By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2025-03-20 14:34:00
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圣安东尼奥——在周三晚上球队以120-105战胜纽约尼克斯的比赛后，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili) 困惑不解，难以置信，半裸着在更衣柜附近来回踱步，嘴里不停重复着同样的话。
“我不知道发生了什么鬼事，”马穆克拉什维利说。“我真的不知道发生了什么鬼事。”
在好友兼说唱歌手Flavor Flav激情的带动下，18521名观众欢呼雀跃，将MVP的呼喊声淹没了霜冻银行中心。马穆克拉什维利创造了NBA历史，自1951-52赛季（NBA开始正式记录球员上场时间）以来，他成为在出场时间少于20分钟的情况下，单场得分最高的球员，并刷新了个人职业生涯纪录，砍下34分。
“我等待这一天已经很久了，”马穆克拉什维利说。“我无法形容我现在的心情。我觉得自己像是在做梦。我渴望并祈祷着这一天的到来。我一直在等待着。我真的体验了一次灵魂出窍的感觉。我心想，‘这是真的吗？’”
马刺队的队友们确保了这一切的真实性，在终场蜂鸣器响起时蜂拥而上，拥抱马穆克拉什维利。穿着红色T恤，标志性的大钟挂在脖子上的Flavor Flav更是让这一切变得更加真实，他冲到场边，打断了前锋的赛后采访，大喊道：“我不管别人怎么说。我的兄弟状态火热！”
在球场骚动平息后几分钟，坐在马穆克拉什维利隔壁更衣柜的队友杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)半开玩笑地问道：“我们能不能让Flavor Flav在圣安东尼奥多待一段时间？”
本赛季场均上场8.9分钟的马穆克拉什维利，直到第二节比赛进行了55秒时才上场。这位25岁的球员毫不犹豫地展现了自己的存在感。马穆克拉什维利先是在布雷克·韦斯利投篮不中后补篮得手，拿到本场比赛的第一分。随后，他接斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)的助攻，命中一记27英尺远的三分球，帮助马刺队取得7分的领先优势。
他以5投5中（包括3个三分球）的命中率，单节砍下13分，同时贡献7个篮板和1次助攻，帮助圣安东尼奥在上半场结束时以67-43领先。
“14投13中，三分球7投7中，如果说有人预料到他在19分26秒的上场时间里能做到这些，那就太离谱了，”马刺队代理主教练米奇·约翰逊说。“他是一位非常出色的射手，你只是在等待他打出这样一场比赛。我认为这可能超出了人们对他能打出这种比赛的预期。但他每天都努力训练。他是最稳定的人，尤其是考虑到他的角色。这就是为什么你能听到[更衣室里]大家对他的感受。”
马穆克拉什维利在第三节没有上场。但在最后一节，他火力全开，8投8中，其中包括4个三分球，砍下21分，同时贡献2个篮板和2次助攻。
马穆克拉什维利手感火热，以至于队友克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)在比赛最后阶段开始为他设计战术，以便让他获得更多的投篮机会。
“幸运的是，我已经打了很长时间的球，并且在某种程度上知道如何为队友创造投篮机会，”保罗说。“马穆是一位了不起的队友。他每天都来这里努力训练，为队友加油，总是心情很好，态度积极。当他像这样投篮时，你只需要努力找到他。”
马穆克拉什维利成为NBA历史上第四位在一场比赛中投篮命中率达到90%、三分球命中率达到100%、罚球命中率达到100%的球员，另外三位是泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿（2022年）、加里·佩顿（1995年）和查尔斯·巴克利。他也是马刺队历史上第三位单场至少投中7个三分球且全部命中的球员，另外两位是马特·邦纳（2010年）和史蒂夫·史密斯（2001年）。
对于马穆克拉什维利来说，这个历史性的夜晚来得正是时候，他刚刚从新泽西州飞来父亲祖拉布，和其他家人一起观看了周三的比赛。Flavor Flav的生日是3月16日，马穆克拉什维利说，两人“认识很久了”。马穆克拉什维利和Flavor Flav是通过后者的财务顾问认识的。
Flavor Flav甚至在2021年马穆克拉什维利参加的第一次NBA夏季联赛中就来看望过他。
“他告诉我，‘我要出来看看，’”马穆克拉什维利说。“他给我打电话说，‘为了我的生日，我要来圣安东尼奥。’所以我说，‘好吧，你在那里不会玩得开心的。’”
然而，他玩得很开心，这要归功于他的朋友打出了职业生涯之夜。
“我正在努力变得更好。我正在努力证明自己，”马穆克拉什维利说。“我正在努力向所有人证明我属于这里。我会继续朝着这个方向努力。我很高兴我身后有一个支持我的团队：我的女朋友、我的朋友、我的队友、我的家人。一旦你意识到这一点，你就会觉得，‘好吧，我为此付出了努力，并且它正在发生。’这是一种难以置信的感觉。”
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Sandro Mamukelashvili makes NBA history with 34 points in 19 minutes
SAN ANTONIO – Bewildered and in a state of disbelief, San Antonio Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelashvili walked back-and-forth half-dressed near his locker Wednesday night repeating the same words after his team’s 120-105 win over the New York Knicks.
“I don’t know what f—ing happened,” Mamukelashvili said. “I don’t know what f—ing happened.”
With good friend and rapper Flavor Flav hyping a crowd of 18,521 that gleefully flooded Frost Bank Center with MVP chants, Mamukelashvili made NBA history by scoring the most points – a career-high 34 – in a game when playing fewer than 20 minutes since 1951-52, when minutes became official.
“I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time,” Mamukelashvili said. “I just can’t explain how I feel right now. I feel like I’m in a dream. I manifested and prayed for it. I just waited for this day. I really had an out-of-body experience for a little bit there. I was like, ‘Is this really happening?’”
Spurs teammates made sure of it, mobbing Mamukelashvili on the floor at the final buzzer. Dressed in a red T-shirt with his trademark clock dangling from his neck, Flavor Flav made it even more real by crashing the forward’s on-court postgame interview to say, “I don’t care what nobody says. My man is on fiiiiiiiirrrreee!”
Sitting one locker over from Mamukelashvili minutes after all the pandemonium on the court, teammate Jeremy Sochan asked half-jokingly whether “we can get Flavor Flav to stay” in San Antonio for a while.
Averaging 8.9 minutes for the season, Mamukelashvili didn’t enter Wednesday’s game until 55 seconds into the second quarter. The 25-year-old wasted little time making his presence felt. Mamukelashvili scored his first bucket on a tip-in off a Blake Wesley miss. Then, he drilled a 27-footer off a Stephon Castle assist to give the Spurs a seven-point lead.
He finished the quarter with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 3-of-3 from long range with 7 rebounds and an assist as San Antonio walked off the floor at intermission leading 67-43.
“13-of-14 from the field, 7-for-7 from 3, it would be ridiculous to say that was expected in 19 minutes and 26 seconds of opportunity,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said. “He’s a really good shooter, and you’re just waiting for him to have one of those games. I think that probably exceeded some of the thought of having one of those games. But he comes to work every day. He’s the most consistent person, especially when you talk about the role that he has. That’s why you can hear a little bit of the guys [in the locker room] and their feeling for him.”
Mamukelashvili didn’t play in the third quarter. But in the final frame, he lit up the Knicks for 21 points on 8-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range to go with 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Mamukelashvili heated up so much that teammate Chris Paul started calling actions down the stretch to get his teammate more looks.
“Luckily, I’ve played for a while and sort of know the art of getting guys shots,” Paul said. “Mamu is an amazing teammate. He comes in and works hard every day, cheers guys on, always in a good mood, good attitude. When he’s shooting the ball like that, you just try to find the guy.”
Mamukelashvili became the fourth player in NBA history to shoot 90% from the field, 100% on 3-pointers and 100% on free throws in a game, joining Tyrese Haliburton (2022), Gary Payton (1995) and Charles Barkley. He also ranks as the third Spur to knock down 7-of-7 or better on 3-pointers, joining Matt Bonner (2010) and Steve Smith (2001).
The historic night couldn’t have come at a better time for Mamukelashvili, who had just flown in his father, Zurab, from New Jersey to watch Wednesday’s game with other family members. Flavor Flav, who celebrated his birthday on March 16, has been a friend of Mamukelashvili’s “for a long time,” the forward said. Mamukelashvili and Flavor Flav met through the latter’s financial adviser.
Flavor Flav even came to see Mamukelashvili in 2021 at his first NBA summer league.
“He was telling me, ‘I’m going to come out,’” Mamukelashvili said. “He called me and was like, ‘For my birthday, I’m coming to San Antonio.’ So, I was like, ‘OK, you ain’t going to have fun there.’”
He did, though, thanks to a career night from his friend.
“I’m trying to get better. I’m trying to establish myself,” Mamukelashvili said. “I’m trying to show everybody that I belong. I’ll just keep taking strides towards that. I’m just so happy I have a support team behind me: my girl, my friends, my teammates, my family. Once it sinks in, you’re kind of like, ‘OK, I really worked for this and it’s happening.’ It was an unbelievable feeling.”
ESPN Research contributed to this report.
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