By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-03-25 23:09:09
田纳西州孟菲斯——在周三晚上以 123-98 大胜伤兵满营、身材矮小的孟菲斯灰熊，并锁定季后赛首轮主场优势后，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 已经准备好迎接弗罗斯特银行中心前所未有的狂热氛围。
“我肯定能想象到底线流浪汉 (Baseline Bums) 和豺狼团 (Jackals) 届时都会在场，”文班亚马在被问及是否能预见到首战时球馆的盛况时微笑着说道。“我还能预见到会有一些法国老乡到场，因为他们之前几次来这里时，确实带来了那种能与豺狼团产生共鸣的能量。
“我只能凭空想象，但我超级兴奋。我相信他们一定会超出我的预期。”
马刺队在赛后立即宣布，季后赛首轮门票将于 4 月 2 日上午 10 点在 Spurs Ticketmaster 正式向公众发售。
在文班亚马上场仅 27 分钟便砍下 19 分（15 投 8 中）、15 个篮板和 7 次盖帽的带领下，马刺队（55 胜 18 负）豪取七连胜。在波士顿凯尔特人周三晚上以 119-109 终结了俄克拉荷马城雷霆的 12 连胜后，马刺距离西部榜首的雷霆（57 胜 16 负）仅差两个胜场，而常规赛还剩九场。
马刺已经锁定了西部 3 号种子的席位。他们锁定 2 号种子的魔术数字是 1，周六下午他们将在客场挑战处于乐透区的密尔沃基雄鹿。
马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 也在畅想马刺自 2019 年 4 月 25 日击败丹佛掘金（当时将首轮系列赛拖入抢七，但最终掘金胜出）以来的首场主场季后赛。
“我预计到时会非常嘈杂，充满了激动和热情，”约翰逊说道。“但距离比赛还有一段时间，所以希望我们能继续进步，在很多方面做得更好。”
询问了文班是否能预见到马刺季后赛首轮第一场时，弗罗斯特银行中心会是什么样子：pic.twitter.com/NWhBSgzwgq
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除了锁定主场优势外，这场胜利还让马刺成为自 2007-2008 赛季波士顿凯尔特人以来，第一支在前一赛季胜场不足 35 场的情况下，次年便斩获 55 胜的球队。
自 2 月初以来，马刺取得了 23 胜 2 负的战绩，冠绝全联盟。
随着胜利和成就的不断累积，马刺全队数周来一直处于高昂的情绪中。在联邦快递球馆 (FedExForum) 的客队更衣室里更是如此，那里充满了欢声笑语、友好的争论和各种打闹。
“这就是这支球队的化学反应，”德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 说道，他当晚表现全面，10 投 7 中（三分球 6 投 4 中）贡献 19 分，外加 7 个篮板和 4 次助攻。
“每个人都为彼此感到兴奋，”他继续说道，“我们正在做一些大家从未做过的事情。所以超级令人兴奋。这是一段美好的时光。我们在场下也会互相打趣，一起去吃饭，互相交流。氛围非常好。”
马刺从周三的第一波进攻开始就占据了统治地位，瓦塞尔助攻文班亚马完成了一记轻松的空接扣篮。他们一度领先多达 39 分，比赛中充满了各种集锦级别的扣篮，其中包括文班亚马在被 GG-杰克逊二世 (GG Jackson II) 隔扣几秒钟后，就在对方头顶完成了一记残暴的回敬。
“当他跨过三分线时，我就知道这球要来了，”得到 15 分和 9 次助攻并贡献了一记精彩扣篮的马刺后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 谈到文班亚马的复仇扣篮时说道。
孟菲斯灰熊遭遇四连败，战绩下滑至 24 胜 48 负。在周二宣布首发球员贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant)、扎克·埃迪 (Zach Edey) 以及关键替补布兰登·克拉克 (Brandon Clarke) 因伤赛季报销后，灰熊队缺少了 10 名球员。
这使得身高 6 英尺 9 英寸的杰克逊成为了孟菲斯最高的首发球员，但文班亚马和他的队友们没有表现出任何怜悯，他们在篮板球上以 59-33 完胜，并在内线得分上以 56-34 领先。
就在两天前，文班亚马还主张自己应该获得联盟 MVP，理由主要是他在防守端的卓越表现。本场比赛是他连续第三场送出 5 次以上的盖帽，追平了职业生涯纪录。
“没有人在防守端能像他那样产生影响力，”卡斯尔说道，“我想他今晚大概有 7 个盖帽，还是 8 个？联盟中没有人能做到他所做的事情，而且我们还在赢球。”
他们正享受着巨大的乐趣，并希望在弗罗斯特银行中心的季后赛中延续这种状态。本赛季他们在主场取得了 28 胜 7 负的战绩，这是全联盟第二好的主场战绩，仅次于俄克拉荷马城雷霆的 29 胜 6 负。
“在过去的两三个月里，我觉得我们打出了最好的篮球，”卡斯尔说，“我想我们都很享受在场上和场下相处的时光。这让打比赛变得容易得多。”
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Victor Wembanyama ‘super excited’ about Spurs’ playoff opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Victor Wembanyama is ready for the Frost Bank Center to rock like he’s never seen it before after the Spurs clinched homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs with Wednesday night’s 123-98 dunk-filled romp over injury-depleted, undersized Memphis.
“I can imagine the Baseline Bums and the Jackals being there, for sure,” a smiling Wembanyama said after being asked if he could envision what the arena will be like for Game 1. "I can also see maybe some French people because the few times they’ve been there they’ve really brought that energy in connecting with the Jackals.
“I can only imagine, but I’m super excited. I’m sure they’re going to exceed my expectations.”
The Spurs announced immediately after the game that first-round playoff tickets would go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. April 2 on Spurs Ticketmaster.
Led by Wembanyama’s 19 points on 8 of 15 from the field, 15 rebounds and seven blocks in just 27 minutes, the Spurs (55-18) won their seventh in a row and pulled within two games of Oklahoma City (57-16) for the lead in the Western Conference with nine games left after Boston ended the Thunder’s 12-game winning streak with a 119-109 win Wednesday night.
The Spurs have already clinched the No. 3 seed in the West. Their magic number to clinch the No. 2 seed is one, and they play at lottery-bound Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson is also picturing a raucous arena for the Spurs’ first home playoff game since they beat Denver 120-103 on April 25, 2019, to force a Game 7 in a first-round series the Nuggets ended up winning.
“I would expect it to be loud with a lot of excitement, enthusiasm,” Johnson said. “But it’s still a little bit away, so hopefully we can continue to get better and make some improvements in a lot of areas.”
Asked Wemby if he could envision what the Frost Bank Center will be like for Game 1 of the Spurs’ first-round playoff series: pic.twitter.com/NWhBSgzwgq
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In addition to clinching homecourt advantage, the win also made the Spurs the first team since the 2007-2008 Boston Celtics to notch 55 victories the year after having less than 35 wins the season before.
The Spurs are an NBA-best 23-2 since the start of February.
With all the wins and achievements they keep stacking up, the Spurs have been a buoyant bunch for weeks. That was especially true in the visitors locker room at FedExForum, which was filled with laughter, friendly arguments and high jinks.
“It’s just the chemistry of this team,” said Devin Vassell, who enjoyed a strong all-around night with 19 points on 7 of 10 from the field and 4 of 6 from 3-point territory, along with seven rebounds and four assists.
“Everybody’s excited for each other,” he continued. “We’re all doing something that we all never have done. So super exciting. It’s a great time. And we all mess with each other off the court too. We all go to dinner, we all talk to each other. It’s all good vibes.”
The Spurs dominated from their opening possession Wednesday, which ended with Vassell feeding Wembanyama for an easy lob dunk. They would eventually enjoy a 39-point lead in a game filled with highlight-reel dunks, including a ferocious slam by Wembanyama over GG Jackson II just seconds after Jackson dunked over him.
“I knew it was coming once he crossed the 3-point line,” said Spurs guard Stephon Castle, who finished with 15 points and nine assists and had a vicious dunk of his own, said of Wembanyama’s revenge slam.
Memphis suffered its fourth loss in a row in falling to 24-48. The Grizzlies were without 10 players after they announced Tuesday that starters Ja Morant and Zach Edey and key reserve Brandon Clarke were done for the season due to injuries.
That left the 6-foot-9 Jackson as the tallest starter for Memphis, but Wembanyama and his teammates showed no mercy, winning the rebounding battle 59-33 and outscoring the Grizzlies 56-34 in the paint.
Two days after he argued that he should be the league MVP primarily because of his defensive excellence, Wembanyama had five-plus blocks for the third consecutive game, tying a career high.
“Nobody has the type of impact that he does on that end,” Castle said. “I think he had like what, seven blocks tonight, eight blocks tonight? Nobody in the league is doing what he’s doing and we’re winning.”
And having a lot of fun, which they hope to continue in the playoffs at the Frost Bank Center, where they are 28-7 this season, the second-best home mark in the league behind Oklahoma City’s 29-6 showing.
“The last two, three months, I feel like we’ve been playing our best basketball,” Castle said. “And I think we all enjoy just being around each other on and off the court. It makes playing the game a lot easier.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News