By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-12-28 12:41:19
2025年12月27日，星期六，于霜冻银行中心举行的比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马 (1) 在犹他爵士队科迪·威廉姆斯 (5) 的防守下完成扣篮。
早在11月，当卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 被任命为马刺队的首发中锋时，他就清楚自己只是暂时占着这个位置。
考虑到在他之前阵容深度表上的那个人是维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)，而不是沃利·皮普 (Wally Pipp)，科内特意识到这一安排只是暂时的。
“这活儿可不好干，”科内特笑着说。“我就是个注定要被取代的‘死囚’。”
在文班亚马因左小腿拉伤休战期间，科内特连续17场比赛担任首发。而在周六马刺队以 114-127 不敌犹他爵士队的比赛中，他重新回到了替补席。
在重返激活名单后的七场比赛里，文班亚马一直以替补身份出战，而在对阵爵士队的比赛中，他终于夺回了自己在马刺队首发阵容中理所当然的位置。
这是文班亚马自11月14日以来首次首发，比赛结果令人鼓舞。这位全明星中锋在这场失利的比赛中贡献了32分和5次盖帽。
文班亚马在下半场独得20分，试图带领马刺队在落后17分的情况下奋起直追。
“维克（文班亚马的昵称）的表现决定了我们的走向，”前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 说道。“他站了出来，奠定了基调。下半场从一开始他就充满了侵略性，我们都紧随其后。”
马刺队的常规赛八连胜被终结后，文班亚马没有接受媒体采访。马刺队将于周一回到霜冻银行中心迎战克利夫兰骑士队。
由于文班亚马的出场时间仍被限制在30分钟以内，既然这位身高7英尺4英寸的明星球员已经回到首发五虎，马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 必须在时间分配上发挥创意。
对阵爵士队的比赛中，文班亚马在第一节进行到5分13秒时被换下，直到第二节开始才重新登场。
他上半场的出场时间最终定格在12分24秒，这样约翰逊教练或许就能在下半场的决胜阶段更多地使用他。
“这既要帮助他继续提升体能状态，又要努力让他保持活力，是一种平衡之举，”米奇·约翰逊说。“我们不希望在比赛进入关键时刻需要他的时候，他却不在场上。”
最终，文班亚马的出场时间为27分42秒，这是他伤愈复出以来的最高纪录。
他打出了自11月12日对阵金州勇士队以来的首个30+得分表现，以及自11月10日客场对阵芝加哥公牛队以来的首次单场5次盖帽。
与此同时，科内特则坦然地接受了自己重回替补席的安排。他唯一的“过错”就是没能成为一名身高7英尺4英寸、能够改变比赛的“外星人”。
如果科内特必须把他的工作交还给文班亚马，那就这样吧。
“他能回到场上真是太棒了，”科内特说。
福克斯伤势被认为不严重
马刺队周六在缺少控球后卫德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 的情况下作战，后者因左内收肌紧张而休战。
米奇·约翰逊乐观地认为，这次伤病只会让球队的二号得分手缺阵很短一段时间。
“没有太多大的担忧，”约翰逊谈到福克斯的伤病时说。“显然他缺阵了，所以伤情是确实存在的。但希望这只是短期的。”
在福克斯缺席的情况下，朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 顶替首发对阵爵士队，但这并不足以帮助这位四年级前锋摆脱投篮低迷。
尚帕尼全场10投2中仅得4分，并且错失了全部6次三分出手。
2025年12月27日，星期六，于霜冻银行中心举行的比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队的凯尔登·约翰逊 (3) 在犹他爵士队劳里·马尔卡宁 (23) 的防守下得分。最终爵士队以127-114击败马刺队。
约翰逊再次为替补席注入活力
在马刺队这场不愿回首的失利中，凯尔登·约翰逊是一大亮点，他砍下了赛季新高的27分。
这是本赛季马刺队替补球员的单场最高得分。
约翰逊还抢下了10个篮板，这使他成为马刺队史上第四位在单场比赛中打出这一数据的替补球员。这份名单还包括多米尼克·威尔金斯 (Dominique Wilkins)（1997年）、约翰·舒马特 (John Shumate)（1980年）和比利·保尔茨 (Billy Paultz)（1978年）。
“凯尔登就是一个很好的例子，当你把精力投入到正确的地方时，通常就会得到回报，”米奇·约翰逊说道。
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks shot of Utah Jazz Svi Mykhailiuk (10) In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) comforts Keldon Johnson (3) after taking a hard foul on a one and In the first half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center
Utah Jazz Lauri Markkanen (23) tries to shot over San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Keldon Johnson (3) reaches over to check on Victor Wembanyama (1) in closing second In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after taking a hit In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks a shot In the first half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots over Utah Jazz Lauri Markkanen (23) In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after a one and In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) shots over Utah Jazz Jusuf Turkic (30) In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
San Antonio Spurs Keldon Johnson (3) runs onto the court at the beginning of the game on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
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How Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama fared in return to starting lineup
San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks over Utah Jazz Cody Williams (5) In the first half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center
From the day back in November when Luke Kornet was installed as the Spurs’ starting center, he knew he was only keeping the spot warm.
Considering the guy ahead of him on the depth chart was Victor Wembanyama and not Wally Pipp, Kornet realized the move was only temporary.
“It’s a tough gig,” Kornet said with a laugh. “Dead man walking.”
After making a start in 17 consecutive appearances while Wembanyama made his way back from a left calf strain, Kornet was back on the bench for the Spurs’ 127-114 loss to Utah on Saturday.
Having come off the bench for seven games upon his return to the active list, Wembanyama reclaimed his rightful place in the Spurs’ starting lineup against the Jazz.
The results were encouraging enough in Wembanyama’s first start since Nov. 14, with the All-Star center scoring 32 points to go with five blocks in the losing effort.
Wembanyama tallied 20 of those points in the second half as he attempted to rally the Spurs from a 17-point deficit.
“We go as Vic goes,” forward Keldon Johnson said. “He came out, and he set the tone. He was aggressive from the jump in the second half, and we all followed.”
Wembanyama was not made available to the media after the Spurs’ eight-game regular-season winning streak was snapped. The Spurs return to the Frost Bank Center to face Cleveland on Monday.
With Wembanyama still not cleared to surpass 30 minutes, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson had to get creative with the 7-foot-4 star’s allotment now that he is back in the starting five.
Wembanyama came out of the game 5:13 into the first quarter against Utah, and did not return until the start of the second period.
He finished the first half at 12:24, so that Johnson might be able to use him for a second-half stretch run.
“It’s a balancing act of continuing to grow his fitness while also trying to keep him fresh,” Mitch Johnson said. “We don’t want to have it where we don’t have him as the game goes on and we need him in there.”
In the end, Wembanyama finished with 27:42 of playing time, his most since coming back from injury.
He finished with his first 30-point game since Nov. 12 against Golden State and his first five-block game since Nov. 10 at Chicago.
Kornet, meanwhile, was able to take his return to the bench in stride. His only sin was failing to be a 7-foot-4, game-breaking alien.
If Kornet had to hand Wembanyama his job back, so be it.
“It was great to have him out there,” Kornet said.
Fox injury considered minor
The Spurs played Saturday without point guard De’Aaron Fox, who was sidelined with left adductor tightness
Mitch Johnson was optimistic the injury would keep the team’s second-leading scorer sidelined for only a short amount of time.
“Not too many big concerns,” Johnson said of Fox’s ailment. “Obviously he’s out, so it’s real. But hopefully it will be short term.”
Julian Champagnie made a spot start in Fox’s absence against the Jazz, but it wasn’t enough to shake the fourth-year forward out of a shooting slump.
Champagnie ended with four points on 2-of-10 shooting and missed all six of his 3-point tries.
San Antonio Spurs Keldon Johnson (3) scores over Utah Jazz Lauri Markkanen (23) In the second half on Saturday, Dec. 27,2025 at the Frost Bank Center. Utah Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114.
Johnson provides another bench boost
Keldon Johnson was a bright spot of the Spurs’ otherwise forgettable loss to the Jazz, scoring a season-best 27 points.
It was the most produced by a Spurs bench player this season.
Johnson’s added 10 rebounds, making him the fourth reserve in Spurs history to hit those numbers in a game. That list includes Dominique Wilkins (1997), John Shumate (1980) and Billy Paultz (1978).
“Keldon would be a very good example of, when you put your energy into the right places typically you get rewarded,” Mitch Johnson said.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News