By Mike Finger | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-12-19 21:34:47
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1号) 在2025年12月19日于亚特兰大举行的NBA篮球赛下半场对阵亚特兰大老鹰队的比赛中完成扣篮。(美联社图片/科林·哈伯德)
亚特兰大电 — “撞墙期”正步步逼近。这支舟车劳顿、心力交瘁的马刺队，总有一天会撞上这堵墙。但凭借在又一座城市打出的又一个统治级夜晚，他们似乎表明自己完全可以直接冲破它。
周五，在州立农业保险球馆，连续第四场替补出战的维克托·文班亚马在他的个人集锦中又增添了一系列技惊四座的暴扣，全场砍下26分、12个篮板，率领马刺队以126-98大胜亚特兰大老鹰队。
由于左小腿拉伤仍在恢复过程中，文班亚马在技术上仍受出场时间限制，本场比赛他登场21分钟。此役过后，他成为NBA历史上第三位连续至少100场比赛送出盖帽的球员，同时也是联盟历史上第14快拿到生涯第3000分的球员。
无论是他还是他的队友，都没有表现出任何疲态，尽管马刺队正经历一段艰苦的客场之旅，其赛程之艰难，足以让队史以往几乎所有的“牛仔客场之旅”都相形见绌。
从11月23日客场对阵菲尼克斯太阳队算起，马刺队已在11座不同城市打了13场比赛，唯一一次在同一地点连续打两场比赛还是在拉斯维加斯参加NBA杯期间。在这四周里，马刺队仅有两次短暂的回家停留，且每次都未超过36小时。
然而，疲劳似乎还未追上他们。周五大胜老鹰队后，他们正式取得常规赛五连胜，同时也是过去11场比赛中的第九场胜利——因为在NBA杯决赛中输给尼克斯队的那场比赛不计入常规赛战绩。
而作为奖励？他们将前往华盛顿特区，于周日对阵奇才队。
本场比赛过后，马刺队自2016-17赛季以来，首次如此之快地达到了20胜大关。以下是本场比赛的三大看点：
1. 毫无NBA杯“后遗症”
在季中锦标赛中投入了如此巨大的精力之后，如果马刺队离开拉斯维加斯后表现有所松懈，那也是可以理解的。
但这种情况并未发生。在主场轻松击败奇才队的一天后，他们又在第一节就压制住了亚特兰大老鹰队，并且从未给这支缺兵少将（缺少特雷·杨和克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯）的对手任何翻盘的念想。
他们在NBA杯中获得亚军。周五晚比赛结束后，他们在西部联盟的排名距离第二号种子的丹佛掘金队仅差半个胜场。
2. 马刺的“佐治亚老乡”在家乡父老面前大放异彩
德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 都在亚特兰大地区长大，本场比赛，他们各自的亲朋好友都在州立农业保险球馆组成了助威团。而这些助威团也确实有足够的理由为他们欢呼。
瓦塞尔开场便下起三分雨，最终贡献18分、7个篮板和3次助攻。卡斯尔则得到17分，外加7次助攻和2个篮板。两人合计23投14中。
“有几次他们打得有些上头，需要稍微控制一下，”马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说。“但总的来说，他们处理得相当不错。”
3. 文班亚马在奖项评选资格方面仍有余地
近年来NBA讨论最多的规则变动之一，就是参评最佳阵容、年度最佳防守球员和最有价值球员等奖项所需的65场最低出场数规定。尽管文班亚马因左小腿拉伤缺席了近一个月的比赛，但该规则在应用上的一些细节或许能帮助他达到所需的场次数。
首先，不计入常规赛战绩的NBA杯总决赛，可以被计入球员的65场比赛之中。这实质上意味着，由于文班亚马出战了那场负于尼克斯队的比赛，他现在可以承受在83场比赛中缺席18场，而不是82场中的17场。
其次，尽管规则明确球员必须在一场比赛中出战至少20分钟才能计入有效场次，但每位球员最多可以有两场出战时间在15分钟至20分钟之间的比赛被计入。这意味着，到赛季末，如果文班亚马需要用上周四主场战胜华盛顿奇才队的那场比赛——当时他出战了17分钟——那么这场比赛也应该能够被计算在内。
综上所述，结论就是：在对阵老鹰队出战21分钟后，文班亚马在马刺队最后55场比赛中，最多可以再缺席6场，依然有资格参与评选。
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) and guard Devin Vassell, right, react during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) looks to shoot against Atlanta Hawks forward Asa Newell (14) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, left, fights for the ball against Atlanta Hawks forward Asa Newell, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) goes up to dunk over Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson, left, defends against San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) shoots over San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Atlanta Hawks forward Asa Newell (14) shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, center, shoots against San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, center, shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson, left, and guard Vit Krejci during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
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3 takeaways as Wembanyama soars and Spurs keep rolling at Atlanta
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
ATLANTA — The wall is approaching. The travel-weary, emotionally drained Spurs are bound to hit it at some point. But with yet another dominant night in yet another city, they showed they might just run right through it.
Coming off the bench for the fourth game in a row, Victor Wembanyama tallied 26 points, 12 rebounds, and a new collection of hilariously absurd dunks to his highlight reel as the Spurs ran away from the Atlanta Hawks 126-98 at State Farm Arena on Friday.
Still technically on a playing-time restriction while easing his way back from a strained left calf, Wembanyama, who took the floor for 21 minutes on the night, became the third player in NBA history to block a shot in at least 100 games in a row and the 14th-fastest player to score his 3,000th career point.
Neither he nor his teammates showed any sign of wearing down as the Spurs continue a rugged travel stretch that makes almost every rodeo road trip in the history of the franchise pale in comparison.
Dating back to their November 23 game at Phoenix, the Spurs have played 13 games in 11 different cities, with the only instance of playing two games in a row in the same place coming during their NBA Cup games in Las Vegas. During those four weeks, the Spurs have made only two quick stops at home, staying for less than 36 hours both times.
It hasn’t caught up with them yet. Friday’s romp over Atlanta officially was their fifth regular-season win in a row and the ninth in their last 11 because the loss to the Knicks in the Cup final didn’t count in the standings.
And as a reward? They head on to Washington, D.C., where they’ll play the Wizards on Sunday.
Here are three takeaways from a game in which the Spurs hit the 20-victory mark sooner than they’ve done it in any season since 2016-‘17:
1. There’s still no NBA Cup hangover
After investing so much energy in their run through the in-season tournament, it would have been understandable if the Spurs let down a bit after they left Las Vegas.
That hasn’t happened yet. One night after making easy work of the Wizards at home, they jumped on Atlanta in the first quarter and never let the short-handed Hawks — playing without Trae Young and Kristaps Porzingis — entertain thoughts of a comeback.
They finished second in the Cup. At the end of Friday night, they were just a half-game behind Denver for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.
2. The Spurs’ Georgia guys showed out for the home folks
Devin Vassell and Stephon Castle both grew up in the Atlanta area, and both had cheering sections of friends and family in the State Farm Arena crowd. Those sections had plenty to celebrate.
Vassell opened the game with a 3-point flurry and finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Castle had 17 points to go with his seven assists and two rebounds. Combined, they shot 14-of-23 from the field.
“There were a couple of times when they needed to be reeled in a little bit,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “But they handled it pretty well.”
3. Wembanyama still has breathing room for award eligibility
One of the most discussed NBA rule changes in recent years is the 65-game minimum to qualify for awards like the All-NBA team, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Valuable Player. Even though Wembanyama missed almost a full month of action while recovering from his left calf strain, there are a couple of details in the application of the rule that might help him get the number he needs.
For one thing, the NBA Cup championship game — which does not count in the regular season standings — can be counted as part of a player’s 65. This essentially means that because Wembanyama appeared in that loss to the Knicks, he now can afford to miss 18 of 83 games, instead of 17 of 82.
For another, even though the rule specifies that players must play at least 20 minutes in a game for it to qualify, each player is allowed to count a maximum of two games in which he played at least 15 but fewer than 20 minutes. This means that at the end of the season, if Wembanyama needs Thursday’s home victory against Washington — when he played 17 minutes — that should count, too.
Put all that together, and it boils down to this: After playing 21 minutes against the Hawks, Wembanyama can miss as many as six of the Spurs’ final 55 games and still be eligible.
By Mike Finger, via San Antonio Express-News