By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-02-20 09:27:28
2026年1月20日（周二），休斯顿，在NBA常规赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (1) 封盖了休斯顿火箭队中锋克林特·卡佩拉 (30) 的投篮。（美联社照片/阿什利·兰迪斯）
奥斯汀报道——对于NBA其他球队来说，这是一个令人生畏的想法：维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 认为他在盖帽方面的潜力尚未完全释放。
“我肯定还能做得更好，”他说道。
周四晚上，马刺队以121-94大胜阵容不整的菲尼克斯太阳队。这位身高7英尺4英寸的全明星中锋在全场送出5次封盖并多次干扰对方投篮后，发表了上述言论。
这是他本赛季第9场盖帽至少达到5次的比赛。在这些比赛中，马刺队的战绩为8胜1负。
本赛季，这位22岁的法国球员场均贡献2.7次盖帽，领跑全联盟。此前，他在NBA的前两个赛季也分别以场均3.6次（2023-24赛季）和3.8次（2024-25赛季）的表现领跑盖帽榜。
“我觉得我一直在进步，尽管数据上没有体现出来，因为很明显，球员们在刻意避免被盖帽，所以想送出封盖变得越来越难了，”文班亚马说。“但当然，这还可以变得更好。我认为我的运动能力——我远未达到巅峰——所以那部分会提升。还有就是稳定性，不仅是在每一节，而是在赛季的每一场比赛中都保持专注，并保持那种去封盖投篮的动力。”
在文班亚马奠定的防守基调下，马刺队本赛季第7次将对手得分限制在100分以下。在这些比赛中，他们保持全胜（7胜0负）。
不过这场胜利多少带有一点水分，因为太阳队的全明星后卫德文·布克 (Devin Booker) 仅出战了9分钟（均在上半场），随后因右侧髋部酸痛被迫退赛，仅得到5分。在本场比赛之前，他本赛季场均得到25.2分，而在职业生涯对阵马刺队的28场比赛中场均得到23.8分。他在11月份太阳队两胜马刺队的比赛中分别砍下28分和24分。
“希望德文没事，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道，他在上周日的全明星赛中曾作为教练与布克对垒。“你最不希望看到联盟中的顶级球星遭遇伤病。”
菲尼克斯太阳队（32胜24负）还缺少了狄龙·布鲁克斯 (Dillon Brooks) 以及后卫格雷森·阿伦 (Grayson Allen)（脚踝伤势）。前者因为吃到本赛季第16次技术犯规而被禁赛一场。
尽管如此，马刺队（39胜16负）凭借出色的防守豪取七连胜，这在很大程度上要归功于文班亚马的盖帽。在穆迪中心16,258名坐满球馆的观众面前，他在第一节短短3秒内送出两次盖帽，先后扇飞了杰伦·格林 (Jalen Green) 的上篮和马克·威廉姆斯 (Mark Williams) 的补篮尝试，令全场沸腾。
“他的预判非常棒，”约翰逊说道。“当他摆好防守架势、在精神上高度专注并进行预判时，显然他是非常特别的存在。所以除了那5次盖帽，他还有很多次干扰或改变了对手的投篮路径。”
虽然人们很容易将文班亚马完成这么多盖帽归因于他的身高，但他的队友们知道，这背后远不止于此。
“可能关键在于他的时机把握、身体的流畅度，以及在拥有如此身高的同时，还能洞察对手何时要投篮虚晃，或者在协防持球人后迅速回防并封盖自己的对位人，”后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 说道。“能够亲眼目睹这些，并且拥有与他并肩作战的‘奢侈待遇’，这令人印象深刻。这绝对大有裨益，尤其是在我们的转换进攻中，他能够封盖投篮、抓下篮板，并凭借出色的视野长传发动进攻。”
文班亚马在25分钟的出场时间内还贡献了17分和11个篮板，拿下了他本赛季的第25次两双。
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Why Victor Wembanyama believes he can become an even better defender
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks a shot by Houston Rockets center Clint Capela (30) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
AUSTIN — Here’s a scary thought for the rest of the NBA: Victor Wembanyama believes he hasn’t yet reached his full potential as a shot blocker.
“I can for sure get better,” he said.
The 7-foot-4 All-Star center said this after rejecting five shots and altering several others in the Spurs’ 121-94 rout of the shorthanded Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.
It was his ninth game of the season with at least five blocks. The Spurs are 8-1 in those games.
For the season, the 22-year-old Frenchman is averaging a league-best 2.7 blocks per game on the heels of leading the NBA in his first two seasons after averaging 3.6 in 2023-24 and 3.8 in 2024-25.
“I think I’ve been getting better even though the numbers don’t show it because players avoid (getting) blocked, clearly, so it is getting harder to block shots,” Wembanyama said. “But, of course, it can get better. I think my athleticism — I’m nowhere near my peak — so that will get better. And also just consistency, staying focused through every quarter but also every game of the season and having that drive to block shots.”
With Wembanyama setting the tone, the Spurs held an opponent to under 100 points for the seventh time this season. They are 7-0 in those games.
But this one did come with a bit of an asterisk because Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker played only nine minutes, all in the first half, before a sore right hip forced him to leave the game with just five points. He entered the contest averaging 25.2 points per game this season and 23.8 in 28 career games against the Spurs. He scored 28 and 24 points in a pair of victories over the Spurs in November.
“Hopefully, Devin’s OK,” said Spurs coach Mitch Johnson, who coached against Booker in the All-Star Game last Sunday. “You hate to see injuries happen to one of the premier players in the league.”
Phoenix (32-24) was also without Dillon Brooks, who served a one-game suspension after receiving his 16th technical foul this season, and guard Grayson Allen (ankle).
Still, the Spurs (39-16) excelled defensively in winning their seventh in a row — thanks in large part to Wembanyama’s shot blocking. He thrilled the sellout crowd of 16,258 at Moody Center when he recorded two blocks in a three-second span in the first quarter, swatting a Jalen Green layup attempt before rejecting Mark Williams’ putback bid.
“His anticipation was great,” Johnson said. “When he’s in his stance and he’s locked in mentally and he’s anticipating, obviously he’s pretty special. And so there’s five blocks and there’s many others he either deterred or altered.”
Although it’s easy to point to Wembanyama’s height as the reason he blocks so many shots, his teammates know there’s more to it.
“Probably just his timing, how fluid he is in his body and being that tall and being able to understand when somebody is about to pump fake, or jab at a driver and get back to his man and block the shot,” guard Stephon Castle said. “It’s super impressive to be able to see that and to have that luxury to be on the same side of the court as him. It definitely helps, especially with our transition offense, him being able to block the shots, grab the rebound and have great vision to push the ball ahead.”
Wembanyama also had 17 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes for his 25th double-double of the season.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News