By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-02-16 01:52:17
NBA全明星赛已经有段时间没那么精彩了。过去几年，球员们对待比赛并不认真，导致联盟实施了一些奇怪的变革，比如伊拉姆终结制（Elam Ending），或者是包含新秀挑战赛冠军在内的循环赛。今年采用了循环赛制，重点强调美国队对阵世界队。这种噱头起到了作用，奉献了近年来最精彩的比赛之一。
仅靠噱头本身无法改变围绕这项赛事的文化。这始于球员，而在周日晚上，这始于一位提升了所有人竞争水平的球员：维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)。
“文班（Wemby）奠定了基调，”全明星赛最有价值球员（MVP）安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 说道，“他上场后打得很拼。”
文班亚马曾公开表示要在全明星赛中全力以赴。他在对阵由美国新生代全明星组成的“球星队（Team Stars）”的首场比赛中，以领衔世界队的表现兑现了诺言。
这位圣安东尼奥马刺队的大个子球员开局手感火热。他赢得跳球并立即冲向篮下以一记扣篮拉开比赛序幕。这是他全场得到14分、6个篮板和3次封盖的精彩表现中的第一个亮点。
文班（Vic）立即进入状态
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— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2026年2月15日
随后他命中了三分球，并在另一端送出两次封盖。他在防守端全神贯注，世界队的进攻也围绕文班亚马展开。然而，一段懒散的防守和低级失误（全明星赛常客）让球星队回到了比赛中，并让局势变得胶着。在首场比赛的最后几秒，爱德华兹命中三分扳平比分，将比赛拖入加时。
加时赛中，首支得到5分的球队获胜。文班亚马命中了一记挡拆外切三分，帮助世界队以3-2领先。球星队需要一个三分球来赢得比赛，由于世界队在防守端收缩，缺乏“两分球仍能保持比赛悬念”的意识，球星队得到了机会。斯科蒂·巴恩斯 (Scottie Barnes) 抓住了这次防守失误，命中绝杀三分赢得比赛。文班亚马显得很不开心。球星队以37-35获胜。
文班亚马并不是唯一参加全明星赛的马刺球员。达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 顶替受伤的扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 第二次入选全明星。他效力于“条纹队（Team Stripes）”，由圣安东尼奥马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 执教。条纹队由勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James)、凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 和科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 等老牌球员组成。
有一段时间，条纹队看起来要拉开分差，他们打得很坚决，并展现了全明星赛中罕见的团队篮球。福克斯在12分钟的比赛中直到第四分钟才替补登场，但最终与首发球员一起打完了比赛。约翰逊显然看中了他的大心脏基因，而这个决定也收到了回报，福克斯命中致胜三分，帮助条纹队以42-40击败球星队。
“小狐狸”绝杀
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2026年2月15日
文班和世界队在第三场比赛中面对福克斯和条纹队。世界队需要赢3分才能晋级冠军争夺战。文班亚马竭尽全力，但他被一个熟悉的面孔——前马刺球星伦纳德压制了。
文班亚马在本场比赛中得到19分，包括在最后阶段命中的两个关键三分球。世界队实在无法阻挡伦纳德，他全场砍下31分，其中包括一波连得11分，在比赛中段帮助条纹队反超。比赛在最后25秒战平，伦纳德利用换防后的错位单吃卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns)。他投中三分，留给世界队3秒钟的扳平机会。文班亚马通过精妙的边线球配合得到了空位机会，但没能投中三分，世界队最终以45-48负于条纹队，在锦标赛中被淘汰。文班亚马在整个全明星赛中结算得分为33分、8个篮板和2次封盖。
马刺仍有机会成为赢家，福克斯和约翰逊在决赛中对阵球星队。条纹队开场慢热，面对更有活力的球星队显得有些迟钝和疲倦。球星队横扫了年纪更大的条纹队，以47-21夺得全明星冠军。福克斯在这场比赛中得到7分和3次助攻。
爱德华兹全晚砍下32分，捧起了MVP奖杯。
虽然马刺球员没有在全明星周末带走任何奖杯，但他们表现得极具观赏性，更重要的是，他们全员健康地离开洛杉矶，备战接下来的赛季冲刺。文班亚马虽然没有在全明星赛中赢下任何一场比赛，但他对赛事的影响力受到了球迷和球员的共同认可。
“这是我个人非常珍惜的一场比赛，”文班亚马说道，“所以保持竞争力是我能做的最起码的事。”
文班亚马和马刺队在本周末献上了精彩表演，并且很可能在未来的岁月里成为全明星舞台的常客。或许在这位圣安东尼奥马刺队基石球员展现出的进取心带动下，这项赛事能重现往日的辉煌。
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Wembanyama shows out, but comes up short in All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game has not been great for a while. Over the last few years, the players haven’t taken it seriously, leading the league to implement bizarro changes like the Elam Ending or a round-robin tournament including the winner of the Rising Stars challenge. This year, it was a round-robin tournament with an emphasis on players from the U.S. vs. the World. The gimmick worked, leading to one of the best games in recent memory.
No gimmick alone can change the culture surrounding the game. It starts with the players, and on Sunday night, it started with one player who elevated the competition for everyone: Victor Wembanyama.
“Wemby set the tone,” said the game’s MVP, Anthony Edwards. “He came out playing hard.”
Wembanyama has talked the talk about trying hard in the All-Star Game. He backed it up with a Team World-leading performance in the opening game against “Team Stars,” which featured the younger generation of U.S. all-stars.
The San Antonio Spurs big man came out hot. He won the tip and immediately went to the other end for a dunk to kick off the game. It was the first highlight of a stellar 14-point, 6-rebound, and 3-block performance.
Vic getting started right away
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) February 15, 2026
He followed that play up with a three, and then picked up two blocks on the other end. He was locked in playing defense, and Team World was running its offensive game through Wembanyama. A tough stretch of lazy defense and bad turnovers (ASG staples) allowed Team Stars to climb back into the game and make things competitive. In the winding seconds of the first game, Edwards hit a three-pointer to tie the game and send it to overtime.
The first team to score 5 points wins OT. Wembanyama hit a pick-and-pop three-pointer to put Team World up 3-2. Team Stars needed a three-pointer to win the game, and got one when Team World collapsed their defense, lacking the awareness to understand that a 2-pointer would keep them in the game. Scottie Barnes took advantage of the defensive mistake, knocking down a three-pointer to win the game. Wembanyama was not happy. Team Stars won 37-35.
Wembanyama wasn’t the only Spur in the All-Star Game. De’Aaron Fox replaced the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo for his second All-Star appearance. He played for Team Stripes, coached by San Antonio’s head coach, Mitch Johnson. The Stripes were made up of older players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard.
For a while, it looked like the Stripes would run away with the game, coming out determined and playing team basketball, which is rare for the ASG. Fox didn’t check in until the four-minute mark in the 12-minute game, but closed the game out with the other starters. Johnson must have wanted his clutch gene, and the decision paid off, as Fox knocked down the game-winning three-pointer to down the Stars 42-40.
SWIPA CALLS GAME
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) February 15, 2026
Wemby and Team World took the court to face Fox and the Stripes in the third game. The World needed to win by 3 points to move on to the championship game. Wembanyama did everything he could to get them there, but he was outmatched by a familiar face, former-Spurs Kawhi Leonard.
Wembanyama had 19 points in the game, including two clutch three-pointers down the stretch. The World team simply couldn’t overcome Leonard, who had 31 points in the game, including 11-straight points to give the Stripes the lead mid-way through the game. The game was tied with 25 seconds to go, and Leonard abused a mismatch on the switch that left Karl-Anthony Towns guarding him. He nailed the three, leaving the World team 3 seconds to tie the game. Wembanyama got an open look on a clever inbounds play, but couldn’t convert the three-pointer, eliminating Team World from the tournament with a 48-45 loss to the Stripes. Wembanyama finished the entire ASG with 33 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
The Spurs still had a chance to come away winners, with Fox and Johnson facing off against Team Stars in the championship game. Team Stripes came out of the game slowly, looking a bit sluggish and tired against the more youthful Stars. The Stars streamrolled the older Stripes to win the ASG championship 47-21. Fox finished the event with 7 points and 3 assists.
Edwards took home the MVP trophy, scoring 32 points on the evening.
The Spurs may not have left All-Star Weekend with any hardware, but they had an entertaining showing, and more importantly, got out of Los Angeles totally healthy for the stretch run. Wembanyama may not have won any games in the All-Star tournament, but his impact on the event was noticeable to fans and players alike.
“It’s a game I personally cherish,” Wembanyama said. “So being competitive is the least I can do.”
Wembanyama and the Spurs put on a show this weekend and will likely be a staple of the events for years to come. Perhaps the event will get back to its former glory thanks to the inspiring effort by San Antonio’s franchise cornerstone.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock