By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-12-23 23:32:39
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (1) 在第四节面对俄克拉荷马城雷霆队后卫阿莱克斯·卡鲁索 (9) 命中三分后庆祝。本场比赛于2025年12月23日星期二在圣安东尼奥的弗罗斯特银行中心举行，马刺最终以130-110击败雷霆。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 仍未准备好将马刺与俄克拉荷马城雷霆队之间的较量称之为真正的宿敌对决。
但或许几周后再问他，答案就不同了。
周二晚，文班亚马的马刺队以130-110痛击NBA卫冕冠军，这是他们在10天内第二次战胜强大的雷霆队。
第一次交手是在12月13日于拉斯维加斯举行的NBA杯半决赛，当时马刺以两分之差惊险取胜。赛后，文班亚马淡化了这两支或许是西部最顶级强队之间日益增长的火药味。
“他们自成一档，”文班亚马当时说道，对雷霆队及其过往战绩表达了敬意。
在周二的再次交锋后，文班亚马的论调仅略有改变。
“现在就说这是宿敌对决感觉会很奇怪，因为这种关系是自然而然形成的，”文班亚马说，“我并没说未来没有这种可能。”
一个半星期前，雷霆队的战绩是24胜1负，正朝着创造NBA历史最佳战绩的目标迈进。
自那以后，马刺队两次击败了他们。周二的失利是俄克拉荷马城本赛季分差最大的一场败仗。
对于马刺而言，当晚最值得玩味的一点是，他们即便在文班亚马无需大放异彩的情况下，依然轻松拿下了雷霆。
因小腿伤势复出后，文班亚马连续第五场替补出战，贡献了12分和5个篮板。他连续101场送出盖帽的纪录也就此终结，这一纪录在NBA历史上排名第三。
马刺队内二号得分手德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 本场仅得到6分。
即便如此，马刺依然大胜卫冕冠军。他们在第四节打出43-28的攻击波，彻底击溃了雷霆，将此前分差一直在个位数的比赛悬念终结。
“这说明了我们自赛季初以来取得了多大的进步，”文班亚马说，“我们还能变得更强。在追上他们之前，我们还需要拿下几场胜利。但是，是的，这无疑是一个重要的信号。”
凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 得到全队最高的25分，成为马刺七连胜期间第七位不同的队内得分王。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 贡献24分，哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 添上20分，马刺队最终顶住了卫冕NBA最有价值球员谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 砍下33分的表现。
终场哨响后，文班亚马亲自敲响战鼓，带领着现场19,133名座无虚席、陷入狂欢的球迷一同高呼庆祝。
如果说马刺与雷霆的对决还不算宿敌之争，那么这一天或许不会太遥远。
两队将于本周四在俄克拉荷马城上演一场万众瞩目的圣诞大战，而在二月底之前，他们还有两次正面交锋的机会。
至于所有关于宿敌的讨论？
“我希望那一天能早日到来，”文班亚马说，“我们无疑正在不断接近。”
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) asks fans to clap in unison as he beats on a drum to celebrate the Spurs’ 130-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) beats on a large drum as the crowd claps in unison following the Spurs’ 130-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) slaps hands with his teammate Julian Champagnie (30) as they go into a timeout during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) signals to his teammates as he stands beside Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) on the court during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) signals to Spurs’ head coach Mitch Johnson to challenge a foul called on him as he was guarding Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The foul call was reversed.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after his teammate San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) makes a three-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) makes a pass around Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams (8) during the first quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) goes up for a shot over Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) during the first quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) beats on a large drum as the crowd claps in unison following the Spurs’ 130-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
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Wemby warming to rivalry talk after Spurs topple Thunder again
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after making three-pointer over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso (9) during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
Victor Wembanyama still isn’t ready to call whatever the Spurs have going on with the Oklahoma City Thunder a bona fide rivalry.
But ask him again in a couple of weeks.
Wembanyama’s Spurs blasted the defending NBA champions 130-110 on Tuesday night, their second victory over the powerful Thunder in the span of 10 days.
After the first, a two-point nailbiter over OKC in the NBA Cup semifinal in Las Vegas on Dec. 13, Wembanyama downplayed the growing grudge between what just might be the top two teams in the Western Conference.
“They are in their own tier,” Wembanyama said then, giving deference to the Thunder and their resume.
Wembanyama only slightly changed his tune after Tuesday’s rematch.
“It feels like saying it is a rivalry would be a weird thing, because it’s something that happens naturally,” Wembanyama said. “I didn’t say that it’s impossible that it can be in the future.”
A week and a half ago, the Thunder were 24-1 and on pace for the best record in NBA history.
Since then, the Spurs have beaten them twice. Tuesday marked Oklahoma City’s most lopsided defeat of the season.
The most interesting part of the night for the Spurs was that they handled the Thunder without Wembanyama needing to have a big night.
Coming off the bench for the fifth consecutive game after returning from a calf injury, Wembanyama supplied 12 points and five rebounds. He saw his streak of consecutive games with a blocked shot end at 101, the third-longest in NBA history.
De’Aaron Fox, the Spurs’ second-leading scorer, managed only six points.
And still, the Spurs blew out the champs, outscoring the Thunder 43-28 in the fourth quarter to blow apart a game that had been within single digits to that point.
“It tells me how much better we are from the beginning of the season,” Wembanyama said. “We can still get much better. We’ve got a few wins before we can catch up on them. But yeah, it’s been something for sure.”
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 25 points, the seventh player to lead the team in scoring during its seven-game winning streak.
Stephon Castle added 24 points and Harrison Barnes added 20, as the Spurs overcame a 33-point performance from reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
After the final horn sounded, Wembanyama led a delirious sold-out crowd of 19,133 in a cheer, banging a literal drum as he shouted along.
If Spurs-OKC isn’t yet a rivalry, it might not be a long wait.
The teams meet again for a ballyhooed Christmas Day showdown at Oklahoma City on Thursday, with two more showdowns looming before February is out.
As for all that rivalry talk?
“I hope it will be soon,” Wembanyama said. “We’re definitely getting closer.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News