By James L. Edwards III | The Athletic, 2026-06-09 10:00:37
《The Athletic》正在实时报道2026年NBA总决赛第四场马刺对阵尼克斯的比赛。
纽约——连胜终结了。所有关于统治力的讨论现在都成了过眼云烟。近两个月来，纽约尼克斯第一次显得并非不可战胜。
然而，这往往也是他们最危险的时候。
尼克斯一路顺风顺水地杀入NBA总决赛第三场，在此之前，他们对任何挡在面前的对手都予以了沉重打击。这波13连胜期间，他们屡屡以惊人的分差狂胜对手，让许多人将他们奉为有史以来最伟大的季后赛球队之一。但在周一晚上，随着在麦迪逊广场花园以111-115不敌圣安东尼奥马刺，这波连胜戛然而止。
然而，尼克斯真正的特质并非由那段辉煌时期所定义。任何在过去两个赛季密切关注他们的人都知道，他们的DNA深植于韧性之中。我们一次又一次地看到这支球队在落后两位数的情况下逆转取胜。我们看到他们赢得了NBA杯，随后遭遇2胜9负的低谷，就在许多人急于唱衰他们时，他们却轰出一波八连胜。我们曾看到他们在季后赛系列赛中以1-2落后，随后却化身为最强版本的迈克尔·乔丹 (Michael Jordan) 芝加哥公牛和2010年代的金州勇士，接连轰下一场又一场30分的大胜。
纽约虽然目前仍以2-1的大比分领先，但现在必须找回让他们走到今天的立身之本，以避免重蹈覆辙。历史经验告诉我们，一切都会好起来的。
“（输球）并不是一种令人意外的感觉，”在第三场比赛中13投9中砍下28分的OG·阿努诺比 (OG Anunoby) 说道，“他们同样是一支伟大的球队，不可能轻易束手就擒。
“我们能做的就是向前看，并从中吸取教训。我们必须将其视为逆境，并做出回应。”
尼克斯周一晚上的表现，与赛前的现场氛围一样反常。这本该是一场狂欢，因为NBA总决赛在时隔27年后重返曼哈顿。然而，为了接待总统唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump)，麦迪逊广场花园的球迷、媒体和工作人员被要求比平时提前数小时到达球馆。特朗普接受了好友兼尼克斯老板詹姆斯·多兰 (James Dolan) 的邀请，成为首位现场观看NBA总决赛的在任总统。每个人都必须接受机场安检级别的筛查，而手持重型武器的特勤局特工则在球馆内四处巡逻。
比赛开局后，纽约显得有些节奏大乱。球员们频频将球传出界外送上看台。在今年季后赛中冠绝联盟的防守，也失去了往日的身体对抗强度和整体协作性。进攻端几乎没有球权转移，只能依靠阿努诺比等人的超强个人强投能力来勉强咬住比分。
最终，尼克斯全场出现13次失误（其中杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 占了5次），让圣安东尼奥马刺借此斩获21分，这成了他们的致命伤。尽管马刺是一支优秀的球队，且在球迷入座后并未受到麦迪逊广场花园喧嚣氛围的影响，但纽约的这场失利在很大程度上可以说是自食其果。而在尼克斯主教练迈克·布朗 (Mike Brown) 看来，裁判的判罚也毫无助益。在比赛的最后24分钟里，尼克斯仅获得8次罚球机会，而马刺则多达24次。
“那并不是我们输掉比赛的原因，”卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns) 说道，“我们失误频频，执行力不足，没有做好那些让我们拿到13连胜的事情。这就是输球的原因。我们没有坚持前13场比赛一直在做的事，而是决定尝试一些不同的东西。不断把球送给对手，这清楚地表明了你会如何输掉比赛，尤其是在季后赛中。”
尽管如果能取得3-0的领先，历史规律将对纽约极为有利，尽管这座城市极度渴望看到自己的球队在第33街和第8大道的交汇处赢下一场总决赛，但尼克斯目前依然占据着主动权。他们只是保险杠上多了一道小凹痕。在过去的两个赛季里，他们几乎总是在遭受打击后迅速予以回击。这也是他们如此招人喜爱的原因。他们绝不轻言放弃，哪怕在某一瞬间，他们看起来似乎要松开手中的绳索。
外界常常在寻找放弃支持尼克斯的理由。然而，随着纽约在季后赛中豪取13连胜，且大多数场次都是毫无悬念的碾压，这些旁观者也不得不承认这支球队的统治力。在某种程度上，这是无可否认的。不过，这场失利可能会让人们再次产生动摇。尼克斯已经很久没有像周一那样栽跟头了，也很久没有球队能在关键时刻比他们坚持得更久了。2-1的领先优势确实不如3-0那样稳妥，但纽约曾面对过比这大得多的障碍。
在整个季后赛期间，尼克斯全队上下都保持着极其平稳的心态。没有球员会情绪过度亢奋或低落，也没有人在接受采访时不把“我们正把大比分当成0-0来打”挂在嘴边，哪怕他们刚刚在一场大胜后取得3-0的领先。作为一个整体，尼克斯专注于当下。他们似乎并没有被眼前的局势所压倒。基于这一点，以及他们屡屡能从困境中杀出重围的历史，很难想象一场失利就会让他们陷入崩溃。
至少，在第三场比赛之后，尼克斯依然值得我们保持信心。这趟摧枯拉朽的征程迟早会遇到一些颠簸。现在，是时候让纽约重新找回跨越难关的感觉了。
“现在是0-0，”兰德里·沙梅特 (Landry Shamet) 说道，“我知道我们可以解决一些问题，这让我感觉很好。今晚他们显然把我们揍扁了。这种感觉并不好受，很刺痛。但现在是0-0。过几天再见，各位。”
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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The Knicks’ 13-game win streak is done. Now it’s time to show who they really are
The Athletic has live coverage of Spurs vs. Knicks in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals.
NEW YORK — The streak is over. All that talk about the dominance is now an afterthought. The New York Knicks, for the first time in nearly two months, looked mortal.
And yet, that tends to be when they are at their most dangerous.
The Knicks breezed into Game 3 of the NBA Finals, landing body blow after body blow on whoever stood in front of them. The 13-game run, which has featured victory after victory by astronomical margins, had many anointing them one of the best playoff teams of all time. But it was put to a halt Monday night in a 115-111 loss to the San Antonio Spurs inside Madison Square Garden.
However, the Knicks’ true identity wasn’t defined by that stretch of brilliance. Anyone who has paid close attention over the past two seasons knows that their DNA is rooted in resiliency. We’ve seen this team come back from double-digit deficits time and time again to win. We’ve seen them win the NBA Cup, go 2-9 shortly thereafter and then, with many eager to write them off, rattle off eight straight wins. We’ve seen them go down 1-2 in a playoff series, only to morph into the greatest version of the Michael Jordan-Chicago Bulls and 2010s Golden State Warriors and pile up 30-point victory after 30-point victory.
New York, even with a 2-1 series lead, now has to get back to what got it here to avoid heartbreak. History says everything will be OK.
“It’s not a surprising feeling (to have lost),” said OG Anunoby, who scored 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting in Game 3. “They’re a great team, as well. They weren’t just going to lay down.
“All we can do is move and learn from this. We have to take it as adversity and just respond to it.”
The Knicks’ play Monday night was as uncharacteristic as the atmosphere leading into the game. This was supposed to be a celebration. The NBA Finals were back in Manhattan for the first time in 27 years. Yet fans, media and workers at Madison Square Garden were asked to arrive at the arena hours earlier than usual to accommodate President Donald Trump, who took up an offer from buddy and Knicks owner James Dolan to be the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game. Everyone had to go through TSA-level screening as secret service agents with big guns walked around the arena.
New York then opened the game looking like it had been thrown off its usual rhythm. Players were tossing the ball into the stands. The defense, which is the best in the NBA these playoffs, wasn’t as physical or together as it had been. The offense had very little ball movement and needed extraordinary shot-making from the likes of Anunoby to keep things close.
In the end, the Knicks’ 13 turnovers, led by Jalen Brunson’s five, for 21 San Antonio points did them in. New York’s loss could be viewed as self-inflicted, even though the Spurs are a good team that didn’t appear rattled by the rowdiness inside Madison Square Garden once fans were able to take their seats. And if you ask Knicks coach Mike Brown, the officiating didn’t help, either. The Knicks shot only eight free throws in the game’s final 24 minutes to San Antonio’s 24.
“That ain’t cost us the game,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “We turned the ball over, didn’t execute and didn’t do what got us 13 straight wins. That’s how you lose a game. We didn’t do what we’ve been doing for 13. We decided to do something different. Throwing the ball away is a clear indication of how you’re going to lose the game, especially in the playoffs.”
As much as history would have been in New York’s favor had it gone up 3-0, and as much as the city was starving to see its basketball team win a finals game on the corner of 33rd and 8th, the Knicks are still in the driver’s seat. They just have a little dent on their bumper. For the past two seasons, they’ve almost always punched back after absorbing a blow. It’s what has made them so endearing. There’s no quit, even when it feels for a second like they’re willing to let go of the rope.
Outsiders are often waiting for a reason to give up on the Knicks. Yet, by New York winning 13 straight games in the playoffs, most in no-doubt fashion, those same observers have had to accept the team’s dominance. At a point, it was undeniable. This loss, though, could give people reason to hesitate again. It’s been a while since the Knicks have stubbed their toe like they did Monday, or since a team outlasted them in crunch time. A 2-1 series lead doesn’t feel as secure as a 3-0 series lead, but New York has faced bigger obstacles.
Across the board, the Knicks have been even-keeled throughout these playoffs. No player has gotten too high or too low, or has participated in an interview without saying, “We’re treating it as if it’s 0-0,” even if they had just gone up 3-0 in a series after yet another blowout win. The Knicks as a collective are present in the moment. They don’t appear to be overwhelmed by what’s in front of them. Based on that, and their history of being able to swing their way out of a corner, it’s hard to envision a world where one loss forces them to spiral.
At the very least, the Knicks deserve the benefit of the doubt after Game 3. This run of destruction was going to have a bump at some point. Now, it’s time for New York to remember what it feels like to get to the other side.
“It’s 0-0,” Landry Shamet said. “I feel good knowing that we can clean some things up. They obviously kicked our a– tonight. That doesn’t feel good. That stings. But 0-0. We’ll see you guys in a couple of days.”
By James L. Edwards III, via The Athletic