By Joe Vardon, Jared Weiss, James L. Edwards III, David Aldridge, Fred Katz and Sam Amick | The Athletic, 2026-06-09 03:39:46
纽约——这是NBA总决赛历史上首次有现任美国总统亲临现场观战。而且，这仿佛也是历史上的头一遭，纽约尼克斯终于输掉了一场季后赛。
在来自纽约的唐纳德·J·特朗普 (Donald J. Trump)总统亲临麦迪逊广场花园现场观战的情况下，尼克斯在第三场比赛中以111-115不敌圣安东尼奥马刺，终结了持续一个多月的13连胜。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)深知在NBA季后赛历史上从未有球队能在0-3落后的情况下实现逆转，他可不想去验证自己的马刺队能不能做到这一点。他在本场胜利中砍下了32分。
尼克斯目前在大比分上仍以2-1领先，并将于周三继续在主场迎来第四场较量。周一晚上的比赛是自1999年以来在麦迪逊广场花园进行的首场总决赛。纽约自1973年以来就再未获得过总冠军。
文班打出了他在这轮系列赛中的最佳表现，18投11中，贡献32分、8个篮板、6次助攻和3次盖帽。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)贡献23分，其中包括最后阶段的两次关键罚球；迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)替补出场拿下13分和9个篮板。
尼克斯方面，杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson)砍下32分，OG·阿奴诺比 (OG Anunoby)得到28分。第二场未获得出场机会的乔丹·克拉克森 (Jordan Clarkson)此役替补登场，为纽约贡献10分。第二场的功臣卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns)手感不佳，10投仅4中，得到11分。
麦迪逊广场花园的狂热气氛在国歌奏响前伴随着“U-S-A！”的呐喊声达到了高潮，而当大屏幕上播放特朗普肃立的画面时，现场气氛又上了一个台阶——主场球迷送上了铺天盖地的嘘声。面对嘘声，特朗普似乎报以一丝得意的微笑，随后花园球场的导播迅速将画面切换成了布伦森。
首节结束马刺以33-22领先，并在上半场一度领先多达12分，随后尼克斯才站稳脚跟。阿奴诺比（单节11分）和布伦森（单节10分）在第二节发起猛烈反扑，帮助纽约反超马刺，并以64-57领先结束上半场。在第二节阿奴诺比上场的9分钟里，尼克斯净胜马刺21分——其中有2分正是他运球过掉文班亚马后完成的扣篮。
马刺在第三节重新夺回领先优势，双方在最后两分钟展开了激烈的对攻。比赛还剩33.5秒时，哈珀回应了克拉克森的三分球，帮助马刺以92-89领先，随后分差被缩小到1分进入第四节。布伦森在第三节还剩4分29秒时领到了个人第四次犯规。
在前两场主场比赛的第四节中，马刺都曾取得过领先，但最终未能守住。比赛还剩1分53秒时，卡斯尔命中一记三分，帮助马刺以111-104领先，并成功抵挡住了尼克斯的又一次反扑。
尽管布伦森在还剩33.7秒时命中三分，但达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)（全场12分）在还剩12.2秒时用一记关键的后撤步跳投予以回击，将领先优势扩大到5分。还剩9.4秒时，阿奴诺比在底角命中三分，将比分追至111-113，随后卡斯尔在还剩6.8秒时两罚全中锁定胜局。
以下是周一第三场比赛的一些看点。
罚球成为马刺的平衡器
进入Bonus状态有一种独特的美感。这就像是对你坚持自我的奖励。
当第四节还剩9分18秒马刺进入Bonus状态后，对手此后的每一次轻微犯规，都会让他们离胜利更近一步。这意味着，试图通过身体对抗来限制文班亚马将变得极其危险。
因此，当文班在一次争抢篮板时感觉到唐斯拉扯自己的手臂，他立刻示意进行挑战。他知道2分罚球已经十拿九稳，事实也确实如此。
马刺需要一些手段来抵消尼克斯在外线的优势，而他们最终在罚球线上找到了答案。这也提醒了人们，只要马刺在防守端保持联动，并且在进攻端深入禁区，他们就能击败尼克斯。他们在防守端做出了更多有效的轮转，阻止了尼克斯起势，而文班亚马也在第四节找到了防守节奏。
哈珀在拼抢篮板上表现出色并推快了节奏，让马刺在今晚的大部分时间里都能在转换进攻中予取予求。福克斯完成了救赎，在还剩12.2秒时用他标志性的急停跳投杀死了比赛。在经历了之前的多次罚球后，卡斯尔走上罚球线，帮助马刺在第四节交出了罚球10罚10中的完美答卷。
马刺终于将沉着冷静保持到了最后一刻，现在他们已经距离重新夺回系列赛的主动权更近了一步。 — 杰拉德·魏斯 (Jared Weiss)，马刺随队记者
在周一进行的NBA总决赛第三场比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺的斯蒂芬·卡斯尔是全场给纽约尼克斯的杰伦·布伦森施加压力的后卫之一。(达斯汀·萨特洛夫 (Dustin Satloff) / 盖蒂图片社)
失误成为关键，尼克斯连胜终结
尼克斯历史性的季后赛连胜戛然而止，这在很大程度上是他们自食其果。
整个赛季（包括季后赛），纽约一直非常擅长控制失误，并且即使偶尔失误，也不会让对手轻易抓住机会得分。但在第三场比赛中，情况并非如此。
纽约出现了13次失误，送给马刺21分。相比之下，马刺只有8次失误，仅让尼克斯得到7分。尼克斯出现了多次活球失误，让速度极快、活力十足的圣安东尼奥马刺得以打出转换进攻并创造优势。
布伦森以5次失误领跑全队。这位入选了最佳阵容的后卫在系列赛前三场比赛中每场至少有4次失误，目前在这轮系列赛中场均失误达到4.3次。马刺是联盟中少数几支拥有多名强壮且运动能力出色的后卫来防守布伦森的球队之一，显然，他们的防守配置已经对他产生了影响。
尽管麦迪逊广场花园的现场观众声势浩大，但在比赛的某些阶段，尼克斯反而显得更加慌乱。他们的许多失误都极不符合他们平时的水准，且属于非迫使性失误。尼克斯需要在第四场比赛中针对马刺凶悍的防守做出调整，以避免系列赛再次悬念重重。 — 詹姆斯·爱德华兹 (James Edwards)，尼克斯随队记者
马刺的调整初见成效
马刺终于在总决赛的大部分时间里找到了在禁区生存的方法，因此，他们在面对尼克斯时重新焕发了生机。
尽管这消耗了文班亚马的全部32分，以及卡斯尔在最后一分钟的关键三分和两次罚球，但马刺确实挺过来了。
圣安东尼奥终于找到了撕开尼克斯防线的方法。马刺大大减少了在前两场比赛中频繁使用、且被尼克斯防得滴水不漏的战术套路。周一，马刺利用双掩护等战术创造了更好的空间，为文班亚马创造了空接和扣篮的机会。同时，文班在卡位要深层低位时也显得更加果断。 — 大卫·奥尔德里奇 (David Aldridge)，NBA专栏作家
纽约的末节梦魇
尼克斯遵循了他们的赢球公式。正如他们所期望的那样，他们将紧咬的比分带入了第四节。
他们将比赛交给了他们的关键时刻魔术师布伦森，后者曾一次又一次地将球队从泥潭中拉出来。他在比赛最后一分钟内命中了一记三分球，随后OG·阿奴诺比也在底角飙中一记三分。
但在今晚，这在一个半月以来首次未能改变局势。尼克斯终于输掉了一场比赛，而这正是因为他们在最后一节手感冰凉。
他们在第四节的投篮命中率仅为27投7中。他们在该节的前10次三分出手全部打铁，单节三分球14投仅2中。布伦森和阿奴诺比的跳投是仅有的两次外线命中。
而现在，这也是自尼克斯在季后赛首轮落后亚特兰大老鹰以来，他们首次感受到系列赛的真正悬念。 — 弗雷德·卡茨 (Fred Katz)，NBA专栏作家
尼克斯失利中的一丝慰藉
麦迪逊广场花园不负众望。
尽管特朗普的到场给麦迪逊广场花园内外带来了后勤保障上的噩梦，且他的气场与当地球迷并不完全合拍（他在赛前遭到了嘘声），但这座世界上最著名的篮球圣地依然展现出了如宣传般狂热的氛围——这是自1999年6月25日（当时在五场系列赛的第5场中不敌马刺）以来，这里举办的首场总决赛。尽管当年的票价要便宜得多，而据报道，本场比赛在二级市场上的最低票价也高达3800美元（相比几天前的1万美元有所下降），但那些掏出巨资买票的尼克斯铁杆球迷依然用最热烈的方式挤满了球馆。
这与在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心进行的前两场比赛完全不同，当时尼克斯球迷在马刺主场反客为主，严重削弱了主场的声势。而在今晚，无论从视觉还是听觉上看，现场几乎找不到一个马刺球迷。 — 萨姆·阿米克 (Sam Amick)，NBA专栏作家
更正说明：本文此前版本错误地报道了周一第三场比赛之前，麦迪逊广场花园最近一次举办总决赛的日期。正确日期应为1999年6月25日，而非1973年5月8日。本文已作出修正。
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Victor Wembanyama, Spurs steal Game 3 in must-win game vs. Knicks
NEW YORK — For the first time in NBA Finals history, a sitting U.S. president was in the building to watch. And for what only seems like the first time in history, the New York Knicks finally lost a playoff game.
With President Donald J. Trump, a New Yorker, in the Madison Square Garden audience, the Knicks fell in Game 3 to the San Antonio Spurs 115-111, snapping a 13-game winning streak that lasted for more than a month.
Victor Wembanyama, knowing no team had ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in an NBA playoff series, didn’t need to find out whether his Spurs could do it. He scored 32 points in the win.
The Knicks still lead the series 2-1 and host Game 4 on Wednesday. Monday night marked the first finals game at the Garden since 1999. New York hasn’t won a championship since 1973.
Wemby had his best game so far in this series, connecting on 11 of 18 shots to go with eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks. Stephon Castle added 23 points, including two crucial free throws late, and Dylan Harper contributed 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench.
The Knicks received 32 points from Jalen Brunson and 28 points from OG Anunoby. Jordan Clarkson, who didn’t play at all in Game 2, scored 10 points off the New York bench. Karl-Anthony Towns, a hero of Game 2, shot just 4 of 10 and finished with 11 points.
The charged atmosphere at the Garden — where chants of “U-S-A!” broke out before the national anthem — cranked up a notch when Trump was shown on the video board standing at attention and was booed lustily by the home crowd. Trump seemed to smirk in response to the boos before Garden board operators replaced him with Brunson.
San Antonio led 33-22 after one quarter and was ahead by 12 in the first half before the Knicks found their footing. A furious second quarter from Anunoby (11 points) and Brunson (10) helped New York soar past the Spurs and take a 64-57 lead into halftime. The Knicks outscored the Spurs by 21 in Anunoby’s nine minutes on the court in the second — with 2 of his points coming after he beat Wembanyama off the dribble for a dunk.
The Spurs pulled back ahead in the third quarter and traded baskets over a furious final two minutes. Harper answered a Clarkson 3-ball with 33.5 seconds left for a 92-89 lead that was trimmed to one heading to the fourth. Brunson picked up his fourth foul with 4:29 remaining in the period.
The Spurs held leads in each of the first two games in the fourth quarter at home but couldn’t hold on. Castle’s 3 with 1:53 left put the Spurs ahead 111-104 and helped them stave off yet another comeback.
Brunson connected on a 3 with 33.7 seconds remaining, but De’Aaron Fox (12 points) answered with a critical stepback jumper with 12.2 seconds left for a 5-point advantage. Anunoby’s 3 in the corner with 9.4 seconds made it 113-111 Spurs, and Castle made two foul shots with 6.8 seconds remaining.
Here are some takeaways from Monday’s Game 3.
Spurs’ free throws an equalizer
There’s something beautiful about the bonus. It’s a reward for just being you.
Once the Spurs entered the bonus with 9:18 left in the fourth quarter, every little foul they would pick up along the way would inch them closer to a win. It meant that scrapping to contain Wembanyama would prove too risky.
So, when Wemby felt Towns pull on his arm during a rebound, he immediately waved for the challenge. He knew 2 free points were his, and they were.
The Spurs needed something to equalize the Knicks’ advantage beyond the arc and found it at the line. It was a reminder the Spurs can beat the Knicks when their defense is connected and their offense gets deep into the paint. They just made so many more effective defensive rotations to keep the Knicks from building offensive momentum, and Wembanyama found his defensive rhythm in the fourth quarter.
Harper made some big plays on the glass and pushed the tempo, allowing the Spurs to live in transition for much of the night. Fox found redemption, hitting his signature pull-up to ice the game with 12.2 seconds left. After all those free throws, Castle stepped to the line and pushed the Spurs to 10 of 10 from the charity stripe in the final quarter.
The Spurs finally maintained their composure all the way to the finish, and now they are halfway to regaining control of this series. — Jared Weiss, Spurs writer
San Antonio’s Stephon Castle was one of the guards who put pressure on New York’s Jalen Brunson throughout Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday. (Dustin Satloff / Getty Images)
Turnovers a factor as Knicks’ streak ends
The Knicks’ historic playoff streak came to an end, and it was largely because of their own doing.
All season long, including in the playoffs, New York has been good at taking care of the basketball and not allowing opponents to capitalize on its miscues when it does cough it up. That wasn’t the case in Game 3.
New York had 13 turnovers for 21 Spurs points. In contrast, the Spurs had eight turnovers for just 7 New York points. The Knicks had a lot of live-ball turnovers that allowed fast, energetic San Antonio to get out in transition and create advantages.
Brunson led New York with five turnovers. The All-NBA guard has had at least four turnovers in each of the first three games and is averaging 4.3 turnovers per game in this series. The Spurs are one of the rare teams in the NBA with multiple strong, athletic guards to put on Brunson, and it’s clear their personnel is having an impact on him.
Despite a raucous MSG crowd, it was the Knicks who looked more rattled throughout parts of this game. A lot of their turnovers were uncharacteristic and unforced. New York needs to tighten up against the feisty Spurs defense in Game 4 to avoid this becoming a coin-flip series again. — James Edwards, Knicks writer
Spurs’ adjustments bring results
The Spurs finally found a way to live in the paint for most of a finals game, and as a result, they have a pulse against the Knicks.
It took every bit of Wembanyama’s 32 points, along with a big Castle 3 and two free throws in the last minute. But the Spurs are alive.
San Antonio found ways to finally penetrate the Knicks defense. The Spurs relied far less on sets they had used extensively in the first two games, which the Knicks defended expertly. Monday, the Spurs used double drags and other actions to create much better spacing, freeing Wembanyama up for lobs and dunks. And Wemby was more intentional about fighting for post position. — David Aldridge, NBA writer
Fourth-quarter blues for New York
The Knicks adhered to the formula. They kept it close into the fourth quarter, as they were supposed to do.
They put the game in the hands of their clutch-time wizard, Brunson, who had carried them out of holes time and time again. He nailed a 3-pointer inside the final minute of play. OG Anunoby drained another from the corner.
But on this night, for the first time in a month and a half, it did not make a difference. The Knicks have finally lost a basketball game, and it took a cold final period for it to happen.
They shot just 7 of 27 from the field in the fourth quarter. They missed their first 10 3-pointers in the period and completed it 2-for-14. The Brunson and Anunoby jumpers were the only two long-range makes.
And now, for the first time since the Knicks trailed the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, they have a series. — Fred Katz, NBA writer
A win within a Knicks loss
The Garden delivered.
Even with Trump’s attendance causing a logistical nightmare inside and outside of MSG, and his energy not exactly matching that of the locals (he was booed before the game), the world’s most famous basketball arena was as electric as advertised in what was the first finals game here since June 25, 1999 (Game 5 of a five-game series loss against the Spurs). And though the ticket prices were a whole lot cheaper back then, with this latest iteration reportedly costing a minimum of $3,800 on the secondary market (down from $10,000 just days before), the Knicks faithful who cut those massive checks showed out in a major way.
This was a whole different scene than games 1 and 2 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, where Knicks fans made a major dent in the home support in the building. By the look and sound of it, there was hardly a Spurs fan to be found. — Sam Amick, NBA writer
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported the date of the most recent Finals game at Madison Square Garden before Monday’s Game 3. It was June 25, 1999, not May 8, 1973. The article has been corrected.
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