By Jeff McDonald | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-14 12:57:31
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2024年11月13日星期三，在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在下半场做出反应。马刺以139-130击败奇才，文班亚马得到职业生涯最高的50分。
在周三像铁砧一样将职业生涯最高的50分砸在华盛顿奇才队头上后不久，马刺中锋文班亚马离开了弗罗斯特银行中心的球场，径直走向位于场馆深处的重量训练室。
在NBA度过了迄今为止最非凡的一夜之后，文班选择以最平常的方式庆祝。
赛后力量训练早已成为文班亚马每晚放松程序的一部分。即便砍下50分，今晚也不例外。
“我的第一个想法是，我希望我们接下来的表现能盖过这场比赛的风头，”文班亚马在带领马刺以139-130取得胜利后说道。“我希望在未来，这只是稀松平常的一场。”
在取得职业生涯第一个50分之后，文班亚马的思绪立即转向了接下来的比赛。
确切地说，那就是周五在弗罗斯特银行中心进行的全国电视直播比赛，对手是勒布朗·詹姆斯、安东尼·戴维斯和洛杉矶湖人队。
对于关注这类赛事的人来说，这场比赛标志着马刺队在NBA年度季中锦标赛——现已更名为酋长杯——的首场比赛。湖人队在上赛季赢得了首届锦标赛冠军。
湖人队拥有戴维斯，他是联盟中为数不多的有机会限制文班亚马的球员之一。这位31岁的全明星中锋场均得分34.5分，位列西部联盟第一。
这也许是文班亚马选择不在周三的职业生涯里程碑上过多停留的原因之一。
“我喜欢短暂地庆祝小的胜利和大胜利，”文班亚马说。“但我们已经将注意力集中在湖人队身上了。”
就让其他人来惊叹这位20岁的文班亚马在对阵奇才队时所展现的耀眼表现吧。
这是马刺队历史上第14场至少得到50分的比赛，这一壮举在俱乐部历史上只有其他七名球员实现过。
最近一位砍下50分的马刺球员是拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇，他在2019年1月对阵俄克拉荷马城的加时赛中砍下56分。
在文班亚马之前，马刺队上一次在常规时间内得到50分还要追溯到1994年4月大卫·罗宾逊对阵洛杉矶快船队时创下的俱乐部纪录——71分。
文班亚马在周三的比赛中仅用26分钟就得到了50分。
“这个大个子，”马刺队前锋朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)眉飞色舞地说。“他不可能每晚都这样，但当他带着这种心态出场时，伙计，真的很难对付。这就是我们想要的他。”
文班亚马是马刺队历史上最年轻的50分先生，也是联盟历史上第四年轻的50分先生，仅次于布兰登·詹宁斯、勒布朗·詹姆斯和德文·布克。
文班亚马对阵华盛顿的比赛中，将近一半的得分来自三分线外，他在16次出手中命中了职业生涯最高的8个三分球。他距离追平查克·珀森在1997年创下的马刺队单场三分球纪录只差一个。
文班亚马是马刺队历史上第一位连续三场比赛至少命中6个三分球的球员，也是NBA历史上第一位同时在每场比赛中都送出多个盖帽的球员。
“如果你仔细观察，它们都是很好的、有节奏的投篮，”马刺代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说。“他所占据或吸引的防守注意力是独一无二的。”
作为金州勇士队的前成员，马刺队前锋哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)对“一生一次”的表现略知一二。
他亲眼目睹了斯蒂芬·库里2013年2月在麦迪逊广场花园的54分杰作。他还见证了克莱·汤普森2015年1月对阵萨克拉门托国王的史诗般的52分表演，其中包括NBA单节纪录的37分。
在巴恩斯看来，文班亚马周三晚上的表现与这些不相上下。
“我见过一些（精彩的比赛），”巴恩斯说。“这场比赛令人印象深刻。”
是什么让它如此特别？
“效率、时机和年龄，”巴恩斯说。“这就是为什么这场比赛成为我参与过的最独特的比赛之一。当你现场观看时——并不是说他毫不费力，因为他一直在努力——但他让这一切看起来非常流畅。”
文班亚马周三的第三节表现并非完全像汤普森那样，但也非常接近。
他在这一节得到了19分，7投7中，三分球4投4中。
第三节结束时，文班亚马得到了43分，已经超过了他上赛季对阵纽约时创下的40分的职业生涯最高得分。
“他度过了一个美妙的夜晚，”马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)说。“他每天都向我们展示着他无所不能。”
这比任何其他事情都更能解释文班亚马对自己人生中最精彩比赛的相当低调的反应。他希望像周三这样的夜晚能像他的赛后力量训练一样成为常规。
马刺队的其他球员也会为此投票。
“如果他想每场比赛都得50分，”尚帕尼说，“那就让他每场都得50分吧。”
与此同时，文班亚马虽然像是外星人，但并非机器人。
在周三离开球馆之前，他终于花了一点时间来沉浸在他所取得的成就中。
“这绝对是一个重要的里程碑，”文班亚马说。“这就像一个私人俱乐部。这当然是我可以引以为豪的事情。”
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) makes a three-point shot over Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the first half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130, and Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points.
San Antonio Spurs acting head coach Mitch Johnson talks to guard Stephon Castle (5) and center Victor Wembanyama (1) during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
Washington Wizards forward Alexandre Sarr (20) dunks over San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) talks to San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) as they push the ball down the court during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts as his teammate San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley (14) goes up for a dunk on the Washington Wizards during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points as the Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts as his teammate San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley (14) goes up for a dunk on the Washington Wizards during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points as the Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) looks to make a pass as San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) works to make himself open inbetween Washington Wizards forward Alexandre Sarr (20) and forward Kyle Kuzma (33) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson, from left, Sidy Cissoko, Jeremy Sochan, Tre Jones, and others react after seeing their teammate Victor Wembanyama (1) break his career-high game scoring record during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points in their 139-130 victory over the Wizards.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) is fouled during a collision with Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas (17) and forward Corey Kispert (24) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after colliding with Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert (24) and center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) watches his teammate Sidy Cissoko carry his game ball to the locker room while celebrating a Spurs’ 139-130 victory over the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points in the game, surpassing his previous 40-point record made in March 2024.
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Nifty 50: The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama has another night for the ages
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130, and Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points.
Not long after dropping a career-best 50 points on the heads of the Washington Wizards like an anvil Wednesday, Spurs center Victor Wembanyama exited the court at the Frost Bank Center and beelined to a weight room nestled in the bowels of the building.
Having enjoyed his most extraordinary night in the NBA so far, Wembanyama opted to celebrate in the most ordinary way possible.
A postgame lifting session has long been part of Wembanyama’s nightly cool-down regimen. This night would be no different, 50-point game notwithstanding.
“My first thought was, I want the rest of our performances to overshadow this one,” Wembanyama said after propelling the Spurs to a 139-130 victory. “I want to make it so that in the future, it’s just another one.”
His first 50-piece in the books, Wembanyama’s thoughts immediately turned to what comes next.
In a literal sense, that is a nationally televised game Friday at the Frost Bank Center against LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers.
For those into such things, the contest marks the Spurs’ opener to the NBA’s annual In-Season Tournament – since renamed the Emirates Cup. The Lakers won the inaugural tournament last season.
In Davis, the Lakers boast one of the few players in the league with a shot at neutralizing Wembanyama. The 31-year-old All-Star center comes in averaging 34.5 points per game, tops in the Western Conference.
That, perhaps, is one reason Wembanyama chose not to linger too long with his career accomplishment Wednesday.
“I love to celebrate the small wins and the big wins for a short amount of time,” Wembanyama said. “But we’re already locked in on the Lakers.”
Leave it to others to marvel at the dazzling display the 20-year-old Wembanyama put on against the Wizards.
It was the 14th game of at least 50 points in Spurs’ history, a feat achieved by only seven other players in club annals.
The most recent Spur to crack 50 was LaMarcus Aldridge, who rang up 56 points in an overtime win over Oklahoma City in January 2019.
Before Wembanyama, the Spurs’ last 50-point game in regulation was David Robinson’s club-record 71-point opus against the Los Angeles Clippers in April 1994.
Wembanyama tallied his 50 points Wednesday in his first 26 minutes of court time.
“The big fella,” Spurs forward Julian Champagnie beamed. “That’s not what it’s going to be every night, but when he comes out with that mind set, man, it’s hard to deal with that. That’s what we want from him.”
Wembanyama is the youngest Spur to reach 50 points, and the fourth-youngest in league history behind Brandon Jennings, James and Devin Booker.
Wembanyama notched nearly half his points against Washington from beyond the 3-point arc, sinking a career-high eight of them on 16 attempts. He came one shy of equaling Chuck Person’s franchise record for 3-pointers in a game, set in 1997.
Wembanyama is the first player in Spurs history to make at least six 3-pointers in three consecutive contests, and the first in NBA history to do that while also blocking multiple shots in each game.
“If you looked at them, they were good, rhythm shots,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said. "The gravity that he occupies or pulls is unique.”
A former member of the Golden State Warriors, Spurs forward Harrison Barnes knows a thing or two about once-in-a-lifetime performances.
He was on hand for Stephen Curry’s 54-point masterpiece at Madison Square Garden in February 2013. He bore witness to Klay Thompson’s epic 52-point outing against Sacramento in January 2015 that included an NBA-record 37 in the third quarter.
In Barnes’ estimation, Wembanyama’s Wednesday night was right up there.
“I’ve seen a few things,” Barnes said. “This was pretty impressive.”
What made it so?
“The efficiency and the timing and the age,” Barnes said. “That’s what makes this one of the more unique games I’ve ever been a part of. When you’re watching it live – not that it was effortless, because he was working hard – but he made it seem very fluid.”
Wembanyama’s third quarter Wednesday wasn’t fully Thompson-esque, but it was close.
He had 19 points in the frame, going 7 of 7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the 3-point stripe.
Wembanyama ended the third with 43 points, having already eclipsed his previous career high of 40 set last season against New York.
“He had an amazing night,” Spurs forward Keldon Johnson said. “He shows us every day he’s capable of anything.”
That more than anything explains Wembanyama’s rather muted reaction to the game of his life. He wants nights like Wednesday to become as routine as his postgame lifting session.
The rest of the Spurs will vote for that.
“If he wants to have 50 every game,” Champagnie said, “well then go ahead and have 50 every game.”
In the meantime, Wembanyama is alien but not a robot.
Before leaving the arena Wednesday, he finally did take a beat to bask in what he had done.
“It is definitely a big milestone,” Wembanyama said. “It’s kind of a private club. It’s certainly something I can be proud of.”
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) makes a three-point shot over Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the first half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130, and Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points.
San Antonio Spurs acting head coach Mitch Johnson talks to guard Stephon Castle (5) and center Victor Wembanyama (1) during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
Washington Wizards forward Alexandre Sarr (20) dunks over San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) talks to San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) as they push the ball down the court during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts as his teammate San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley (14) goes up for a dunk on the Washington Wizards during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points as the Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts as his teammate San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley (14) goes up for a dunk on the Washington Wizards during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points as the Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) looks to make a pass as San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) works to make himself open inbetween Washington Wizards forward Alexandre Sarr (20) and forward Kyle Kuzma (33) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson, from left, Sidy Cissoko, Jeremy Sochan, Tre Jones, and others react after seeing their teammate Victor Wembanyama (1) break his career-high game scoring record during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points in their 139-130 victory over the Wizards.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) is fouled during a collision with Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas (17) and forward Corey Kispert (24) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after colliding with Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert (24) and center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the second half at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs defeated the Wizards, 139-130.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) watches his teammate Sidy Cissoko carry his game ball to the locker room while celebrating a Spurs’ 139-130 victory over the Washington Wizards at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points in the game, surpassing his previous 40-point record made in March 2024.
By Jeff McDonald, via San Antonio Express-News