By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-01-12 13:07:19
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在2026年1月11日周日于明尼阿波利斯举行的NBA篮球比赛下半场中，因一次投篮不中后做出反应。(美联社图片/Abbie Parr)
俄克拉荷马城电——看看谁回到了马刺队的首发阵容，正好赶上与俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的又一场备受瞩目的对决。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在周日于明尼苏达回归马刺队首发五虎，在出战27分钟的情况下砍下29分、7个篮板和3次抢断，但球队最终以103-104惜败。
“感觉很棒，”文班亚马在谈到他2026年的首次首发时说道。“这有助于奠定基调。”
自新年前夜在马刺战胜纽约尼克斯队的比赛第四节遭遇左膝骨挫伤后，文班亚马就再未首发过。回归后的三场比赛中，他一直以替补身份出战。如今重返首发，文班亚马希望能够就此固定下来。
“这很好，因为它给了我一个树立标杆的机会，”文班亚马谈到他的首发角色时说。
主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，既然文班亚马的出场时间限制已经提高到接近30分钟，将他调回首发阵容更为合理。
“这个时间点正好可以让你首发并打完比赛，而不必在轮换上进行过于复杂的调整，”约翰逊说。
预计在周二马刺客场挑战俄克ла荷马城时，文班亚马将继续担任首发，这将是他们本赛季与卫冕冠军雷霆队的第四次交锋。在前三次交锋中，马刺均取得了胜利。
文班亚马重返首发阵容的效果在对阵森林狼的比赛中立竿见影，尤其是在防守端。
马刺在周日的比赛开局阶段打出了一波16-0的攻击波，期间森林狼前八次出手全部偏出。
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (1号) 在比赛下半场接球，明尼苏达森林狼队中锋纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid)（左）上前防守。比赛于2026年1月11日周日在明尼阿波利斯举行。(美联社图片/Abbie Parr)
当文班亚马在比赛进行到8分02秒时下场进行首次休息时，森林狼队仍未得分。直到第一节还剩7分22秒时，安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 的一记跳投命中，他们才打破得分荒。
直到第二节，森林狼才在文班亚马在场时首次得分。丹特·迪文琴佐 (Donte DiVincenzo) 在第二节还剩10分38秒时，面对身高7英尺4英寸的文班亚马，用一记高弧度抛投打破了这一得分僵局。
“对他来说，今年应对伤病一直是个挑战，”马刺前锋哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 谈到文班亚马时说。“我认为他做得非常出色，他持续保持侵略性，继续相信自己，上场打出表现。”
马刺火热的开局未能让他们在对阵森林狼的比赛中笑到最后。尽管带着85-71的领先优势进入第四节，但马刺在末节哑火。
爱德华兹在比赛还剩2分19秒时命中一记打破僵局的跳投，为明尼苏达队取得当晚的首次领先，随后在比赛还剩16.8秒时命中一记打板制胜抛投。
“这本该是我们的比赛，”文班亚马说。“我认为有时候我们忘记了应该坚持做什么。在某些时段，我们给了他们太多自由发挥的空间。”
尚帕尼的两双“盛宴”仍在继续
马刺前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 在周日得到14分和13个篮板，这是他连续第二个两双，也是他在一月份的第三个以及本赛季的第六个两双。
进入本赛季之前，这位四年级职业球员的职业生涯中仅有一次两双记录。
“他在篮板球方面的表现非常出色，”约翰逊说。“他的团队防守绝大部分时候也做得很好。他已经找到了一个非常舒适和满足的状态，明白了该如何打球，以及自己的出手机会在哪里。他是那种当我们以正确的方式打球时，通常能为他创造出不错机会的球员之一。”
尚帕尼与斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 并列马刺队内两双榜第二位，仅次于文班亚马的15次。
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts toward a referee during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) handles the ball as Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark (22) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) goes up to shoot over Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) passes as Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama walks to the team bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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No more Sixth Man of the Year talk for Spurs’ Wembanyama
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts after missing a shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
OKLAHOMA CITY – Look who is back in the Spurs’ starting lineup, and just in time for another hotly anticipated showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Victor Wembanyama made his return to the Spurs’ starting five Sunday in Minnesota, scoring 29 points with seven rebounds and three steals in 27 minutes of a 104-103 defeat.
“It felt good,” Wembanyama said of his first start of 2026. “It helps set the tone.”
Wembanyama had not started a game since New Year’s Eve, when he suffered a left knee bone bruise in the fourth quarter of a Spurs victory over the New York Knicks. He had come off the bench in three games since his return. Now that he is back in the starting lineup, Wembanyama hopes to stay there for good.
“It’s good because it gives me an opportunity to set a standard,” Wembanyama said of his starting gig.
Now that Wembanyama’s minutes limit has ticked up into the high 20s, coach Mitch Johnson said it makes more sense to return Wembanyama to his place in the starting lineup.
“That’s right where you get to the point where you can start and finish the game where you’re not getting too cute (with rotations),” Johnson said.
Wembanyama is expected to remain a starter as the Spurs travel to Oklahoma City on Tuesday for a fourth meeting this season with the defending champion Thunder. The Spurs have won all three matchups so far.
Wembanyama’s return to the starting lineup provided immediate dividends against the Timberwolves, especially on the defensive end.
The Spurs opened Sunday’s game on a 16-0 run, with Minnesota missing its first eight shots.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) grabs a pass as Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, left, defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
When Wembanyama went to the bench for his first breather at the 8:02 mark, the Timberwolves were still scoreless. They did not get on the board until an Anthony Edwards jumper with 7:22 remaining in the first quarter.
It took until the second quarter for the Wolves to record their first points with Wembanyama on the floor. Donte DiVincenzo broke that drought with a high-arching floater over the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama with 10:38 left in the second quarter.
“It’s been a challenge for him just navigating injuries this year,” Spurs forward Harrison Barnes said of Wembanyama. “I thought he did a great job of just continuing to be aggressive, continuing to trust himself and just go out there and make plays.”
The Spurs’ hot start could only carry them so far against the Timberwolves. Despite leading 85-71 headed to the fourth quarter, the Spurs sputtered in the final frame.
Anthony Edwards gave Minnesota its first lead of the night on a tie-breaking jumper with 2:19 to play, then banked a game-winning floater off the glass with 16.8 seconds remaining.
“It was our game for sure,” Wembanyama said. “I think sometimes we lost track of what we should have kept doing. There were some stretches where we just gave them too much freedom.”
Champagnie’s double-double binge continues
Spurs forward Julian Champagnie scored 14 points and 13 rebounds Sunday for his second consecutive double-double, his third in January and sixth of the season.
Coming into the season, the fourth-year pro had logged one career double-double.
“He’s been phenomenal in the sense of his rebounding has been excellent,” Johnson said. “His team defense has been mostly very good. He’s landed in a place of being very comfortable and content in terms of where his shots can come from and how to play. He’s one of those guys that when we play the right way, it typically produces pretty good opportunities for him.”
Champagnie is tied with Stephon Castle for second on the Spurs’ double-double leaderboard behind Wembanyama’s 15.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News