By Mateo Mayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-01-16 13:49:29
如今的NBA发展势头正盛，但像上世纪八九十年代那样高质量的大个子球员却已不多见。因此，当两位顶级内线巨擘上演对决时，场面总是格外引人注目——即便一次受伤惊魂限制了他们彼此的交锋时间，即便他们所在的球队地位悬殊。
圣安东尼奥马刺队一度领先多达39分，因为客场作战的密尔沃基雄鹿队防守表现之差，仿佛是想让他们的教练下课。在俄克拉荷马城经历了一场惨痛的失利后，马刺能让进攻重回正轨，这无疑是一次酣畅淋漓的宣泄。但人们本以为他们那处境更为绝望的对手会展现出更多的荣誉感和防守专注度，毕竟雄鹿队两天前才刚刚以同样惨烈的方式被森林狼羞辱。
比赛在第二节变成了一场狂欢派对。与扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 膝盖相撞后，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 像金刚狼一样从更衣室王者归来，并开始接管比赛。“马克思·佩恩 (Max Payne)”的硬汉造型很适合文班亚马，尤其是当他在外线如此火力全开时——他当晚三分球6投5中。马刺最终追平了队史赛季第二高的单节得分纪录（第三节得到40分），比赛也基本上就此失去了悬念。
在踏上短暂的两场客场之旅前，他们还将在霜冻银行中心（Frost Bank Center）进行两场比赛。
本场看点
- 在赛季半程节点，马刺队与丹佛掘金队以28胜13负的战绩并列联盟第三，位居西部二号种子，而这还是在文班亚马缺席了13场比赛、尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokić) 缺席了9场比赛的情况下取得的。别忘了，ESPN在季前赛预测马刺只能赢下41.8场比赛，而现在赛季还剩下41场。他们已经完全超出了预期，而且凭借阵容深度和高质量的执教，丝毫没有退步的迹象。
- 这是两位明星大个子第四次交手。在得分、篮板和助攻方面，阿德托昆博暂时领先，但文班亚马在场均盖帽上遥遥领先，并且他已经成为了更出色的防守者。此外，与阿德托昆博对抗是检验文班亚马力量的绝佳试金石之一，但这一次他们之间在内线的肉搏战并不多，甚至在争抢篮板时也是如此，因为文班主要在中距离和外线发起进攻。
- 每当第四节进入垃圾时间，对于那些几乎没有上场机会的边缘球员来说，就成了一次展示自己的机会。在所有这些球员中，未来潜力最大的当属新秀卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。他6次出手全部投失（包括又一次扣篮失手）并不重要；他是一名顶级运动员，但首先需要证明自己在防守端是可靠的，而只要获得上场时间，他的拼劲就不会让人失望。季后赛需要的是成年人级别的身体对抗强度，而卡特在这方面比同龄人更为出色。（旁注：显然他达成了一项协议，如果他再扣失三次，就必须加入“光头俱乐部”。）
马刺更衣室里的新赌约（之类的东西）：
如果卡特·布莱恩特再扣失三次，他就必须像凯尔登和文班一样剃光头。
还没跟卡特本人确认，但福克斯和尚帕尼发誓他已经握手同意了。
— 杰夫·麦克唐纳 (@ JMcDonald_SAEN) 2026年1月16日
- 文班亚马的体型使他成为联盟中最具观赏性的盖帽手，更不用说他的场均盖帽数本就冠绝联盟。他偶尔会为了追逐封盖而放弃篮板位置，但他有时让盖帽看起来毫不费力，比如他会粗暴地用双手将球钉在篮板上。这看起来像漫画一样夸张，就像你观看威尔特·张伯伦 (Wilt Chamberlain) 的比赛录像时，看到他封盖对手就像在打沙滩排球一样。
- 雄鹿队主教练道格·里弗斯 (Doc Rivers) 赛后表示，他的球队在用正确的方式打球，但这纯属一派胡言。很难相信他这么说是为了维护球队，因为纵观其执教生涯，他很少错过甩锅给球员的机会。当一支球队场均让对手获得34.6次空位到大空位的三分出手机会并且缴械投降时，根本不存在所谓的“用正确的方式打球”。或许这就是已故的科比·布莱恩特 (Kobe Bryant) 所说的“很多球队在打‘意外篮球’”的意思，因为给予职业球员如此大的空间，就好比让一名足球运动员在没有门将的情况下踢点球。
- 除了喊哑嗓子，The Jackals 团队的成员们一定也锻炼得不轻。愿上帝保佑他们。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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What we learned from the Spurs win over the Bucks
The NBA is in a great place, yet there aren’t as many high-quality big men like there were in the ‘90s and ‘80s. So it’s special when two of the top heavyweights match up, even if an injury scare limits their time against each other, and if their teams are far away in status.
The San Antonio Spurs led by as much as 39 points because the visiting Milwaukee Bucks started defending like they wanted their coach fired. It must’ve been a cathartic experience for the Spurs to get the offense back on track after a humbling experience in Oklahoma City, but one was expecting more pride and attention to detail defensively from their even more desperate opponent, who had just been humiliated equally has badly against the Timberwolves two nights earlier.
It started turning into a party in the second quarter when Victor Wembanyama, who returned from the locker room like Wolverine after banging knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo, began taking over. The Max Payne look suits Wembanyama, especially if he’s going to come out blasting like that from deep — he made 5-6 on the night. They eventually tied their second-highest scoring third quarter of the season (40), and it was essentially curtains after that.
They’ll have two outings left at Frost Bank Center before taking off on a brief, two-game road trip.
Takeaways
- At the season’s halfway mark, the Spurs are tied with the Denver Nuggets for the third-best record in the NBA (28-13) and second seed in the West , and that’s with Wembanyama having missed 13 games and Nikola Jokić being absent for nine. Don’t forget how ESPN projected the Spurs to win 41.8 games in the preseason, and there are 41 games left. They have completely surpassed expectations at this point, and there’s no sign of them taking a step back because of their depth and quality coaching.
- This was the fourth time both star bigs have played each other. Antetokounmpo holds the edge so far in points, rebounds and assists, but Wembanyama significantly leads in blocks per game, and he has become the superior defender. Furthermore, playing against Antetokounmpo is one of the best tests for him to gauge his strength, yet there wasn’t too much action in the trenches between them this time, not even when chasing rebounds, because Wemby mostly attacked from the middle and outside.
- Anytime the fourth quarter turns into garbage time, it becomes an opportunity for the background players who barely see time to show some of their stuff. Out of all of those guys, the one with the most potential down the line is rookie Carter Bryant. It doesn’t matter that he missed all six shots (including yet another dunk); he’s a high-level athlete who needs to prove he is dependable on defense first, and he doesn’t disappoint with his hustle when given time. Grown-man strength is a necessity for the playoffs, and Carter is further along than his peers. (Side note: apparently he made agreement that if he misses three more dunks, he’ll have to join the shaved head club.)
New running bet (or something) in the Spurs’ locker room:
If Carter Bryant misses three more dunks, he has to shave his head like Keldon and Wemby.
Have not confirmed with Carter, but Fox and Champagnie swear he shook on it.
— Jeff McDonald (@ JMcDonald_SAEN) January 16, 2026
- Wembanyama’s size makes him the flashiest blocker in the league, aside from averaging more than anyone else. He occasionally gives up rebounding position to chase the deflection, but he makes it look so effortless sometimes, like when he rudely uses both hands to pin the ball on the backboard. It seems cartoonish, like when you find Wilt Chamberlain tapes, seeing him rejecting opponents like he’s playing beach volleyball.
- Bucks coach Doc Rivers said postgame that his team was playing the right way, but that’s a bunch of baloney. He’s doubtfully talking like that to defend the team because he has historically missed few opportunities to throw a player under the bus. There’s no such thing as playing the right way when a team allows 34.6 open to wide-open 3-pointers per game and quits. Maybe this is what the late Kobe Bryant meant when he said a lot of teams are playing accidental basketball because giving professionals that much space is like allowing a soccer player penalty kicks without a keeper present.
- The Jackals must get quite the workout in, aside from straining their vocal cords. God bless them.
By Mateo Mayorga, via Pounding The Rock