By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-26 17:15:19
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圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫迪伦·哈珀（2号）在2025年10月26日星期日于圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行主场揭幕战的第四节，命中一记反超比分的投篮后庆祝。马刺队最终以118-107击败篮网队。
周日，马刺一度手握26分的领先优势，却在第四节反被对手反超5分，这让他们在主场揭幕战中几乎葬送好局，岌岌可危。对手是布鲁克林篮网。
对于接下来发生的一切，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 只用了一个词来形容。
“迪伦，”文班亚马说。
他说的迪伦，就是新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)。他也是马刺队阵中最年轻的球员。
他，就是周日拯救球队于水火之中的那个人。
在个人NBA生涯的第三场比赛中，哈珀替补出场，贡献了20分并送出全队最高的8次助攻，帮助马刺队艰难地以118-107战胜篮网队。
当场上局势急转直下，在板凳席上目睹这一切的哈珀，在他登场的那一刻，所展现的心态堪比一位经验丰富的老将。
“就是打出影响力，”哈珀说，他希望在周一迎战多伦多的比赛中也能带来同样的活力。“就是给球队带来我们需要的那种推动力和能量。”
文班亚马以他标志性的方式填满了数据栏，砍下31分、14个篮板和6次盖帽。凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 替补登场，贡献了19分和不遗余力的拼抢。
然而，正是哈珀——这位一年前的此时还未上演大学首秀的年轻人——在比赛最关键的时刻引领马刺队前进。
“他打得非常合理，”凯尔登·约翰逊说。“当我们在下半场陷入那段低迷时，他挺身而出，点燃了球队的火花。”
在顺风顺水地度过了两个半节后，马刺队在比赛还剩7分29秒时以95-97落后。现场19016名座无虚席的观众心情瞬间变得凝重，他们担心这个美好的周日下午会以一场令人失望的失利告终。
哈珀登场了。他连续在三个回合中打出关键表现，将马刺队拉出泥潭。
首先，他突破了篮网队新秀伊戈尔·德明 (Egor Demin) 的防守，完成一记“打三分”上篮，帮助马刺队反超一分。
下一个回合，他接到文班亚马的长传，随即用一个逼真的假动作将诺阿·克劳尼 (Noah Clowney) 晃得无影无踪，轻松上篮得手。
马刺队的下一次进攻，哈珀在哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 投篮不中后抢到了地板球，并助攻文班亚马命中一记三分。
这一波攻势过后，马刺以103-97领先。他们再也没有落后过，并最终迎来了自2019-20赛季以来的首次赛季开局三连胜。
“我感觉他一上场就在用自己的方式影响比赛，”约翰逊这样评价哈珀。“我喜欢他打球不被动。他上场就是做自己。”
圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫迪伦·哈珀（2号）在2025年10月26日星期日于圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行主场揭幕战的上半场，命中一球后庆祝。马刺队最终以118-107击败篮网队。
这正是马刺队在今年六月用榜眼签选中哈珀时所期望他能带来的影响力。他们只是没想到这一切会来得如此之快。
上周，哈珀在马刺队客场战胜达拉斯的比赛中开启了自己的NBA生涯。
他承认赛前感到紧张，这一点从他那场比赛开局阶段略显迷茫和不稳定的表现中可见一斑。
然而在周日的比赛中，那个紧张的哈珀已不见踪影。
比赛伊始，马刺队被篮网队的压迫性防守搞得手足无措，前六次进攻就出现了四次失误。
而稳住局面的，正是一位年轻人。
新秀的紧张感已经烟消云散。
“现在对我来说，这就是篮球，”哈珀说道。“我就是上场打出自己的比赛，相信自己的能力，成为那个球队需要我做什么我就能做什么的球员。”
马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，哈珀对阵篮网的表现甚至比他的数据统计所显示的还要出色。
“我认为他的进攻非常出色，数据也能体现这一点，”约翰逊说。“但我认为他的防守比进攻做得更好。”
哈珀在攻防两端都将变得更强，对此，同样只有一个词可以形容。
那就是：恐怖。
“他上场改变了比赛的走势，”凯尔登·约翰逊说。“对于一个新秀来说，这样的表现太关键了。我觉得他所拥有的那种自信和霸气，绝对是与众不同的。”
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) takes control of the ball over Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) during the second half of the Spurs’ home opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 118-107.
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) and guard Stephon Castle (5) embrace as forward Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots a free-throw in the remaining few seconds of the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 118-107, in their first home game of the season.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) and guard Dylan Harper (2) fight the Brooklyn Nets for the rebound during the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ home opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 118-107.
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) reacts as the Spurs’ net two points over the Brooklyn Nets during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 118-107.
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) lays the ball in over Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney (21) during the second quarter of the Spurs’ home opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) lays the ball in around Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney (21) during the first quarter of the Spurs’ home opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) drives the ball around Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. (17) during the second quarter of the Spurs’ home opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.
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How Dylan Harper came to the Spurs’ rescue against Brooklyn
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) reacts after making a shot against the Brooklyn Nets to take back the lead during the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ home opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 118-107.
A 26-point lead had become a five-point deficit in the fourth quarter Sunday, leaving the Spurs dangerously close to frittering away their home opener against the Brooklyn Nets.
Victor Wembanyama has one word for what happened next.
“Dylan,” Wembanyama said.
That would be rookie guard Dylan Harper. That would be the youngest player on the Spurs’ roster.
That would be the man who saved their bacon Sunday.
In only his third NBA game, Harper scored 20 points with a team-best eight assists off the bench to help the Spurs salvage a 118-107 victory over the Nets.
Watching from the bench as things went awry Friday, Harper’s mindset once he entered the game befitted a seasoned veteran.
“Just make an impact,” said Harper, who hoped to bring a similar juice to Monday’s game against Toronto. “Just give my team that kind of push and that kind of energy that we needed.”
Wembanyama stuffed the stat sheet in Wembanyama fashion, with 31 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks. Keldon Johnson provided 19 points and a heaping helping off hustle off the bench.
It was Harper – a teenager who at this time a year ago had yet to make even his college debut – who guided the Spurs through some of the game’s most critical moments.
“He’s making all the right plays,” Keldon Johnson said. “When we had that little slump in the second half, he came in and bought that spark.”
After rolling through the first 2 1/2 quarters, the Spurs trailed 97-95 with 7:29 to play. A sold-out crowd of 19,016 was suddenly steeled to have its Sunday afternoon spoiled.
Enter Harper, who made plays on three consecutive possessions to pull the Spurs out of the fire.
First, he slipped past Brooklyn rookie Egor Demin for an and-1 layup to put the Spurs on top by one.
On the next possession, he took a deep pass from Wembanyama then faked Noah Clowney out of his shoes on his way to another layup.
On the Spurs’ next trip, Harper dug out a loose ball after a Harrison Barnes misfire and found Wembanyama for a 3-pointer.
After that flurry, the Spurs were up 103-97. They would never trail again on the way to their first 3-0 start to a season since 2019-20.
“I feel like he’s imposing his will once he gets in the game,” Johnson said of Harper. “I like that he’s not passive. He’s going out there and being himself.”
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) reacts after making a shot during the first half of the home opener against the Brooklyn Nets at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Nets, 118-107.
This is the kind of impact the Spurs envisioned from Harper when they selected him No. 2 overall in June. They just did not expect it to come so quickly.
Last week, Harper opened his NBA career in the Spurs’ road win in Dallas.
He acknowledged he felt jitters before the game, a fact tevident in his wide-eyed and shaky start to that contest.
That version of Harper was nowhere to be seen Sunday.
The Spurs began the game overwhelmed by Brooklyn’s pressure defense, committing four turnovers on the first six possessions.
It took a teenager to come in and calm things down.
The rookie jitters are gone.
“It’s just basketball at this point,” Harper said. “I mean, just going out there, just playing my game, just trusting my ability and being someone where I can do whatever the team needs me to do.”
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Harper was even better than his box score against Brooklyn.
“I think his offense was really good and obviously his stat line will represent that,” Johnson said. “But I thought his defense was better than his offense.”
Harper will get better on both ends, and there’s one word for that, too.
Scary.
“He went out there and changed the game,” Keldon Johnson said. “That’s big time especially seeing that from a rookie. I feel like the confidence and swagger that he has definitely something special.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News