By Marcus Thompson II | The Athletic, 2026-05-05 03:50:50
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 愤怒地咆哮着，挥拳击向空中。大概是在生自己的气。
上半场还剩约一分钟时，明尼苏达森林狼队的纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid) 从左翼突破，高高抛出一记挑篮打板。从弱侧协防过来的文班亚马差一点就扇到了里德这记高弧度的上篮。
在周一进行的西部半决赛第一场比赛中，这是森林狼队在他防守范围内极少数没被他干扰到的投篮之一。
这位圣安东尼奥马刺队的球星、新晋年度最佳防守球员创下了单场季后赛 12 次盖帽的 NBA 新纪录。在第三节还剩 2 分 54 秒时，文班亚马通过封盖明尼苏达森林狼队邦斯·海兰德 (Bones Hyland) 的上篮，追平了此前 10 次盖帽的纪录。在一次起跳中，文班亚马对这记挑篮连续两次尝试封盖，先是左手，接着是右手。
他在第四节还剩 8 分 26 秒时打破了纪录。安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 从右侧突破，穿过两名防守球员尝试上篮。但文班亚马将球钉在了篮板上，并策动了马刺队的快攻。凭借这一球，文班亚马创下了职业生涯（无论是常规赛还是季后赛）的新高。
此前的盖帽纪录由三名球员共同保持，盖帽自 1973-74 赛季起才被列为官方统计数据。犹他爵士队的马克·伊顿 (Mark Eaton) 在 1985 年率先达成这一壮举——对手是休斯顿火箭队拥有哈基姆·奥拉朱旺 (Hakeem Olajuwon) 和拉尔夫·桑普森 (Ralph Sampson) 的“双塔”。名人堂中锋奥拉朱旺随后在 1990 年对阵湖人队的比赛中也做到了这一点。安德鲁·拜纳姆 (Andrew Bynum) 则在 2012 年代表湖人队对阵丹佛掘金队的比赛中追平了这一纪录。
伊顿当时 28 岁。奥拉朱旺 27 岁。拜纳姆 24 岁。而文班亚马只有 22 岁。
森林狼队上周在首轮爆冷击败丹佛，得益于他们不断冲击三号种子掘金队内线的战术。根据贾登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 的说法，他们的主要进攻策略就是突入禁区，因为“他们都是糟糕的防守者”，以此向篮筐施压。
虽然圣安东尼奥是联盟中防守最好的球队之一，但森林狼队并没有改变之前的策略。然而，在禁区等待他们的不再是尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokić)。文班亚马在开场 22 秒后就展现了自己的存在感。明尼苏达后卫小泰伦斯·香农 (Terrance Shannon Jr.)——这位因伤病被推上首发阵容的三号位后卫，曾凭借爆发力让丹佛头疼不已——试图在开场为球队奠定基调，但最终掌控局面的却是文班亚马。
他在上半场就送出了 7 次盖帽。在比赛前 24 分钟里，森林狼队投丢的 18 个球中，有近一半是被文班亚马拒之门外。
这改变了明尼苏达的进攻方式。得知文班亚马在禁区伺机而动后，森林狼队的进攻变得不再那么激进。直到下半场开始四分钟后，他才拿到了另一次盖帽。麦克丹尼尔斯在低位用一个漂亮的动作甩开了马刺队控卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)，结果文班亚马从弱侧杀出，将球扇飞。
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Victor Wembanyama breaks postseason single-game blocks record vs. Timberwolves
Victor Wembanyama growled in frustration as he punched the air. Presumably angry at himself.
With about a minute left in the first half, Minnesota’s Naz Reid drove from the left wing and scooped a finger roll high off the glass. Wembanyama, coming over from the weakside, barely missed Reid’s lofting layup.
It was one of the few Timberwolves shots in his vicinity that he didn’t get to in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday.
The San Antonio Spurs star and freshly crowned Defensive Player of the Year set a new NBA record with 12 blocks in a single postseason game. Wembanyama tied the previous figure of 10 blocks at the 2:54 mark of the third quarter on a layup attempt by Minnesota’s Bones Hyland. In one jump, Wembanyama took two swipes at the scoop shot, first with his left and then with his right.
He broke the record at the 8:26 mark of the fourth quarter. Anthony Edwards, driving down the right side, split a pair of defenders and tried for a layup. But Wembanyama slapped it against the backboard and started a Spurs fast break. With the play, Wembanyama had a new career high, regular season or postseason.
Three players shared the previous record for blocks, which became an official statistic in the 1973-74 season. Utah’s Mark Eaton was the first to do it in 1985 — against Houston’s twin towers of Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. Olajuwon, the Hall of Fame center, did it next in 1990 against the Lakers. Andrew Bynum matched the feat for the Lakers in 2012 against Denver.
Eaton was 28 years old. Olajuwon was 27. Bynum was 24. Wembanyama is 22.
Minnesota upset Denver in the first round last week thanks to a scheme of attacking the interior of the third-seeded Nuggets. Their main offensive strategy was driving into the paint — because “they’re all bad defenders,” per Jaden McDaniels — and put pressure on the rim.
While San Antonio is one of the best defensive teams in the league, the Timberwolves didn’t change their previous strategy. But it wasn’t Nikola Jokić waiting for them in the paint. Wembanyama made his presence felt 22 seconds into the game. Minnesota guard Terrance Shannon Jr. — the third-string guard thrust into the starting lineup because of injuries and gave Denver trouble with his explosiveness — tried to set the tone early for his team, but Wembanyama ended up dictating that.
He blocked seven shots in the first half. Nearly half of Minnesota’s 18 missed shots in the first 24 minutes were Wembanyama rejections.
That changed Minnesota’s approach. The Timberwolves became much less aggressive in the paint knowing Wembanyama lurked. It took four minutes into the second half for him to get another block. McDaniels lost Spurs point guard DeAaron Fox with a nifty move in the post, only to have Wembanyama emerge from the weakside to swat it away.
By Marcus Thompson II, via The Athletic