By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-03 13:24:56
圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在2026年3月28日周六于密尔沃基进行的NBA常规赛对阵密尔沃基雄鹿队的上半场比赛中。(AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
丹佛——按照马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 的描述，维克托·文班亚马酸痛的右脚踝最近对他并不友好。
“那只脚踝还在跟他闹脾气，”约翰逊说道。
文班亚马缺席了周四以118-99击败洛杉矶快船队的比赛，以休养他那顽固的右脚踝。在过去的几周里，这位全明星中锋的脚踝伤势一直断断续续地困扰着他。
文班亚马通常会带伤作战，且表现往往非常惊人。
周三在旧金山，文班亚马感觉良好，在客场大胜金州勇士队的比赛中狂砍41分和18个篮板。
约翰逊表示，文班亚马在洛杉矶的休息日主要是由于“背靠背”（两天两赛）的情况。
“背靠背的赛程让我们更多地去讨论恢复问题，以及距离上一场比赛时间不足的问题，”约翰逊说。
由于文班亚马在周四无法出战，替补中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 获得了本赛季的第24次首发机会。科内特本人则缺席了在旧金山的胜利，那是他作为本赛季最后一个背靠背赛程中计划内轮休的一部分。
他在对阵快船的比赛中贡献了8分和6个篮板。
“他的表现非常出色，”约翰逊评价道，“他在攻防两端的禁区内都极具存在感。”
尽管周四缺阵，文班亚马目前仍处于稳健的状态，有望达到65场比赛的门槛，从而保留在赛季结束时评选NBA奖项的资格。
本赛季他已经出战了62场，在马刺队最后五场比赛中只需参加三场，即可满足联盟的规定。
文班亚马预计将在周六回归，届时马刺队将在波尔球馆的一场日场比赛中对阵丹佛掘金。不过约翰逊表示，从现在到季后赛开始前，如何管理那只“闹情绪”的脚踝将是一个重要课题。
“我们没有更多的背靠背比赛了，这有助于他获得更多的恢复时间，”约翰逊说，“这绝对是我们会关注的事情，以便让每个人在冲刺阶段都能尽可能保持健康。”
哈珀的“祈祷投篮”全凭实力： 新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在洛杉矶为喧闹的上半场画上了圆满的句号。他在第二节哨响前完成了一记42英尺的超远投篮，帮助马刺队以68-44的领先优势进入中场休息。
半场结束前还剩4秒时，快船队前锋科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 中距离跳投不中。朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 为马刺队抢下篮板并传给前方的哈珀，后者在时间终了前从刚过中场线的位置出手。
空心入网。
“那不是运气，”哈珀说，“那全凭实力。”
哈珀只是在开玩笑。
“每场赛前我都会练习这种投篮，”哈珀说，“我不确定是否练过单脚起跳投篮，但每天我都会练习中场投篮。”
哈珀在周四的比赛中替补出场得到19分，其中最令人难忘的莫过于这记他职业生涯至今最远的进球。
约翰逊达成替补1000分里程碑： 凭借周四得到的13分，替补前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 成为马刺队史上首位单赛季替补得分达到1000分的球员。
这位年度最佳第六人的有力竞争者本赛季已获得1003个替补得分，打破了由他自己在上赛季创下的979分的队史纪录。
约翰逊甘愿为替补角色做出牺牲的精神，马刺队最年轻的球员们都看在眼里。
“他接受了这个角色，并在这个角色中发光发热，这对我们来说是最好的事情，”哈珀说，“他是球队的粘合剂。一千分，我们每晚都能看到他的贡献。他以巨大的方式在帮助球队。”
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San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
DENVER — The way Spurs coach Mitch Johnson describes it, Victor Wembanyama’s sore right ankle is not being friendly to him these days.
“That ankle is still angry at him,” Johnson said.
Wembanyama sat out Thursday’s 118-99 victory at the Los Angeles Clippers to rest his recalcitrant right ankle, which has been bothering the All-Star center off and on for the past few weeks.
Wembanyama has generally played through his discomfort, and often spectacularly.
Wednesday in San Francisco, Wembanyama was feeling well enough to rattle off 41 points and 18 rebounds in a resounding victory at Golden State.
Johnson indicated Wembanyama’s rest day in L.A. owed mostly to the two-games-in-two-nights scenario.
“The back-to-back makes it more of a discussion in terms of recovery and lack of time from the previous game,” Johnson said.
With Wembanyama unavailable Thursday, backup Luke Kornet received his 24th start of the season. Kornet himself sat out the win in San Francisco as part of a planned rest day during the final back-to-back of the season.
He provided eight points and six rebounds against the Clippers.
“He was phenomenal,” Johnson said. “He was a presence in the paint on both ends.”
Despite Thursday’s absence, Wembanyama remains in solid shape to reach the 65-game threshold to remain eligible for NBA awards at season’s end.
He has logged 62 appearances this season, needing only to play in three of the Spurs’ final five games to meet the league’s requirement.
Wembanyama is expected back Saturday when the Spurs face Denver in a matinee at Ball Arena, though Johnson said that angry ankle will be something to manage between now at the start of the playoffs.
“We don’t have any more back-to-backs, so that helps him with more recovery time,” Johnson said. “It’s something we’ll definitely be mindful of so we can get everybody as healthy as they can be down the stretch.”
Harper’s Hail Mary ‘all skill:’ Rookie guard Dylan Harper capped a raucous first half in Los Angeles with a 42-foot heave at the second-quarter horn that sent the Spurs into intermission with a 68-44 lead.
With four second left in the half, Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard missed a mid-range jumper. Julian Champagnie snagged the rebound for the Spurs and fired ahead to Harper, who unleased a shot from just beyond halfcourt as time expired.
Swish.
“That wasn’t luck,” Harper said. “That was all skill.”
Harper is only somewhat joking.
“Every pregame I practice it,” Harper said. “I don’t know about (off of) one leg. But every day I practice halfcourt shots.”
Harper finished Thursday’s game with 19 points off the bench, none more memorable than the longest field goal of his NBA career so far.
Johnson hits 1,000 bench points: With 13 points Thursday, reserve forward Keldon Johnson became the first player in Spurs history to total 1,000 off the bench in a single season.
The Sixth Man of the Year candidate has logged 1,003 bench points this season, breaking his own franchise record of 979 established last season.
Johnson’s willingness to sacrifice off the bench is not lost on the Spurs’ youngest player.
“The role he’s taken and how he thrives in his role is the best thing ever for us,” Harper said. “He’s the glue. A thousand points, we see it every night. He contributes in a big way.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News