to get the six-time All-Star in foul trouble.
Towns had been foul-prone at times throughout the Eastern Conference finals, but the Spurs have yet to really put pressure on him in that department in this series.
Considering Towns’ most consistent defensive assignment – Wembanyama – that seems odd.
Part of Wembanyama’s game-plan should be to be aggressive in going at Towns, try to draw fouls and put New York’s starting center on the bench.
- Jeff McDonald
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News