By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-03-20 11:00:00
如果来自 《The Athletic》 的 贾里德·韦斯 (Jared Weiss) 所言非虚，这场比赛将被我们铭记多年，因为就在今晚，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 向着伟大迈出了下一步。
比赛还剩11秒，球到了文班手中，那一瞬间，仿佛时间都静止了。
场上没有任何犹豫的动作，甚至没有一丝不确定的迹象。考虑到当时那种令人屏息凝神的紧张局势，球馆内展现出了一种难得的冷静。
但文班亚马让全场1.8万名观众放下了心。当球划破篮网的一瞬间，所有虔诚的球迷齐声欢呼。
自2018-2019赛季以来，圣安东尼奥马刺队首次重返季后赛。
终场哨响后，球场上的狂热气氛更甚。队友们簇拥着文班，而他正对着人群咆哮。大鼓随即被抬了出来，文班开始了由 Jackal 设计的“呼应式”庆祝动作，这已成为弗罗斯特银行中心 (Frost Bank Center) 的新传统。随后，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 拿过麦克风，带领全场观众为文班亚马高喊“MVP”。最后，文班亚马接过麦克风，带领大家以标志性的“Go Spurs Go!”结束了这个夜晚。
在赛后新闻发布会上，文班拆解了那一投：
“我们执行了战术，德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 反应很快。我预判了防守球员的意图，这告诉我该怎么做。在这种情况下，关键是不要把事情复杂化……我们已经很久没遇到这种情况了，这是一个很好的考验，而我们通过了。这并不意味着我们的比赛是完美的，远非如此……”
他详细解释了自己是如何处理那11秒的，包括如何把握出手时机，以便在投失的情况下留出最佳的补篮或补救机会，同时不给对手留出反击出手的时间——而事实也正是如此。
“这是我练过的投篮。我们的比赛计划不是凭空捏造，而是我们一直在练习的东西。特别是这一投，是我在五六年前就开始和（马刺助教/球员发展教练）蒂姆·马丁 (Tim Martin) 一起练习的，所以这并不是什么新鲜事。”
他坦言了自己对未来的唯一恐惧。
“我害怕变得自满。”
米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 也谈到了他如何面对重返季后赛的新现实，他表示“北极星（指路明灯）就是不断变得更好”，让当下的时刻决定需求。这一表态源于与球队建立的信任。
这种信任也得到了凯尔登的共鸣。作为马刺队中资历最老的成员，他向马刺队的每一个人致敬，从管理层到教练组，再到队友、装备经理、录像分析师，以及所有为这幅蓝图奉献的人。他的热情体现在他与德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 的关系中，凯尔登称瓦塞尔为他的“兄弟”，是他赛后会打电话交流的人。
自2020年瓦塞尔被马刺选中、凯尔登开启他的第二个赛季以来，两人一直是并肩作战的伙伴。
如今，在共同度过六年时光后，他们将与选中他们的球队——也是他们职业生涯唯一的家——一起体验季后赛。
凯尔登着重强调了他们所建立的一切正在成型，他刚进入联盟时种下的希望与梦想如今正在发芽。
凯尔登能感觉到。
如果凯尔登能感觉到，那么所有人都能感觉到。
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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Open Thread: The shot that sealed the deal for the Spurs
If Jared Weiss from The Athletic is right, this will be the game we remember for years to come, because it is the night Victor Wembanyama took his next step toward greatness.
With 11 ticks left in the game, the ball went into Wemby’s hands, a for a brief moment it felt like time stood still.
There were no unsure moves, there was not even a hint of unassuredness on the court. There was a calmness in the arena considering what a truly nail-biting situation it was.
But Victor Wembanyama put 18,000 people at ease. And as soon as the ball hit the hoop, the collective of devout fans simultaneously screamed.
For the first time since the 2018-2019 season, the San Antonio Spurs are going to the playoffs.
There was more fandom on the court after the final buzzer. The team mobbed Wemby while he was roaring along with the crowd. The drum was immediately brought out and Victor launched into the Jackal-designed call-and-response-celebration that has become a new tradition at the Frost Bank Center. And then Keldon took the mic and got the crowd shouting “MVP” chants for Wembanyama. Finally, Wembanyama took the mic and lead everyone in night-ending “Go Spurs Go!”
In the postgame press conference, Victor broke down the shot:
“We ran the play and De’Aaron reacted well. I anticipated what the defense would do, so that told me what to do. In these situations, the key is not to overcomplicate…we hadn’t had this type of situation for a while and it was good test, and we passed it. It doesn’t mean that our game is perfect, far from that…
He broke down how the he looked at the eleven seconds as far as when to time his release allowing for optimum opportunity for a quick rebound or tip in if the shot was missed, and not to give the opponent enough time to get a shot off, which is exactly what happened.
“It’s a shot I’ve worked on. Our game plan is not inventing things, some things we’ve been working on. This shot especially is a shot I’ve been woking on with (Spurs Assistant/Player Development Coach) Tim Martin, five or six years ago, so it’s not something new.”
He admitted his only fear moving forward.
“I’m scared to become complacent.”
Mitch Johnson also addressed how he was facing the new reality of a playoff berth by stating “the North Star is just keep getting better,” allowing the moment to dictate the need. That statement comes from building trust with the team.
That trust was echoed by Keldon Johnson, the longest tenured member of the Spurs, who game shouts out to everyone in the Spurs organization from the front office to the coaching staff, teammates. equipment managers, videographers, through everyone who dedicated themselves to the picture. His passion was reflected in his relationship with Devin Vassell, who Johnson referred to as his “brother,” the guy who he calls after the game to discuss.
They have been partners in crime since 2020 when Vassell was drafted by the Spurs and KJ was kicking off his second season.
Now, after six years together, they will experience the postseason with the team that drafted them, the only NBA home they’ve known.
Johnson honed in on how what they have built is taking shape, and the hopes and dreams that were seeded as he entered into the league are now budding.
Keldon can feel it.
And if Keldon can feel it, then everyone can feel it.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock