By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2025-12-16 07:00:34
拉斯维加斯电——在周六进行的阿联酋航空NBA杯半决赛中，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 替补出场且上场时间受限，帮助圣安东尼奥马刺队战胜了俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，球队可能在周二对阵纽约尼克斯队的冠军赛中采取类似的策略。
“这会是一个综合各种意见的决定，”文班亚马在周一表示。“但我已经准备好了。甚至我自己也会有我的看法。这个决定将基于我以及教练组的想法。我刚才说了跟没说一样。但总而言之，我们会对此进行讨论。”
因左小腿拉伤缺席了12场比赛后，文班亚马在周六迎来了其职业生涯的首次替补出场。在对阵雷霆队的比赛中，他出战21分钟，全场贡献22分，其中15分是在第四节得到的，而当时他所有队友在该节合计仅得到18分。
文班亚马直到第二节开始才登场，当时俄克拉荷马城雷霆队正领先11分。在他登场后的前三回合，文班亚马就贡献了3个篮板、1次补篮上篮，并助攻迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 命中一记三分球。这位马刺队中锋在第二节投篮3中2，得到5分，帮助圣安东尼奥马刺队在半场结束时将雷霆队的领先优势缩小到3分。
“我知道维克（文班亚马）想上场打更长时间，但我们更着眼于他的长期健康，”马刺队后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 说道。“我百分之百信任米奇（教练）。他们制定了完美的计划，我知道他们对此反复讨论过，而我们也执行得很好。维克一上场，就打出了我们所需要的影响力。”
在周二对阵尼克斯队的比赛中，马刺队可能会采取类似的策略。
“这是我和维克多需要继续沟通商讨的事情，”约翰逊说。“这很困难。他想上场，想首发，也想打收官阶段。但他的总上场时间是有限的，分配到某个时段，就意味着其他时段的时间会减少。不幸的是，我们仍然必须考虑什么对球队最有利。这个决定不能孤立地做出，尽管这是一个极具影响力的决定。我们仍需确保它能契合球队的整体轮换安排，以及这对其他球员会产生怎样的影响。”
尽管已经缺席了一段时间，文班亚马仍然有资格竞争主要的个人奖项。虽然NBA杯的冠军赛不计入常规赛战绩，但它将被计入NBA关于评奖的65场出场数规定。
在NBA杯半决赛中，马刺队试图在文班亚马受限的上场时间内实现效果最大化。文班亚马在上半场打了七分多钟，下半场则出战了13分20秒。
“我们目前不会随意安排他的上场时间，无论是总时长还是单次连续出场时间，”约翰逊说。“我们希望确保能从已经发生的事情中吸取教训，并持续学习。这不代表我们已经找到了所有答案。但我们不会简单地说，‘哦，他现在回来了’就完事了。我们仍在学习，并希望对此保持高度谨慎。”
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Spurs mull bringing Victor Wembanyama off bench in Cup final
LAS VEGAS – Victor Wembanyama played limited minutes off the bench in San Antonio’s win over Oklahoma City in the semifinals of the Emirates NBA Cup on Saturday, and Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team might employ a similar approach in Tuesday’s championship game against the New York Knicks.
“It’s going to be a mix of different opinions,” Wembanyama said Monday. “But I’m ready. Even I will have my own opinion [about what to do]. It will also be based on my thoughts and the thoughts of the staff. I just said a bunch of nothing. But basically, we’re going to discuss it.”
Wembanyama came off the bench Saturday for the first time in his career after missing 12 games because of a left calf strain. He played 21 minutes against the Thunder, racking up 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, when the rest of his teammates combined for 18 points.
Wembanyama didn’t check into the game until the start of the second quarter, when Oklahoma City led by 11 points. Wembanyama had three rebounds, a tip-in layup and an assist on Dylan Harper’s 3-pointer in his first three possessions. The Spurs’ center went 2-of-3 from the floor in the second quarter for five points as San Antonio cut the Thunder’s lead to three points at halftime.
“I know Vic wanted to get out there and play more, but we’re focused on his long-term [health],” Spurs guard Devin Vassell said. “I trust in Mitch 100 percent. They had the perfect plan. I know they talked about it over and over, and we executed it. As soon as Vic came in, he had the impact that we needed.”
A similar strategy could unfold Tuesday against the Knicks.
“It’ll be something that Victor and I will continue to talk through,” Johnson said. “It’s hard. He wants to play. He wants to start. He wants to finish. Wherever you put some minutes, that means you have less over there. We still have to think about what’s best for the team, unfortunately. That decision can’t be made in a vacuum, even though it’s a very impactful and influential decision. We still have to make sure it fits with the other rollout of who’s playing with who and how that affects others.”
Wembanyama is still eligible for major individual awards despite the time he has already missed. Even though the NBA Cup championship game won’t count in the standings, it counts toward the NBA’s 65-game rule for awards.
The Spurs attempted to maximize Wembanyama’s minutes restriction in the NBA Cup semifinal game. After playing a little more than seven minutes in the first half, Wembanyama played 13:20 after halftime.
“We’re not at a stage where we will be unintentional with his minutes, whether that’s volume over time [or] long stints,” Johnson said. “But we want to make sure we’ve learned or continue to learn from what has happened. That doesn’t mean we have the answers. But we don’t just say, ‘Oh, now we’re back,’ or whatever. We are still learning and want to be very mindful of that.”
By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, via ESPN