By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-29 15:41:10
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在2025年10月6日（周一）于弗罗斯特银行中心举行的季前赛揭幕战中，圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)（1号）封盖了广州龙狮队弗兰克·卡明斯基 (Frank Kaminsky)（44号）的投篮。
在周一马刺战胜猛龙的比赛中，时间正一分一秒地流逝，而这也意味着，球队历史上最引人注目的个人连续纪录之一，也正面临着终结的风险。
自2024年1月以来，维克托·文班亚马首次面临着一场比赛未能送出盖帽的窘境。
这位身高7英尺4英寸的马刺中锋对此心知肚明。
当猛龙队的R.J.·巴雷特 (R.J. Barrett) 在比赛还剩3分59秒时踮着脚尖杀入禁区时，文班亚马承认，他当时正渴望着那记来之不易的封盖。
“但有时候，就算我刻意去追求盖帽，我也能拿到六个，”文班亚马说。“这是我的工作。”
文班亚马将巴雷特一记漫不经心的抛投扇飞，将自己的连续盖帽场次纪录延续到了89场。
在NBA历史上，只有三名球员的连续盖帽场次比他更长：帕特里克·尤因 (Patrick Ewing)（145场）、迪肯贝·穆托姆博 (Dikembe Mutombo)（116场）和马克·伊顿 (Mark Eaton)（94场）。
如果这位21岁的文班亚马的纪录有朝一日被终结，其原因很可能与对阵猛龙时险些中断的情况如出一辙。
对手们甚至已经吓得不敢去挑战他。
“有些球队突进来之后甚至直接放弃了出手，”马刺前锋哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 说。“这都归功于维克托和他所带来的场上威慑力。”
确实，在这个几乎“零封”的夜晚，文班亚马却依然打出了他职业生涯中最具统治力的防守表现之一。
不止一次，猛龙队的球员在突入禁区后，因忌惮挑战文班亚马而惊慌失措，最终竟直接将球传出了界外。
只要文班亚马在附近，进攻球员的出手就会变得仓促，导致投篮偏短。那感觉就好像他能用意念在盖帽一样。
这也是为何在文班亚马在场的时间里，马刺能净胜猛龙队35分的重要原因。
“他绝对能在不盖帽的情况下影响比赛，”巴恩斯说。
在这个崇尚高级分析的数据时代，巴恩斯建议NBA的数据专家们研究一项名为“被终结的突破”的统计数据。
而那位毫无疑问能在这项数据上领跑全联盟的球员，自然也对巴恩斯的提议表示赞同。
“这是个很棒的主意，”文班亚马笑着说。
在文班亚马的率领下，马刺焕然一新的防守是球队取得4胜0负开局的关键驱动力。周四，他们将在弗罗斯特银行中心迎战迈阿密热火队，届时这一防守将经受考验。
截至周三，马刺的防守效率高居NBA第三，仅次于同样保持不败的俄克拉荷马雷霆队和芝加哥公牛队。
他们的联盟净效率排名第一，每百回合能净胜对手15.6分。
马刺在休赛期和训练营的大部分时间里，都致力于改造过去几个赛季一直排在联盟末流的防守体系。
球队从达拉斯独行侠队挖来了防守大师肖恩·斯威尼 (Sean Sweeney)，并给予他首席助教的头衔，目的正是为了给球队的防守端注入活力。
“他高水平的专业知识和丰富的经验，让他在球队中拥有了重要的话语权，”主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说。“我们在防守端非常依赖他。”
在万圣节之前，所有的数据趋势都自动带有一个“样本量过小”的星号。尽管如此，马刺在防守端的进步依然有目共睹。
与此同时，热火队则凭借其重塑的进攻体系，在周四的比赛前取得了3胜1负的战绩。
赛季初期，迈阿密热火的比赛节奏是NBA中最快的之一，而他们的挡拆使用率却是联盟最低的。这帮助他们创下了本赛季迄今为止联盟最高的两场得分纪录——对阵孟菲斯灰熊得到146分，对阵夏洛特黄蜂得到144分。
热火队焕然一新的进攻体系打法行云流水，近乎即兴发挥。
“我感觉我们今天一个战术都没跑，”热火的全明星前锋巴姆·阿德巴约 (Bam Adebayo) 在本周早些时候战胜纽约尼克斯后告诉记者。
迈阿密这种准街球风格创造了一种人人机会均等的进攻模式，让对手难以防范。热火队开赛四场以来的头号得分手竟是一名替补球员——诺曼·鲍威尔 (Norman Powell)，他场均能得到24分。
马刺的优势在于，他们在季前赛中已经领教过热火新进攻体系的威力，并以112-107赢下了那场比赛。
另一个有利因素是，马刺在周三获得了一天额外的训练时间，来为热火的快打旋风做准备。
教练们在训练场上尽力模拟了热火的打法。
“我们训练时的心态，就好像当天就要跟迈阿密比赛一样，”前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 说。
无论马刺在周四准备了什么样的防守计划，可以肯定的是，文班亚马将是其中的绝对核心。
同样可以肯定的是，他的连续盖帽纪录将会继续。他能连续三个赛季领跑NBA盖帽榜绝非浪得虚名。
在121场职业生涯比赛中，文班亚马只有两次未能送出盖帽。
最近一次发生在2024年1月10日，马刺以130-108战胜底特律活塞的比赛中，那场比赛文班亚马只需出战21分钟。他用职业生涯的首个三双弥补了当晚盖帽数据的空白。
文班亚马很清楚，一些球队会通过刻意避开他来限制他的盖帽机会。
他表示，那就让他们躲吧。
“这种情况会越来越多，”文班亚马说。“但影响比赛的方式还有很多种。”
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks shot attempt of Guangzhou Loong-Lions Frank Kaminsky (44) in a Spurs preseason opener vs. Guangzhou Loong-Lions on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 at Frost Bank Center.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) is blocked by San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) and forward Victor Wembanyama during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Why Victor Wembanyama’s blocked-shot streak might never end
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks shot of Guangzhou Loong-Lions Frank Kaminsky (44) in a Spurs preseason opener vs. Guangzhou Loong-Lions on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 at Frost Bank Center.
Time was running out in the Spurs’ victory over Toronto on Monday, which meant time was running out on one of the more remarkable individual streaks in club history.
For the first time since January of 2024, Victor Wembanyama was in danger of going home without a blocked shot.
The 7-foot-4 Spurs center was keenly aware of that fact.
When the Raptors’ R.J. Barrett came tiptoeing into the paint with 3:59 to play, Wembanyama admits he was hunting that elusive rejection.
“But there’s also moments where I’m hunting blocks and I’ve got six,” Wembanyama said. “It’s my job.”
Wembanyama sent Barrett’s half-hearted floater flying, extending his blocked-shot streak to 89 games in a row.
Only three players in NBA history have posted longer streaks: Patrick Ewing (145), Dikembe Mutombo (116) and Mark Eaton (94).
If the 21-year-old Wembanyama’s string is ever stopped, it will likely be for the reason it nearly came to a halt against Toronto.
Opponents are shaking in their Nikes to even challenge him.
“Teams are literally just driving in there and not even shooting,” Spurs forward Harrison Barnes said. “It’s a credit to Victor and the presence he has.”
Indeed, on a night he nearly ended block-less, Wembanyama nevertheless turned in one of the most dominant defensive performances of his career.
On more than one occasion, a Toronto player drove into the paint and became so freaked out by the prospect of testing Wembanyama, he threw the ball out of bounds instead.
Shooters rushed and short-armed attempts with Wembanyama within the same zip code. It was almost as if he was blocking shots with his mind.
That was a big reason the Spurs were 35 points better than the Raptors in the minutes Wembanyama was on the floor.
“He definitely affects the game without having to block a shot,” Barnes said.
In this pocket-protector era of advanced analytics, Barnes suggested the NBA’s numbers geeks look into a statistic called “derailed drives.”
The man who would no doubt lead the free world in that category is unsurprisingly a fan of Barnes’ proposal.
“It’s a great idea,” Wembanyama said with a grin.
The Spurs’ rejuvenated, Wembanyama-led defense is a driving factor behind the club’s 4-0 start, which will be put to the test Thursday against Miami at the Frost Bank Center.
Entering Wednesday, the Spurs boasted the third-best defensive rating in the NBA behind a pair of fellow unbeaten teams in Oklahoma City and Chicago.
They lead the NBA in overall net rating, outscoring opponents by 15.6 points per 100 possessions.
The Spurs spent much of their offseason and training camp seeking to revamp a defense that has consistently ranked among the league’s worst in recent seasons.
The team hired defensive guru Sean Sweeney away from Dallas and gave him an associate head coach title precisely to provide juice on that side of the floor.
“His level of expertise, along with his experience, allows him to have a strong voice,” coach Mitch Johnson said. “We rely on his heavily for that.”
All statistical trends before Halloween automatically come with the asterisk of a small sample size. Still, the improvement has been noticeable for the Spurs on the defensive end.
The Heat, meanwhile, enter Thursday’s game at 3-1 thanks in part to a reimagined offense.
Early on, Miami is playing at one of the fastest paces in the NBA and running fewer pick-and-rolls than anyone in the league. It has resulted in the two highest point totals in the league so far this season – 146 against Memphis and 144 against Charlotte.
The Heat’s new-look offense is free-flowing and almost improvisational.
“I don’t think we ran a play today,” Miami’s All-Star forward, Bam Adebayo, told reporters after a victory over New York earlier this week.
Miami’s quasi pick-up style has created an equal opportunity offense teams have found difficult to defend. The Heat’s leading scorer through four games is a bench player, Norman Powell, who is averaging 24 points.
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The Spurs have the advantage of facing a version of the Heat’s new offense during the preseason, in an exhibition they won 112-107.
It might help that the Spurs were afforded an extra practice day Wednesday to prepare for Miami’s take on the run-and-shoot.
Coaches did their best to simulate it on the practice floor.
“We’re practicing as if we’re playing Miami that day,” forward Julian Champagnie said.
Whatever defensive game plan the Spurs have cooked up Thursday, it is a safe bet Wembanyama will be at the epicenter of it.
It is also a safe bet his blocked-shot streak will live on. He is not the NBA’s top shot-blocker for three seasons running for nothing.
In 121 career games, Wembanyama has failed to record a block only twice.
The most recent came in a 130-108 victory at Detroit on Jan. 10, 2024 in which Wembanyama’s services were required for only 21 minutes. He made up for his lack of blocks that night by posting his first career triple-double.
Wembanyama is aware some teams are going to limit his shot-blocking opportunities simply by steering clear of him.
Let them, he says.
“It’s going to happen more and more,” Wembanyama said. “But there’s many more ways to impact a game.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News