By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-12-24 12:06:18
2025年12月23日，周二，圣安东尼奥霜冻银行中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (3号) 在第四节对阵俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的比赛中命中三分后激情庆祝。最终马刺以130-110击败雷霆。
俄克拉荷马城电 — 在第四节末段，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 命中一记三分球，为自己25分的精彩表现画上句号。他一边跳着跑下球场，一边声嘶力竭地呐喊庆祝。
几分钟后，当马刺队以一场充满身体对抗的比赛，最终130-110击败卫冕NBA总冠军俄克拉荷马雷霆队时，另一场激情四溢的庆祝上演。这一次，主角是维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)，他在中圈兴高采烈地敲响大鼓，与全场球迷的掌声融为一体。
在霜冻银行中心，这场西部头两名球队之间的较量自始至终都充满了欢乐时刻，19,133名观众座无虚席，共同见证了这场对决。
如今，马刺面临的挑战是，在一个截然不同的氛围中，在一场被许多人视为NBA新晋宿敌的对决里，保持他们的高水平发挥。
马刺队刚刚将连胜场次扩大到七场，这是他们自2019年3月以来的最长连胜，球队正士气高昂。他们将带着这股强劲势头，投入到圣诞大战中于佩科姆中心与雷霆的再次较量。
但他们预料到雷霆会为了证明自己而全力以赴。
“他们会充满渴望，”凯尔登·约翰逊说。“我们将要踏入一片充满敌意的领地，那是他们的主场，我们必须从比赛一开始就做好准备，因为我们知道他们会拼尽全力。他们一直是联盟中最顶尖的球队之一，我们必须去到那里，匹配他们的身体对抗强度，匹配他们的能量水平。我们必须做好所有事情。”
这是马刺（22-7）在11天内第二次击败雷霆（26-4）。他们在第四节打出43-28的攻击波，彻底拉开了原本胶着的比赛，并最终创下了雷霆本赛季的单场最高失分纪录。
这支年轻且势头迅猛的马刺队在过去17场比赛中赢下了14场，占据了西部第二的位置。而雷霆则在最近五场比赛中输掉了三场。
替补出场的凯尔登·约翰逊在22分钟内投中了赛季新高的5记三分球，得到25分，追平了个人赛季得分纪录。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 得到24分，哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 贡献20分，新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 则送出赛季新高的5次抢断和10次助攻。尽管谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 砍下33分，马刺还是送给了俄克拉荷马雷霆本赛季最惨痛的一场失利。
这与12月13日在拉斯维加斯举行的NBA杯半决赛中，马刺以111-109险胜雷霆的场面大相径庭。
这一次，马刺队用他们强硬的身体对抗拖垮了俄克拉荷马雷霆，这也是导致雷霆出现15次失误，并被主队藉此得到20分的一个重要因素。
“我们在主动寻求身体对抗方面做得非常出色，”马刺主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说。“而且我认为随着比赛的进行，这一点为我们带来了巨大的优势。”
“我们真的全神贯注，”文班亚马说。
赛前赛后，关于这两支球队是否已经成为联盟最新、最精彩的宿敌之一的讨论不绝于耳。
在拉斯维加斯时，替补出场23分钟仅得到12分和5个篮板的文班亚马淡化了这一说法，他当时表示：“他们（雷霆）自成一档。”
但在周二的比赛后，当这个话题再次被提起时，他给自己留了些回旋的余地。
“感觉现在就说这是宿敌对决有点奇怪，因为这种关系是自然而然形成的，”文班亚马说道。“我并没有说未来不可能成为宿敌。”
巴恩斯则表示，他认为两队已经是宿敌了。
“两支球队都有着渴望胜利、渴望打出高水平比赛的年轻核心阵容，”他说。“为了实现挂起又一面冠军旗帜的终极目标，我们都在追求同一个方向。所以，是的，你可以这么说。宿敌关系是好事，是良性的。当两支球队对他们的目标和未来方向有着相同的期望时，再加上年龄因素，一种熟悉感就油然而生了。”
但米奇·约翰逊和他的对手，雷霆主帅马克·戴格诺特 (Mark Daigneault)，都对“宿敌”一说不以为然。
“我不认为这是一种正在萌芽的宿敌关系，”米奇·约翰逊说。“我们这支队伍在一起才打了25场左右的比赛。而那支球队在季后赛中赢了16场才夺得总冠军。我不想不尊重他们的球队文化或他们建立起来的一切。我们正努力建设一些东西，我们在追赶联盟中的每一支其他球队。而他们显然处于所有球队的最前列。”
戴格诺特则表示：“我们专注于自己的表现、执行力和执教方式。我们沉浸在下一个竞争挑战中。我们利用这些比赛来检验自己、培养习惯并通过赛季的进程不断进步。所有周遭的杂音只会让你从这些事情上分心。我们拥有一支纪律性很强的球队，无论外界如何喧嚣，他们都能专注于正确的事情。我们真的不去想这些。”
周四的比赛将是本赛季两队五次交锋中的第三次。
如果现在还不是宿敌，那么到赛季末这一系列交手结束时，很可能就已经是了。
可以肯定的是，当这一切结束时，两队将对彼此了如指掌，而戴格诺特认为从长远来看，这可能对雷霆有所帮助。为了强调他的观点，他以上赛季的西部决赛为例。
“很多这样的球队——明尼苏达就是一个很好的例子，”他说。“我们前几天刚和他们打过。明尼苏达和我们同区，我们一年要和他们打四次。他们的阵容在过去三年左右一直很稳定。我们还在一个季后赛系列赛中与他们交过手。你就是会对他们变得如此熟悉，熟悉他们想做什么，熟悉他们的球员。他们也会熟悉你。你们彼此如此熟悉，以至于你针对那支球队建立起了一套‘档案’——无论是从球员、教练还是比赛计划的角度——坦白说，我们还没能对这支（马刺）球队做到这一点。”
“他们是一支更年轻的球队。他们拥有和主打的球员阵容组建的时间没那么长。或许到本周末，我们会比打NBA杯那场比赛前更了解他们。之后我们还要再和他们打两次。这就是你了解这个联盟的方式。”
米奇·约翰逊对此表示同意。
“他们是冠军，他们拥有联盟最佳战绩，”他说。“所以能有机会与最强者对抗，这是一个绝佳的机会……它能让你做好准备。这不意味着你总能得到想要的结果。但我看不出这有什么坏处。因为一次学习的经历、一个暴露弱点的时刻，或者一次当头一棒，从长远来看可能都是有益的。”
凯尔登·约翰逊表示，这些与雷霆的比赛，都是将马刺打造成一支冠军争夺者的过程的一部分。
“我们还有太多需要证明，”他说。“我们还没取得任何可以让我们自满或骄傲的成就。显然，我们想证明我们属于联盟顶级强队之列。最终，我们是在为我们的目标做准备，那就是进入季后赛，并在季后赛中掀起一些波澜。所以对我们来说，我们只需要保持挑战者的心态，因为我们知道自己还有太多需要证明。我们还有太多的地方需要变得更好。我们还有巨大的潜力。”
San Antonio Spurs center 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.
Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) blocks San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) from the net during the first quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
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 guard De’Aaron Fox (4) pulls down the ball over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) jumps on his teammate Devin Vassell (24) as they celebrate their 130-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) answers questions from a reporter as his teammate Keldon Johnson (3) stands with him following their 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) 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.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Kenrich Williams (34) shoots over San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) reacts after making a three-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) reacts during the fourth 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) 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.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) passes the ball out to San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) during the fourth 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 center Luke Kornet (7) points to his teammates after making a basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) and San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet (7) react after Castle assisted Kornet in making a basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet (7) dunks over Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) with an assist from Spurs’ guard Stephon Castle (5) during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) passes the ball out as San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet (7) and Julian Champagnie (30) guard him during the third quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) takes a shot over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) during the third 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) 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.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) reacts as a referee calls a defensive foul against him while he was guarding San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) makes a jump shot over the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) reacts after being fouled by San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) under the net 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 guard Stephon Castle (5) collides with Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) as he drives to the net 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 guard Stephon Castle (5) drives down the court during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
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 associate head coach Sean Sweeney talks the the team as they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder 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 Lindy Waters III (43) reacts to a basket made by Julian Champagnie (30) 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) 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 guard De’Aaron Fox (4) goes up for a shot over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso (9) and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during the first quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) prepares to make a pass over 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) 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 Harrison Barnes (40) makes a pass around Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) 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 center Luke Kornet (7) passes the ball out as Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) defends him under the basket during the first quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
The San Antonio Spurs bench reacts to a dunk made by San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) during the first quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
The San Antonio Spurs prepare for tip-off against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) reacts after making a three-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Thunder, 130-110.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Keldon Johnson celebrated his 3-point bucket late in the fourth quarter that punctuated his 25-point performance by hopping down court and screaming at the top of his lungs.
Another high-octane celebration occurred minutes later after the Spurs had completed their physical 130-110 takedown of defending NBA champion Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, this one featuring Victor Wembanyama gleefully banging a drum at center court in unison with the clapping of the fans.
Joyful moments abounded at the Frost Bank Center during and after the battle between the top two teams in the Western Conference witnessed by a sellout crowd of 19,133.
Now, the Spurs’ challenge is to maintain their high level of play in a decidedly different atmosphere in what many believe is the NBA’s newest rivalry.
Riding high after extending their winning streak to seven games, their longest since March 2019, the Spurs will carry plenty of momentum into the Christmas Day rematch with the Thunder at the Paycom Center.
But they expect the Thunder to go all out in a bid to make a statement.
“They’re going to be hungry,” Johnson said. “We’re going into hostile territory, we’re going into their home court and we got to be ready to play from the jump because we know that they are going to bring it. They’ve been consistently one of the best teams in the league and we got to go up there and match their level of physicality. We got to match their level of energy. We got to do everything.”
In beating the Thunder (26-4) for the second time in 11 days, the Spurs (22-7) outscored the league’s top team 43-28 in the fourth quarter to blow open what had been a tight game and finish with the most points scored against Oklahoma City this season.
The young, surging Spurs have won 14 of their last 17 to occupy the No. 2 spot in the West. The Thunder have lost three of their last five.
Johnson matched his season high for points by hitting a season-best five 3s in 22 minutes off the bench. Stephon Castle had 24 points, Harrison Barnes tallied 20 and rookie Dylan Harper posted season highs with five steals and 10 assists as the Spurs handed Oklahoma City its worst defeat of the season despite 33 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
It was a far cry from the 111-109 squeaker the Spurs won against the Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinals on Dec. 13 in Las Vegas.
This time around, the Spurs wore Oklahoma City down with their physical play, a factor in the Thunder committing 15 turnovers that led to 20 points for the home team.
“We did a great job of initiating contact,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “And I thought over time it really showed itself for us.”
“We were really locked in,” Wembanyama said.
Before and after the game, there was a lot of talk about whether the teams now have one of the league’s newest and best rivalries.
Wembanyama, who came off the bench for only 12 points and five rebounds in 23 minutes, downplayed that notion in Las Vegas, saying, “They are in their own tier.”
But after Tuesday’s game, he gave himself some wiggle room when the topic came up again.
“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.”
Barnes indicated he thinks the teams already have one.
“Both teams have young nucleuses that want to win and want to play at a high level,” he said. "So in order to achieve the ultimate goal, which is to hang another banner, we’re both pursuing the same goal. So, yeah, you could say that. Rivalries are good. They’re healthy. When two teams have the same expectations of what they want to do and where they want to go, and then the age factor, too, there’s a familiarity built in.”
But Mitch Johnson and his Oklahoma City counterpart, Mark Daigneault, dismissed the rivalry talk.
“I don’t view it as a budding rivalry," Mitch Johnson said. “Our group has been together 25 or some-odd games. That team won 16 games in the playoffs to win a championship. I don’t want to disrespect their program or what they’ve built. We are trying to build something and we are chasing every other team in this league. They are obviously at the forefront of it all.”
Said Daigneault, “We focus on how we perform, how we execute, how we coach. We get lost in the next competitive challenge. We use these games to test ourselves, build our habits and improve through the course of the season. All the noise around that really distracts you from those things. We’ve got a team that’s got great discipline and stays focused on the right things despite the noise around it. We don’t really think about it."
Thursday’s game will mark the third of five contests between the teams this season.
If it’s not a rivalry now, it likely will be by the end of that stretch.
For sure, the teams will know each other well when it’s over, which Daigneault suggested could help the Thunder in the long run. To underscore his point, he used last season’s Western Conference finals as an example.
“A lot of these teams — Minnesota is a good example," he said. "We played them the other night. Minnesota is in our division. We play them four times a year. Their roster has been pretty stable for the past three years or so. We played them in a playoff series. You just become so familiar with them, what they are trying to do, their personnel. And they become familiar with you. You become so familiar, you develop kind of a catalog against that team — from a playing standpoint, coaching standpoint, game-plan standpoint — that quite frankly we have not developed against this (Spurs) team.
"They’re a younger team. The personnel they have and they feature has not been intact for as long. Probably at the end of this week, we’ll understand them a lot better than we did going into the Cup game. Then we play them two more times after that. That’s just how you learn the league.”
Mitch Johnson agreed.
“They are the champs, they have the best record in the league,” he said. "So to be able to have an opportunity to fight against the best, it’s a heck of an opportunity. … It prepares you. It doesn’t mean you’ll get the result you want. But I don’t see how there’s a negative. Because a learning experience or a moment of vulnerability or a punch in the mouth can be for the greater good.”
These games against the Thunder are all part of the process of building the Spurs into a title contender, Keldon Johnson said.
“We still have so much to prove,” he said. “We haven’t done anything to be cocky or arrogant. Obviously, we want to prove we belong as one of the best teams in the league. And ultimately we’re preparing for our goal, and that’s being in the playoffs and making some noise in the playoffs. So for us, we just need to keep that chip on our shoulder knowing we still have so much to prove. We still have so much more to get better at. We have so much potential still.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News