By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2026-02-08 11:24:36
圣安东尼奥——至少在这一晚，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 从维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 手中接过接力棒，成为了圣安东尼奥改写纪录的年轻新星。周六，在马刺队以 138-125 击败达拉斯独行侠的比赛中，卡斯尔砍下职业生涯最高的 42 分，并拿下了生涯第二次三双。
“这是他职业生涯至今打得最出色的一场比赛，”文班亚马表示，“这是我亲眼见过的最顶级的统计数据之一。”
根据 ESPN 数据统计，卡斯尔以 21 岁零 98 天的年纪成为 NBA 历史上完成 40分-12篮板-12助攻表现最年轻的球员，此前该纪录由奥斯卡·罗伯特森 (Oscar Robertson) 保持（22 岁零 33 天）。巧合的是，这位二年级生恰好在整整一年前对阵夏洛特黄蜂的比赛中创下了此前 33 分的生涯最高分。
“我也不知道，这一天似乎有些特别，”卡斯尔笑着说道，“能打出这样的表现，绝对是梦想成真。在场上感觉很好，出手的每一球都很有信心，并看着球落入篮筐。”
卡斯尔仅用时 31 分 51 秒便打出了如此惊人的表现。根据 ESPN 数据统计，这是自 1970-71 赛季开始统计出场时间以来，历史上砍下 40+ 三双用时第二短的比赛。詹姆斯·哈登 (James Harden) 保持着该项纪录，他在 29 分 34 秒内砍下了 43分-10篮板-12助攻。
卡斯尔抓下的 12 个篮板创下赛季新高，此外他的投篮命中率高达 78.9%。根据 ESPN 数据统计，他成为了历史上仅有的第二位以 75% 或更高命中率砍下 40+ 三双的球员，威尔特·张伯伦 (Wilt Chamberlain) 曾三次达成此成就。
“上一场比赛，他们有时用 5 号位防他，有时防守重心压得非常低，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道，他的球队是在三天内第二次面对达拉斯，“我们预料到他们可能会故技重施。他在开场的前两三个回合就为队友创造了优势。当你带着这样的态度打球时，往往最终你也会成为这种优势的受益者。”
“我认为他整晚的表现都极其出色，他在场上的节奏、攻击性以及各方面的平衡都做得无懈可击。”
卡斯尔在前 10 次投篮中全部命中，直到第三节还剩 8 分 51 秒时才投丢了第一球。他还贡献了 3 次抢断和 1 次盖帽，帮助圣安东尼奥将连胜场次扩大到四场。马刺目前在全明星周末前取得了 36 场胜利，为 2016-17 赛季以来的最高纪录。
在周六 Frost Bank 中心的比赛落下帷幕后，18,617 名满座观众举手欢呼。他们耐心地等待卡斯尔拿起槌子去敲响场上的大鼓，而队友们则轮流拍打这位后卫的头顶，并用毛巾打趣地挥向他。
卡斯尔脖子上挂着毛巾，敲响了鼓。
咚，咚。
全场观众报以掌声回应。
“那是我第一次敲鼓，”卡斯尔说，“我觉得我表现得还行。”
随后在更衣室里，卡斯尔独自裹着毛巾，静静地回味着职业生涯至今最亮眼的表现。他现已成为队史上第九位多次获得三双的球员。在这个对阵独行侠的历史之夜，卡斯尔穿着一双设计灵感源自 Air Jordan 14 Retro “法拉利” 配色的红款 Air Jordan 40s 战靴。
这双鞋在赛后从更衣室里消失了。
“你们再也见不到它们了，”卡斯尔告诉 ESPN，“我再也不会穿那双鞋了。”
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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Spurs’ Castle shines with historic 40-point triple-double
SAN ANTONIO – For at least one evening, Stephon Castle snagged the reins from Victor Wembanyama as San Antonio’s record-breaking young talent, racking up a career-high 42 points on the way to his second career triple-double Saturday in the Spurs’ 138-125 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
“Best game of his career so far,” Wembanyama said. “It’s one of the best stat lines I’ve seen with my own eyes.”
Castle became the youngest player in NBA history (21 years and 98 days old) to produce a 40-12-12 game, a record previously held by Oscar Robertson (22 years, 33 days), according to ESPN Research. Coincidentally, the second-year man eclipsed his previous career high of 33 points set exactly one year ago against the Charlotte Hornets.
“I don’t know, something about this day,” Castle said, smiling. “Having a game like this, it’s definitely a dream come true. It felt good just to be out there feeling comfortable with every shot that I took and [got to] see them go in.”
Castle inflicted his damage over a span of 31 minutes and 51 seconds, good for the second-fewest minutes played in a 40-point triple-double since 1970-71, when minutes were first tracked, according to ESPN Research. James Harden (43-10-12) owns the record for fewest minutes (29:34) played in a 40-point triple-double.
Castle’s 12 rebounds registered as a season high, and he drilled 78.9% of his shots, becoming just the second player to tally a 40-point triple-double while shooting 75% or better from the field, according to ESPN Research. Wilt Chamberlain accomplished that feat on three occasions.
“They guarded him at times with their five and then guarded him at times with really low pickup points last game,” said Spurs coach Mitch Johnson, whose team was facing Dallas for the second time in three days. "We were expecting potentially for them to do that again. He started off with two or three possessions of getting his teammates advantages. When you have that type of approach it’s amazing how much you end up being the recipient at times of the advantage you may have created for your teammate.
“I thought he was absolutely phenomenal all night with his pace, being in attack mode and balancing all of it at the same time.”
Castle connected on each of his first 10 shots and didn’t miss his first shot until 8:51 remained in the third quarter. He also logged three steals and a block as San Antonio pushed its win streak to four games. The Spurs have now collected their most victories (36) before the All-Star break since 2016-17.
In the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s win at Frost Bank Center, the sellout crowd of 18,617 raised its hands in celebration, patiently waiting for Castle to grab the mallet to a bass drum on the court while teammates took turns patting the guard on top of his head and hitting him with towels.
With a towel wrapped around his neck, Castle banged the drum.
Boom, boom.
Clap, the crowd responded back.
“That was my first time,” Castle said. “I thought I did decent.”
Later in the locker room, Castle stood alone wrapped in a towel, quietly reflecting on the best performance of his young career. Now the ninth player in franchise history to collect multiple triple-doubles, Castle wore a pair of red Air Jordan 40s designed to look like the Air Jordan retro 14 Ferrari for his historic night against the Mavs.
The shoes had disappeared from the postgame locker room.
“You’ll never see them again,” Castle told ESPN. “I’m never wearing those again.”
By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, via ESPN