By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-21 14:16:58
2025年11月20日，星期四，在圣安东尼奥的霜冻银行中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) (4号) 在突破亚特兰大老鹰队后卫尼基尔·亚历山大-沃克 (Nickeil Alexander-Walker) (7号) 防守时指挥队友跑位。
当全明星中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在本周早些时候因小腿拉伤而休战时，马刺队深知，单靠一名球员是不可能替代这位队内头号得分手、篮板手和盖帽手的。
好在，他们队中薪水最高的球员至少能在其中一项上提供帮助。
在文班亚马缺阵的三场比赛里，德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 场均贡献26.7分和7.7次助攻，投篮命中率高达53.6%（56投30中）。
“很显然，德阿隆的表现非常出色，”前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 说道。“他真的扛起了我们。”
马刺队在去年二月通过交易得到福克斯，并随即为他奉上了一份队史最大合同（2.29亿美元），期望他能成为文班亚马完美的挡拆搭档。
这位28岁的全明星球员也证明了，在文班亚马缺阵期间，他是支撑马刺队进攻的关键人物。在周四以135-126战胜亚特兰大队的比赛中，福克斯再次打出优异表现，贡献了26分和9次助攻。
这是他连续第三场比赛得分至少达到25分，创下了其马刺生涯的最长纪录。
“我们现在对他寄予厚望，要求他承担很多责任，”教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示。
福克斯总是第一个表示，他得到了队友的帮助，即便是在首发队友文班亚马和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 双双缺阵的情况下。
在周四的胜利中，马刺队还有另外两名球员得分达到20分——凯尔登·约翰逊（25分）和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)（20分）。
这是约翰逊职业生涯第九次替补出场得分达到25分，在马刺队史上位列第三，仅次于马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili)（36次）和帕蒂·米尔斯 (Patty Mills)（10次）。
“这正是我所说的团队篮球，”福克斯说。“我们有一些替补球员，他们能够用进攻、防守，甚至仅仅是自身的能量来影响比赛。”
2025年11月20日，星期四，在圣安东尼奥的霜冻银行中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (30号) 在第四节对阵亚特兰大老鹰队的比赛中命中一记三分球后庆祝。圣安东尼奥马刺队最终以135-126击败亚特兰大老鹰队。
尚帕尼加入扣篮盛宴
在周四比赛的末段，朱利安·尚帕尼面前的进攻路线豁然开朗，连他自己都感到惊讶。
他一路杀入篮下，完成了一记扣篮。
“总算是扣进了，”尚帕尼说。
这位身高6英尺8英寸的尚帕尼，因其那些“差一点就成功”的扣篮而在马刺队更衣室里“声名狼藉”。即便算上周四的这次，他本赛季也只完成了三次扣篮——排在全队第八。
对于自己多次无功而返的禁区突击，尚帕尼透露了一个秘密。
“大多数时候，我其实不是真的想扣篮，”他说。“我只是想博取犯规。”
在周四第四节中段，尚帕尼身边并没有足够近的老鹰队球员来对他犯规。
这记扣篮是马刺队连续四次灌篮高潮的一部分——其中两次来自杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan)，一次来自尚帕尼，还有一次来自德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)。
前UTSA球员在亚特兰大找到立足之地
在经历了一条通往NBA的坎坷之路后，前UTSA（德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校）的杰出球员基顿·华莱士 (Keaton Wallace) 如今在亚特兰大崭露头角。
“我对他充满敬意，”老鹰队主教练奎因·斯奈德 (Quin Snyder) 在周四赛前说道。
从2017年到2021年，华莱士为走鹃队（Roadrunners）效力了三个赛季，并三次入选美国联盟最佳阵容（All-Conference USA）。在2018-19赛季，他与吉万·杰克逊 (Jhivvan Jackson) 组成的后场搭档，是全美得分能力最强的后场组合。
从那时起，华莱士一路拼搏，从G联盟打起，到签下双向合同，最终成为NBA的正式一员。如今，在他第二个NBA赛季，这位26岁的华莱士已经成为老鹰队的稳定轮换球员，场均上场15.7分钟，贡献4.9分和2.9次助攻。
“他就是那样一个人，能走上这条路，你必须具备那样的纪律性和努力程度。就像我说的，我对他充满敬意，”斯奈德说。“他有一种存在感。我们谈论领导力时，他就是那种默默无闻的领袖之一。”
周四，在重返他大学时期的奋斗之地时，华莱士贡献了6分和2次助攻。
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) shoots over Atlanta Hawks guard Vit Krejci (27) during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126.
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) attempts to steal the ball away from Atlanta Hawks guard Luke Kennard (3) during an NBA game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126.
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) attempts to steal the ball away from Atlanta Hawks guard Luke Kennard (3) during an NBA game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) takes a shot over Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) during the first quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) takes a three-point shot during the first quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126.
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) makes a pass to San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet (7) during the first quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
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How De’Aaron Fox has lifted his game with Wembanyama out
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) signals to his teammates as he leads a play around Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
When All-Star center Victor Wembanyama went on the shelf earlier this week with a calf strain, the Spurs knew it would be impossible to replace their leading scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker with one player.
It is a good thing they still have their highest-paid player to help with at least one of those categories.
In the three games without Wembanyama, Fox is averaging 26.7 points to go with 7.7 assists while shooting 53.6% (30 of 56) from the floor.
“Obviously De’Aaron’s been great,” forward Keldon Johnson said. “He’s really carried us.”
The Spurs traded for Fox last February and then awarded him the largest contract in club history ($229 million) with the hopes he would be the perfect pick-and-roll running mate with Wembanyama.
The 28-year-old All-Star has also proven vital in carrying the Spurs’ offense with Wembanyama sidelined. He was at it again Thursday in a 135-126 victory over Atlanta, when Fox scored 26 points to go with nine assists.
It was his third consecutive game with at least 25 points, the longest streak of his Spurs career.
“He’s got a lot we’re asking from him right now,” coach Mitch Johnson said.
Fox is the first to say he has help, even with fellow starters Wembanyama and Stephon Castle sidelined.
In Thursday’s victory, the Spurs had two other players reach 20 points – Keldon Johnson (25) and Julian Champagnie (20).
It was Johnson’s ninth career game of at least 25 points on the bench, the third most in Spurs history behind Manu Ginobili (36) and Patty Mills (10).
“That’s what I’m talking about when I’m saying we have a team,” Fox said. “We have guys who are coming off the bench who can affect the game offensively, affect the game defensively, affect the game with just energy in itself.”
San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) gestures after making a three-pointer in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126.
Champagnie joins slam-dunk display
The lane opened up for Julian Champagnie late in Thursday’s game and he surprised even himself.
He got all the way to the rim and completed a dunk.
“It’s about time,” Champagnie said.
The 6-foot-8 Champagnie has become infamous in the Spurs’ locker room for almost-but-not-quite dunks. Even after Thursday, he has only made three of them this season – eighth on the team.
Champagnie has a secret about his many ill-fated forays into the paint.
“Most of the time I’m not really trying to dunk those,” he said. “I’m just trying to get fouled.”
Midway through the fourth quarter Thursday, there was no Hawk near enough to Champagnie to attempt a foul.
It was part of a run of four consecutive Spurs slams – two from Jeremy Sochan, one from Champagnie and one from Devin Vassell.
UTSA ex finds niche in Atlanta
After a hardscrabble path to the NBA, former UTSA standout Keaton Wallace is turning heads in Atlanta.
“I have so much respect for him,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said before Thursday’s contest.
Wallace played three seasons with the Roadrunners from 2017 to 2021, where he was a three-time All-Conference USA selection. In 2018-19, he teamed with Jhivvan Jackson to form the highest-scoring backcourt in the nation.
From there, Wallace scrapped his way up the ladder from the G League, to a two-way contract to a roster player in the NBA. In his second NBA season, the 26-year-old Wallace has emerged as a nightly rotation player for the Hawks, averaging 4.9 points and 2.9 assists in 15.7 minutes.
“The type of person he is, the discipline and hard work you have to have to take that path, like I said I just have a ton of respect for him,” Snyder said. “He’s got a presence. We talk about leadership, and he’s quietly one of those guys.”
Wallace scored six points with a pair of assists in his return to his old college stomping grounds Thursday.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News