By Ngwa Numfor | The Athletic, 2025-12-15 11:00:29
受NBA杯赛程影响，2025-26赛季NBA常规赛第8周的比赛场次为开赛至今最少的一周。但这并不意味着本周缺少值得我们回顾的精彩瞬间。
“厨神”归来
斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry) 在因股四头肌伤势缺席五场比赛后迎来复出，并砍下39分。尽管金州勇士队周五在大通中心以120-127不敌明尼苏达森林狼队，但库里凭借本场表现，在30岁后砍下35+得分的场次（94场）上超越了迈克尔·乔丹 (Michael Jordan)，独占NBA历史第一，同时距离超越乔丹的40+场次纪录也仅差一场。
三分穿心
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— Golden State Warriors (@ warriors) December 13, 2025
随后在周日，勇士以131-136不敌波特兰开拓者队，但库里全场狂砍48分，这是他生涯第45次得分40+，从而正式超越了乔丹。
48分。
12记三分。斯蒂芬·库里正处在另一个境界
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— NBA (@ NBA) December 15, 2025
尽管库里表现神勇，但金州勇士（13胜14负）目前仅排在西部第八。
文班亚马回归，率领马刺闯入NBA杯决赛
另一位全明星球员也重返赛场。周六，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在缺阵12场后复出，在受到出场时间限制的情况下，贡献了22分、9个篮板和2次盖帽。
文班亚马在出战的21分钟里影响力十足，他替补登场打出了全队最高的+21的正负值，强势助力马刺以111-109力克俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。在最近一次接受ESPN采访时，文班亚马被问及他心目中的联盟第一人是谁。
“我认为（尼古拉）约基奇 (Nikola Jokić) 是最强的进攻球员，但我不认为他是联盟最强球员，”文班亚马回答道，“我认为最强球员在扬尼斯（阿德托昆博）(Giannis Antetokounmpo) 和谢伊（吉尔杰斯-亚历山大）(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 之间。……而当我回到场上时，我认为那个人会是我。”
在面对一支几乎看似不可战胜的雷霆队打出如此统治级的表现后，我们很难将他的这番言论仅仅视作纯粹的狂妄。
尤其是当他能打出下面这样的回合时：
这简直不可思议？！？！
NBA on Prime pic.twitter.com/vxqY29Kpyy
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 14, 2025
说到雷霆队……
雷霆众将剑指勇士73胜常规赛纪录
在NBA杯的媒体日上，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大被问到金州勇士的73胜纪录对雷霆队是否意味着什么。
“当然。胜利至关重要，”吉尔杰斯-亚历山大回应道。
本赛季早些时候，雷霆队成为NBA历史上第三支赛季开局取得23胜1负或更佳战绩的球队，此前两支分别是2015-16赛季的勇士队（24胜0负）和1969-70赛季的纽约尼克斯队（23胜1负）。
在拉斯维加斯输给马刺后，这一使命遭受了些许挫折，但雷霆队有机会在周四主场对阵6胜19负的洛杉矶快船队时重回正轨。雷霆队在11月首次对阵快船时以126-107取胜，但科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 当时并未出战。尽管如此，SGA和雷霆队似乎并未因这场失利而对他们追逐74胜的目标感到气馁。
“73胜9负？我的意思是，看看我们现在的位置，我们战绩是24胜2负吧？我的目标是变得更强，”吉尔杰斯-亚历山大在赛后表示。“所以，如果我们能比现在更出色，那么纪录自然会水到渠成。”
如果雷霆想要打破纪录，他们需要在剩余的56场常规赛中赢下50场。
活塞队心怀冠军壮志
周六，杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 延续了他火热的得分势头，连续第四场比赛得分突破30分，帮助纽约尼克斯队在末节发力，以132-120击败奥兰多魔术队，赢下了另一场NBA杯半决赛。
纽约队最近占据了各大媒体头条，他们在过去10场比赛中赢下9场，并成功锁定了NBA杯决赛的一个席位。然而，这支东部第一的球队作为真正的冠军争夺者，似乎一直被人们所低估。
我问杰伦·杜伦 (Jalen Duren)，像今晚这样的胜利，在球队阵容愈发齐整的情况下，能给队伍带来多大的信心。
“这向全世界表明，我们对胜利是认真的，我们对争夺总冠军是认真的。因为这才是我们打球的目的。我们在这里不仅仅是为了赢下比赛。” pic.twitter.com/7ukNHeHkRo
— Hunter Patterson (@ HunterPatterson) December 13, 2025
据《底特律自由报》报道，底特律活塞队在周五以142-115战胜亚特兰大老鹰队后，战绩提升至20胜5负，追平了队史第二好的开季25场比赛战绩。本场比赛活塞队有八人得分上双，以赛亚·斯图尔特 (Isaiah Stewart) 得到全队最高的17分，其余球员分别是：凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham)（15分）、邓肯·罗宾逊 (Duncan Robinson)（15分）、杰伦·杜伦（14分）、奥萨尔·汤普森 (Ausar Thompson)（12分）、罗恩·霍兰二世 (Ron Holland II)（12分）、杰登·艾维 (Jaden Ivey)（10分）和卡里斯·勒韦尔 (Caris LeVert)（10分）。
“我们没有所谓的替补阵容，”杜伦赛后说。“我们那些从替补席上站出来的球员，都是首发级别的。”
底特律的阵容深度是他们整个赛季高歌猛进的关键。现在，活塞队的更衣室里弥漫着一种真切的信念：他们不仅有能力争夺总冠军，而且他们就是联盟中的最佳球队。
周一与波士顿凯尔特人队的比赛将是球队的一块重要试金石，活塞队希望能报上个月以114-117惜败的一箭之仇。
本周看点
• 马刺队与尼克斯队在拉斯维加斯上演的NBA杯决赛将于周二东部时间晚8:30打响。由于获胜方每位球员将赢得53万美元的现金奖励，我们可以期待看到与季中锦标赛前几轮同样激烈的季后赛级别对抗。
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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This Week in the NBA: Wembanyama and Curry return, Thunder want the record and more
Week 8 in the NBA had the fewest games played of any week so far in the 2025-26 NBA season, thanks to the NBA Cup. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t noteworthy moments worth revisiting.
The Chef is back
Stephen Curry scored 39 points in a return from a quad injury that sidelined him for five games. Despite a 127-120 Golden State Warriors loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Chase Center on Friday, Curry surpassed Michael Jordan for the most 35-point games in NBA history after his 30th birthday (94) and came within one point of passing him for the most such 40-point games.
For THREE
— Golden State Warriors (@ warriors) December 13, 2025
Then on Sunday, Curry surpassed Jordan with his 45th game scoring 40-plus, pouring in 48 points in the Warriors’ 136-131 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
48 POINTS.
12 THREES.STEPH CURRY IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL RIGHT NOW
— NBA (@ NBA) December 15, 2025
Despite Curry’s exploits, Golden State (13-14) is in eighth place in the Western Conference.
Wembanyama returns to lead Spurs to NBA Cup final
Another All-Star made his return to the court when Victor Wembanyama came back from a 12-game absence to finish with 22 points, nine rebounds and two blocks Saturday while playing on a minutes restriction.
Wembanyama was impactful in his 21 minutes, finishing a team-high plus-21 off the bench to power the Spurs to a 111-109 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. In a recent interview with ESPN, Wembanyama was asked who he thought was the best player in the NBA.
“I think (Nikola) Jokić is the best offensive player. I don’t think he’s the best player,” Wembanyama answered. “I think it’s between Giannis (Antetokounmpo) and Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander). … When I come back on the court, I think it will be me.”
After his dominant performance against a Thunder team that has looked practically unbeatable, it’s hard to dismiss his comments as pure arrogance.
Especially when he can pull off plays like this:
ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 14, 2025
Speaking of the Thunder…
Thunder players want to beat Warriors’ 73-win regular-season record
During NBA Cup media day, Gilgeous-Alexander was asked if Golden State’s 73-win record meant something to the Thunder.
“Absolutely. Winning matters,” Gilgeous-Alexander responded.
Earlier this season, the Thunder became the third team in NBA history to begin a season 23-1 or better, joining the 2015-16 Warriors (24-0) and the 1969-70 New York Knicks (23-1).
After the loss to the Spurs in Las Vegas, that mission suffered a slight setback, but the Thunder have a chance to right the ship with a home game against the 6-19 Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. OKC won its first matchup against the Clippers, 126-107, in November, but Kawhi Leonard did not play. Nonetheless, SGA and the Thunder didn’t seem to be discouraged about their chase for 74 despite the loss.
“Seventy-three and nine? I mean, the position we’re in right now, what are we, 24-2? My goal is to get better,” Gilgeous-Alexander said after the game. “So if we get better than what we are now, that should take care of itself.”
If the Thunder are to break the record, they’ll need to win 50 of their remaining 56 regular-season games.
The Pistons have championship aspirations
On Saturday, Jalen Brunson continued his torrid scoring run, topping 30 points for the fourth straight game as the New York Knicks pulled away late to beat the Orlando Magic 132-120 in the other NBA Cup semifinal.
New York has dominated headlines recently, winning nine of its last 10 games and securing a spot in the NBA Cup final. However, the team in first place in the Eastern Conference seems to be getting slept on as a true title contender.
Asked Jalen Duren how much confidence wins like tonight give the team as they get healthier.
“It shows the world that we’re serious about winning, that we are serious about contending for a championship. Because that’s what we do it for. We’re not here just to win games.” pic.twitter.com/7ukNHeHkRo
— Hunter Patterson (@ HunterPatterson) December 13, 2025
The Detroit Pistons tied their second-best 25-game start in franchise history, per the Detroit Free Press, after improving to 20-5 on Friday with a 142-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Eight Detroit players scored in double figures, led by Isaiah Stewart with 17. The others were Cade Cunningham (15), Duncan Robinson (15), Jalen Duren (14), Ausar Thompson (12), Ron Holland II (12), Jaden Ivey (10) and Caris LeVert (10).
“There’s no bench unit,” Duren said after the game. “The guys who come off the bench for us are starting-caliber players.”
Detroit’s depth has carried it throughout the season. And now there is a real belief in the Pistons’ locker room that they are not only able to contend for a championship, but also that they are the best team in the league.
Monday’s game against the Boston Celtics will be a good barometer for the team as the Pistons look to avenge a 117-114 loss last month.
What to look for this week
• The NBA Cup final between the Spurs and Knicks in Vegas tips off at 8:30 p.m. (ET) Tuesday. With both teams playing to win a cash prize of $530,000 per player, we can expect to see the same playoff-style intensity that has been on display during the previous rounds of the in-season tournament.
By Ngwa Numfor, via The Athletic