By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-06-12 11:39:31
2026年6月10日，星期三，在纽约麦迪逊广场花园进行的NBA总决赛第四场比赛第四节中，纽约尼克斯队后卫杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) (11) 运球推进。尼克斯队以107-106击败马刺队，在大比分上以3-1领先。
在第四战于纽约遭遇历史性的崩盘并以106-107惜败后，马刺队在NBA总决赛中已经命悬一线。
大比分1-3落后的马刺队将于周六回到主场，力图延续他们的赛季。以下是……
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必须做好收尾
在本系列赛的前四场比赛中，马刺队在第四节都曾取得过领先。然而，他们换来的却是大比分1-3落后的局面。
显而易见，第四战堪称末节崩盘的“代表作”——在比赛还剩9分半钟时，马刺队还手握20分的领先优势。
而尼克斯队——他们有着战斗到终场哨响的“顽固”习惯——选择永不言弃，最终在终点线前反超了马刺。
作为NBA总决赛历史上第二年轻的球队，马刺队在面对一支经验丰富、凝聚力极强且共同经历过无数季后赛洗礼的纽约劲旅时，在收尾阶段遇到了极大的困难。
第五战很有可能再次演变为第四节的生死博弈。当那个时刻来临时，马刺队需要迅速成熟起来以应对考验。
2026年6月10日，星期三，在纽约麦迪逊广场花园进行的NBA总决赛第四场比赛第四节中，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1) 低头看着球场。尼克斯队以107-106击败马刺队，在大比分上以3-1领先。
寻找文班的平衡点
在系列赛的某个时刻，马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 及其教练组得出了一个显而易见的结论：当维克托·文班亚马在场上担任战术核心时，球队的表现要好得多。
在第四战中，马刺队极力贯彻了这一思路。在上半场一度领先多达29分的情况下，他们让文班亚马出战了44分钟。这位全明星中锋在下半场仅仅休息了58秒。
这导致马刺队当家球星的场上效率递减，在比赛最关键的时刻，他显然已经精疲力竭。
在周三的上半场比赛中，文班亚马11投6中砍下16分，但到了下半场，他仅有14投3中。显而易见的是，他在比赛尾声阶段的防守轮转和干扰投篮时都慢了一拍，这直接影响了马刺队完成防守的能力。
马刺队正在要求文班亚马倾其所有。在第五战中，约翰逊必须想办法更好地为这位法国新星保存体力，以应对比赛的关键时刻。
第四战和第五战之间多出的一天休息时间会有所帮助，但马刺队必须警惕彻底累垮文班亚马。
专注于眼前的任务
尽管这在此时听起来已是陈词滥调，但却是不争的事实：在季后赛中逆转1-3落后的唯一方法，就是一场接一场地去赢。
在NBA季后赛历史上，曾有15支球队成功在1-3落后的绝境下完成逆转，其中包括今年东部季后赛中的费城和底特律。
而在NBA总决赛历史上，这种情况仅发生过一次，那就是2016年克利夫兰逆转金州夺冠。
每一个史诗级的逆转都始于相同的第一步：赢下第五战。对于周六晚上的马刺来说，这是唯一重要的事情。
—— 杰夫·麦克唐纳 (Jeff McDonald)
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Spurs vs. Knicks: Game 5 Keys to Victory
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) dribbles down the court during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The Knick defeated the Spurs 107-106, leading the series 3-1.
The Spurs are down to their last gasp in the NBA Finals, after a historic collapse in Game 4 at New York led to a 107-106 defeat in Game 4.
Down 3-1 in the series, the Spurs are back at home Saturday to attempt to keep their season alive. Here are the …
GAME 5 KEYS TO VICTORY
Always be closing
The Spurs have led each of the four games of the series in the fourth quarter. They have a 3-1 series deficit to show for it.
Game 4, obviously, represented the magnum opus of fourth-quarter collapses, with the Spurs leading by 20 with 9½ minutes to play.
The Knicks — who have a nasty habit of playing all the way to the final horn — chose not to say die, beating the Spurs to the finish line.
The second-youngest team in NBA Finals history has faced significant difficulty in closing games against a seasoned and cohesive New York squad that been through countless playoff battles together.
Chances are good Game 5 will come down to another fourth-quarter coin flip. The Spurs will need to grow up fast to meet that moment when it comes.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) looks down toward the court during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The Knicks defeated the Spurs 107-106, leading the series 3-1.
Find Wemby’s happy medium
At some point in the series, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and his staff came to the self-evident conclusion that the team is much better with Victor Wembanyama on the floor as the centerpiece of the action.
The Spurs leaned into that idea hard in Game 4, riding Wembanyama for 44 minutes in a game they led by as many as 29 in the first half. The All-Star center played all but 58 seconds of the second half.
That led to diminishing returns for the Spurs’ best player, who was clearly out of gas in the game’s most crucial moments.
After making 6 of 11 shots for 16 points in the first half Wednesday, Wembanyama went 3 of 14 in the second. He was notably a step slow on his defensive rotations and contests down the stretch, which hampered the Spurs’ ability to get stops.
The Spurs are asking everything from Wembanyama. In Game 5, Johnson will have to find a way to better conserve the Frenchman’s energy for the key spots of the contest.
An extra day off between Games 4 and 5 will help, but the Spurs need to be wary of running Wembanyama into the ground.
Focus only on the task at hand
It has become beyond clichéd by this point, but also true: The only way back from a 3-1 deficit in a playoff series is by winning one game at a time.
Fifteen teams in NBA postseason history have overcome a 3-1 hole, including Philadelphia and Detroit in this year’s Eastern Conference playoffs.
It has happened only once in the NBA Finals, with Cleveland coming back on Golden State to win the 2016 crown.
Each of those monumental rallies started with the same first step: Winning Game 5. It is the only thing that matters come Saturday night.
– Jeff McDonald
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News