By Josh Robbins and Law Murray | The Athletic, 2025-12-14 05:39:28
拉斯维加斯电 — 在迎来近一个月来的首场比赛前，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 就已得知圣安东尼奥马刺队为他设置了大约20分钟的上场时间限制。
他和队友们无疑将这段时间利用到了极致，在他们迄今为止共同经历过的最盛大的舞台上。
文班亚马迎来了NBA生涯首次替补出战，但他所带来的影响正如他7英尺4英寸的伟岸身躯一般巨大，率领马刺队在NBA杯半决赛中以111-109爆冷击败俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。
文班亚马在第四节独得22分中的15分，引得T-Mobile球馆内部分球迷高呼“M-V-P！”
在他因小腿拉伤缺席的12场比赛中，马刺队取得了9胜3负的战绩。而在周六晚上，随着球队的门面人物回归赛场，他们终结了联盟历史上最令人印象深刻的开季连胜之一：马刺队终结了雷霆队的16连胜。
“这简直不可思议，”文班亚马说。“在过去12场比赛里，我一直对队友们说，‘只管变得更好，打出一些漂亮的表现。’而我只是想成为其中的一部分。我很高兴当我回来时我们依然能做到这些，对此我当然很开心。但我更高兴的是，能够成为一项正在成长为如此美妙事业的一部分。这是如此纯粹、如此遵循篮球道德的比赛。”
除了22分，文班亚马还贡献了9个篮板、2次助攻和2次盖帽。
马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，他基本上将比赛分为两个部分：第一节的12分钟，文班亚马会留在板凳上；以及最后三节的36分钟，文班亚马会以相对较短的时间段登场，并获得频繁的休息。
这个计划完美奏效。文班亚马在比赛末段重拾活力，并在第四节打出了最佳表现。
马刺队 (18-7) 晋级NBA杯决赛，将于周二晚上对阵纽约尼克斯队 (18-7)。在周六早些时候进行的另一场半决赛中，尼克斯以132-120击败了奥兰多魔术队。
在文班亚马出场的20分39秒里，马刺队净胜雷霆21分。而在其余的27分21秒里，马刺队净负19分。
.@ wemby 的高光时刻值得循环播放
: 22分 | 9篮板 | 2助攻 | 2盖帽 pic.twitter.com/5WSNoAyPKY
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 14, 2025
“他早已按捺不住，渴望上场比赛，”马刺队控球后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 说道。“然后回归就是这样一场比赛，一场如此关键、对抗那样一支强队的比赛，我想这可能是联盟中任何人所能遇到的最艰难的复出首战了。”
“但他顶住了压力，不负众望，而且我想更衣室里乃至现场的所有人……都相信他能做到。他站了出来，做他该做的事。从踏上球场的那一刻起，他就从攻防两端影响着比赛，我们都感受到了这一点，而这正是我们今晚能够最终胜出的原因。”
文班亚马的回归让人感觉期待已久，尽管他只缺席了一个月：他在11月14日的一场失利中遭遇左小腿拉伤，那场比赛后圣安东尼奥的战绩跌至8胜4负。
但对圣安东尼奥来说幸运的是，一些援军正在路上。11月8日，福克斯迎来了他的常规赛首秀，他此前因右腿筋拉伤缺席了球队的前八场比赛。在文班亚马缺阵期间，福克斯表现出色，场均贡献25.2分，投篮命中率48%，三分命中率41%，此外还有场均6.5次助攻。
在福克斯的带领下，以及全队上下的共同努力，这支年轻的圣安东尼奥阵容建立了信心。如果马刺队在没有他们的超级巨星——这位被众多同行视为NBA未来门面的球员——的情况下都能打得这么好，那么当他最终回归时，他们又能达到怎样的高度？
现在，他们、雷霆队以及联盟其他球队都有了答案。
而且，他们是在一个盛大的舞台上做到的。
“这（场比赛）不是一场典型的常规赛，因为我们知道如果输了，我们就会被淘汰，”文班亚马说。“有些人是为这样的大场面而生的，有些人则不然。但我们显然属于前者，事实也证明了这一点，因为我们战胜的不是无名之辈。所以，我再次感到幸运。我很高兴我们拥有这个团队，因为每个人都全身心投入，每个人都为这些时刻做好了准备。”
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Victor Wembanyama thrills in return as Spurs shock Thunder to reach NBA Cup final
LAS VEGAS — Before his first game in nearly a month, Victor Wembanyama knew the San Antonio Spurs had set his minutes limit at about 20.
He and his teammates sure made the most of that time, on the biggest stage they’ve shared so far.
Coming off the bench for the first time in his NBA career, Wembanyama made a difference as large as his towering 7-foot-4 frame, leading the Spurs to an upset victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinals 111-109.
Wembanyama scored 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, prompting some fans inside T-Mobile Arena to chant “M-V-P!”
The Spurs posted a 9-3 record in the 12 games he missed with a calf strain, and on Saturday night, with the face of their franchise back in action, they interrupted one of the most impressive early season runs in league history: The Spurs snapped the Thunder’s 16-game winning streak.
“It’s just incredible,” Wembanyama said. “I keep asking these guys for the last 12 games, ‘just get better, do some beautiful things.’ And I just wanted to be a part of it. I’m glad that we can still do it when I’m here, I’m happy with that, of course. But I’m just glad to be a part of something that’s growing to be so beautiful. So pure and ethical basketball.”
In addition to his 22 points, Wembanyama finished with nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said he essentially divided the game into two segments: the 12 minutes of the first quarter in which Wembanyama would remain on the bench and the 36 minutes over the final three quarters in which Wembanyama would play in relatively short stints and receive frequent rests.
The plan worked perfectly. Wembanyama caught a second wind and played his best in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs (18-7) advanced to the NBA Cup championship game Tuesday night against the New York Knicks (18-7). The Knicks defeated the Orlando Magic 132-120 in the earlier semifinal Saturday.
San Antonio outscored the Thunder by 21 points during Wembanyama’s 20:39 of playing time. In the other 27 minutes, 21 seconds, the Spurs were outscored by 19 points.
.@ wemby highlights on repeat
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 14, 2025
“He’s been itching to play,” Spurs point guard De’Aaron Fox said. “Then coming back to a game like this, in a game of this magnitude, against a team like that, I think that’s probably the toughest first game that you can have of anyone in this league.
“But he rose to the occasion, and I don’t think anybody in the locker room or probably out here … thought that he wouldn’t. He was out there, he did what he does. He affected the game from the moment that he stepped on the floor, both offensively and defensively, and we felt that, and that’s ultimately the reason that we came out on top tonight.”
Wembanyama’s return felt like a long time coming, even though he was gone for only one month: He suffered a left calf strain on Nov. 14 in a defeat that dropped San Antonio’s record to 8-4.
But fortunately for San Antonio, some reinforcements were on the way. On Nov. 8, Fox made his regular-season debut, returning from a right hamstring strain that prevented him from playing in the team’s first eight games. Fox performed superbly during Wembanyama’s absence, averaging 25.2 points on 48 percent shooting from the field and 41 percent shooting from deep, and adding 6.5 assists per game.
With Fox leading the way, as well as contributions from up and down the roster, the young San Antonio roster built confidence. If the Spurs could play that well without their superstar — the player whom so many of their peers regard as the future face of the NBA — what could they accomplish when he ultimately returned?
Now they and the Thunder and the rest of the NBA have an idea.
And they did it on a large stage.
“This (was) not a typical regular-season game, because we know that if we lose, we’re out,” Wembanyama said. “Some people are built for these moments, some aren’t. But we definitely are, and it shows, because it’s not against (just) anybody that we won that game. So it’s just, again, I feel lucky. I’m glad we have this group, because everybody buys into this and everybody is built for these moments.”
By Josh Robbins and Law Murray, via The Athletic