By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-01-18 12:59:23
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (3号) 在2026年1月17日星期六于圣安东尼奥举行的一场NBA篮球比赛上半场中，面对明尼苏达森林狼队前锋琼·贝林格 (19号) 寻找投篮机会。(美联社照片/埃里克·盖伊)
马刺球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在对阵明尼苏达的比赛中得到了德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 和凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 组成的强大后援团的支持。
文班亚马最终砍下39分，帮助马刺 (29胜13负) 顶住了安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 创生涯新高的55分的冲击，以126-123赢得比赛，但这位法国球星也从福克斯和约翰逊那里获得了充足的支援。
福克斯出战了全队最高的37分钟，贡献25分并送出追平赛季最高的12次助攻，拿下个人本赛季第四次两双，同时也是第20场得分20+的比赛。
这也是他本赛季第15次助攻领跑全队。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 以20次位居马刺队内第一。
“他必须倾注大量的精力，”马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 谈到福克斯时说。“很显然，他不得不打了37分钟，在防守端也消耗巨大，需要盯防对手的核心球员以及不断跑动的爱德华兹。他今晚的表现非常出色，他在场上的每一秒对我们都至关重要。”
在比赛还剩九秒时，福克斯命中两记罚球，帮助马刺以125-123取得领先。赛前，米奇·约翰逊还曾称赞他拥有在关键时刻挺身而出的能力。
“他就是那种球员，当赌注最高的时候，你看着他，他散发出自信，因为他已准备就绪，”米奇·约翰逊说。“通常情况下，他场上的表现也会印证这一点。而这也能将信心传递给他身边的队友。”
凯尔登·约翰逊替补出战31分钟，得到20分，其中9分来自第四节。他最关键的一球来自于接到朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 的突分传球后命中了一记空位三分，帮助马刺在比赛还剩17.3秒时以123-119取得领先。
“那是一次绝佳的传球，”凯尔登·约翰逊说。“我只是努力让自己处于空位。我总是说，我的队友和教练们总是把我放在能够成功的位置上。朱利安相信我能命中那一球。我只是从容出手，然后稳稳命中。当我接到球时，我觉得最困难的部分已经完成了。剩下的就是肌肉记忆，做我该做的事。”
这是他本赛季第30场得分上双的比赛，也是第6次得分20+。他职业生涯替补出场得分20+的场次达到28场，在队史中排名第三，仅次于马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) (100场) 和帕蒂·米尔斯 (Patty Mills) (35场)。
“只是在我的角色中尽我所能做到最好，并且明白为球队注入能量是我的职责，这是我日复一日的工作，”这位联盟约翰·哈夫利切克奖（即NBA年度最佳第六人奖）的候选人说道。
文班亚马在第二节展现“统治级”表现
马刺在第二节以48-22的比分碾压森林狼，这是他们自1987年以来单节得分最高的一节。这一得分在队史所有单节得分中可以排到第四位。
文班亚马单节独得20分，引领了这波进攻高潮，这也创造了他职业生涯的单节得分新高。他在上半场最后2分37秒内得到12分，其中包括在两分钟内连得11分。
“统治级的表现，”米奇·约翰逊这样评价文班亚马在该节的发挥，期间他三分线外5投3中。
马刺在该节命中的16个运动战进球中，有12个来自助攻。
“我们只需继续保持这样的打法，”凯尔登·约翰逊说。“当我们打出那种风格的篮球，真正地相互依赖、相互信任时，我们是一支非常难以防守的球队。防守我们非常困难，因为我们有能冲击内线、攻击篮筐的球员。我们有能投篮的射手。而且，我们还有文班。”
文班的“迷之”瞬间
文班亚马在对阵森林狼的比赛中表现出色，但他在比赛末段确实做出了一个令人摸不着头脑的决定。
在马刺以125-123领先时，文班亚马在比赛还剩1.3秒时，于朱利安·尚帕尼罚球不中后抢下篮板。爱德华兹对文班亚马犯规，将他送上了罚球线，获得两次罚球机会。
在命中第一罚后，文班亚马故意罚失第二球，但球未能碰到篮筐，导致罚球违例，这让森林狼获得了球权，以及一个追平比分拖入加时赛的机会。
在接到朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 的边线发球后，爱德华兹一记54英尺的超远距离投篮砸在了篮板上沿弹出。
当被问及为何搞砸了第二次罚球，而不是尝试罚进以锁定胜局时，文班亚马笑着说：“我向你保证，当时脑子里没想太多。”
马刺希望“加大”瓦塞尔的康复训练强度
周四的比赛是马刺在缺少德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 的情况下连续打的第10场比赛，他正在从左侧内收肌拉伤中恢复。
“他正在取得进展，训练量也越来越大，”米奇·约翰逊说。“希望这关键的一周能继续加大他的训练强度，看看他的感觉、反应和回应如何，然后继续增加训练量，并期望他能很快回归赛场。”
这位教练表示，马刺队非常想念瓦塞尔的得分能力和他那足以融入任何阵容的“独特技能包”。
San Antonio Spurs guard De’aaron Fox (4) drives around Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland (8) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) and San forward Keldon Johnson (3) celebrate a score against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) celebrates a score against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Wembanyama wasn’t the only Spur player to shine against Minnesota
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) looks to shoot against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Joan Beringer (19) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama had a strong supporting cast against Minnesota in the form of De’Aaron Fox and Keldon Johnson.
Wembanyama finished with 39 points to help the Spurs (29-13) withstand Anthony Edwards’ career-high 55 for a 126-123 win, but the Frenchman got plenty of help from Fox and Johnson.
In a team-high 37 minutes, Fox had 25 points and matched his season high with 12 assists for his fourth double-double of the season and 20th game with 20-plus points.
It also marked the 15th time this season he’s led the team in assists. Stephon Castle leads the Spurs with 20 such games.
“He had to put out a lot of energy,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said of Fox. “Obviously, he had to play 37 minutes and he had to guard quite a bit as well in terms of main guys and Edwards running around. He was great tonight and we needed every second he was out there.”
Fox hit a pair of free throws to give the Spurs a 125-123 lead with nine seconds remaining after Mitch Johnson praised him before the game for his ability to rise to the occasion.
“He is one of those guys that you know when the stakes are highest, you look at him and he exudes confidence because he’s ready to go,” Mitch Johnson said. “And typically his play then follows suit on that. And that can give confidence to the others around him.”
In 31 minutes off the bench, Keldon Johnson scored 20 points, including nine in the fourth quarter. His biggest bucket came when he drained an open 3-pointer set up by Julian Champagnie’s drive-and-kick pass to give the Spurs a 123-119 lead with 17.3 seconds left.
“It was a great pass,” Keldon Johnson said. “Just trying to make myself available. And I always say, my teammates and my coaches, they put me in great positions to be successful. Julian believed in me to hit the shot. I just took my time and knocked it out. Once I got the ball, I felt like the hard part was done. It’s just muscle memory, do what I do.”
It was his 30th game this season of scoring 10 or more points and his sixth tallying 20 or more. He has 28 career games with 20-plus points off the bench, the third-most in franchise history behind Manu Ginobili (100) and Patty Mills (35).
“Just being a star in my role and knowing that energy is what I bring to the team, and that’s my job each and every day,” said the candidate for the league’s John Havlicek Trophy, which goes to the winner of the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year.
Wembanyama ‘dominant’ in second
The Spurs outscored Minnesota 48-22 in the second quarter for their highest scoring quarter since 1987. It was the fourth most in franchise history for any quarter.
Wembanyama keyed the outburst with 20 points, the most he’s scored in any quarter in his career. He had 12 points in the final 2:37 of the half, including 11 straight in a two-minute span.
“Dominant,” Mitch Johnson said of Wembanyama’s play in the period, which included hitting 3 of 5 from 3-point range.
The Spurs had 12 assists on 16 made field goals in the period.
“We got to just continue to play that way,” Keldon Johnson said. “When we play that brand of basketball and we really rely on each other and trust each other, we’re a very tough team to guard. It’s very tough because we got people that can get downhill, put pressure on the rim. We got guys that can make shots. And we got Vic.”
Puzzling moment for Wemby
Wembanyama was outstanding against the Timberwolves, but he did make a head-scratching decision late in the game.
With the Spurs leading 125-123, Wembanyama grabbed the rebound with 1.3 seconds left after Julian Champagnie’s missed free throw. Edwards fouled Wembanyama, sending him to the line for two shots.
After hitting his first attempt, Wembanyama intentionally missed the second one but in doing so failed to hit the rim, which resulted in a free throw violation that gave Minnesota possession and a chance to tie the score and force overtime.
After gathering the inbounds pass from Julius Randle, Edwards’ 54-foot heave bounced off the top of the backboard.
Asked what his thinking was in botching the second free throw rather than attempting to make it and ice the game, Wembanyama said with a laugh, “Not much thought, I can guarantee you.”
Spurs hope to ‘ramp’ up Vassell’s rehab
Thursday’s game marked the 10th in a row the Spurs have played without Devin Vassell, who is rehabbing from a left adductor strain.
“He’s progressing and doing more and more,” Mitch Johnson said. “Hopefully, this is the big week to continue to ramp it up and see how he feels and responds and reacts and continue to give him more and hope to see him back here pretty soon.”
The coach said the Spurs miss Vassell’s scoring and his “unique skillset” that allows him to play with any lineup.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News