By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-12-17 00:13:47
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (1) 在2025年12月16日（周二）于拉斯维加斯举行的NBA杯总决赛上半场比赛中，面对纽约尼克斯队中锋米切尔·罗宾逊 (23) 和后卫乔丹·克拉克森 (00) 出手投篮。(美联社照片/伊恩·莫勒)
拉斯维加斯电 — 据球队消息人士透露，在周二晚上的NBA杯决赛中，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 顶住了巨大的悲痛坚持作战，他于当天早些时候得知了自己远在法国的祖母不幸去世的消息。
在马刺以113-124不敌纽约尼克斯队后，文班亚马告知记者他正在哀悼之中，并提前结束了赛后媒体采访。
在T-Mobile球馆，这位21岁的全明星中锋强忍着泪水，回答了两个问题后便离开了采访席。
尽管心情沉重，但文班亚马在受限制的25分钟上场时间里替补登场，贡献了18分。这仅仅是他因小腿受伤连续缺席12场比赛后复出的第二场比赛。
在用法语回答了一位法国记者的提问后，文班亚马说：“抱歉。我今天失去了一位亲人。我再回答一个问题。”
当被问及马刺将如何从这次失利中成长时，他说：“我想这对我们备战重要比赛来说是最好的演练，因为……我们的重心已经放在了季后赛上。季后赛将是一年中最关键的时刻。所以，我认为我们今天能有这样的经历是件好事。”
回答完这个问题后，文班亚马在一名马刺工作人员的陪同下离开了房间。
文班在他的新闻发布会上说，他失去了一位亲近的人
向他致以哀悼
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— Oh No He Didn’t (@ ohnohedidnt24) 2025年12月17日
OG·阿努诺比 (OG Anunoby) 砍下全场最高的28分，杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 得到25分、8次助攻和2次盖帽，荣膺MVP。尼克斯队在第四节打出35-19的攻击波，一举打破了此前的胶着局面，赢得了NBA季中锦标赛的首个冠军。
“这是我们实现的一个目标，”布伦森说。“对我们而言，这是一块重要的里程碑。”
新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 替补出场，三分球7投5中，为马刺队贡献了21分。德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔分别得到16分和15分。
卡斯尔还送出了12次助攻，并且只有2次失误。
在第三节末段一度落后11分的情况下，尼克斯队在第四节开局打出一波8-0的攻势，以97-94反超比分，并在此后一直保持领先。
布伦森用一记三分球拉开了这波攻势的序幕，乔丹·克拉克森 (Jordan Clarkson) 随后命中两记三分球。马刺暂停后，尼克斯的攻势延续到11-1，将领先优势扩大到100-95。
卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns) 为尼克斯队贡献了16分。克拉克森，这位毕业于瓦格纳高中的前圣安东尼奥篮球新星，替补登场得到15分，其中8分来自第四节。
尼克斯队在篮板上以59-42压制马刺队，其中米切尔·罗宾逊 (Mitchell Robinson) 抢下全场最高的15个篮板，包括10个前场篮板。文班亚马除了得到18分外，还贡献了6个篮板和2次盖帽。
马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，他的年轻队伍在拉斯维加斯的两场比赛中收获颇丰，这段经历包括在周六的半决赛中爆冷击败联盟领头羊、卫冕NBA总冠军俄克拉荷马城雷霆队，这是一次宝贵的经验。
在对阵雷霆队的比赛中，文班亚马在缺席了整个第一节后，出战21分钟便砍下22分。
“与那些经验丰富、身经百战的强队进行高强度的比赛，感受比赛氛围，在场上解决问题，亲身投入其中，我认为这是一段宝贵的经历，”约翰逊说。
对于哈珀来说，情况当然也是如此。马刺队在去年六月的2025年NBA选秀中用榜眼签选中了他。
“能参与其中是一次难以置信的经历，”这位来自新泽西的19岁年轻人说。“我进入NBA才三个月，就能和这群优秀的队友一起经历这些。第四节我们没能顶住，但总的来说，我们将从中吸取很多教训，并应用到下一次。”
这场比赛不计入常规赛战绩。两队都将以18胜7负的战绩在本周晚些时候继续常规赛的征程。
对于马刺队而言，他们在NBA杯中的表现，包括上周在洛杉矶的四分之一决赛中击败湖人队，给予了他们信心，相信能够终结队史最长的连续六个赛季的季后赛荒。
“我觉得天空才是我们的极限，”凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 说。“我认为我们只需继续成长，保持所有好的习惯，并在困难时刻相互依靠。我相信我们会继续这样做。我们队里有很棒的老将，我觉得我们现在的处境非常好。我相信一旦我们全员磨合进入最佳状态，我们的实力会更上一层楼。”
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 emotional postgame: ‘I just lost somebody today’
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots against New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) and guard Jordan Clarkson (00) during the first half of the NBA Cup championship basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
LAS VEGAS — Victor Wembanyama fought through adversity in Tuesday night’s NBA Cup final after learning earlier in the day his grandmother had died in France, a team source said.
Wembanyama cut his postgame media session short following the Spurs’ 124-113 loss to the New York Knicks after informing reporters he was in mourning.
Fighting back tears, the 21-year-old All-Star center took two questions at T-Mobile Arena before leaving the podium.
Despite playing with a heavy heart, Wembanyama scored 18 points in 25 restricted minutes off the bench, which marked just his second outing after he missed 12 games in a row with an injured calf.
After answering a question in French from a reporter from France, Wembanyama said, “Sorry. I just lost somebody today. I’ll take one more question.”
Asked how the Spurs would grow from the loss, he said, “I guess this is the best practice for important games because … our focus is already on the playoffs. The playoffs are going to be the the biggest time of year. So I guess it’s good that we have this experience today.”
Wembanyama left the room alongside a Spurs staffer after that response.
Wemby says he lost someone close to him in his presser
Condolences to him
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ ohnohedidnt24) December 17, 2025
OG Anunoby scored a game-high 28 points, Jalen Brunson had 25 points, eight assists and two blocks to win MVP honors, and the Knicks broke open what had been a tight game by outscoring the Spurs 35-19 in the fourth quarter to claim their first title in the NBA’s in-season tournament.
“It’s a goal of ours that we get to check off,” Brunson said. “It’s an important steppingstone for us.”
Rookie Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 21 points off the bench on the strength of 5 of 7 from 3-point range. De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle finished with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Castle also had 12 assists and only two turnovers.
After trailing by 11 points late in the third quarter, the Knicks went ahead 97-94 with an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter and stayed ahead for the remainder of the game.
Brunson started the run with a 3-pointer, and Jordan Clarkson capped it with consecutive baskets from beyond the arc. After a Spurs timeout, the run continued to 11-1, giving New York a 100-95 cushion.
Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in 16 points for the Knicks. Clarkson, a former San Antonio prep star who graduated from Wagner, scored eight of his 15 points off the bench in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks outrebounded the Spurs 59-42 with Mitchell Robinson grabbing a game-high 15 boards, including 10 on the offensive end. Wembanyama had six rebounds and two blocks to go along with his 18 points.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said his young team gained a lot from the two games it played in Las Vegas, a run that included upsetting league-leading Oklahoma City, the defending NBA champion, in the semifinals on Saturday, was a valuable experience.
Wembanyama had 22 points in 21 minutes against the Thunder after sitting out the entire first quarter.
“Playing really competitive games against really, really good teams, seasoned, experienced teams that have been in similar situations, to be able to feel those games, work those games, be in the moment in those games, I think is a valuable experience,” Johnson said.
That was certainly the case for Harper, who the Spurs selected second overall in the 2025 NBA draft last June.
“It was an unbelievable experience to be a part of this,” the 19-year-old New Jersey native said. “I’m three months into the NBA, and I get to go do things like this with a great group of guys. It got away from us in the fourth quarter, but overall, we’re going to take a lot from it and we’re going to apply it to next time.”
The game didn’t count in the standings. Both teams will resume the regular season later this week with 18-7 records.
For the Spurs, their run in the NBA Cup, which including downing the Lakers last week during the quarterfinals in Los Angeles, gives them confidence they will be able to end their six-season playoff drought, the longest in franchise history.
“I feel like the sky’s the limit,” Keldon Johnson said. “I feel like we just got to continue to build, continue all the good habits and continue to lean on one another in tough moments. And I feel like we’ll continue to do that. I feel like we have great vets on the team, and I feel like we are in a really good spot. I feel like once we hit our stride with everybody, we’re going to be in even better shape.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News