By Marcus Thompson II | The Athletic, 2026-05-05 03:50:50
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 沮丧地低吼着，挥拳击向空中。他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，完成了一记高打板挑篮。从弱侧补防过来的文班亚马差一点就封盖掉了里德的这记高抛上篮。
这是在周一进行的西部半决赛首战中，文班亚马防守范围内极少数未能封盖掉的森林狼队投篮之一。
这位圣安东尼奥马刺队的球星、新科最佳防守球员在单场季后赛中送出了 11 次盖帽，刷新了 NBA 历史纪录。第三节还剩 2 分 54 秒时，文班亚马在面对明尼苏达森林狼队海兰德 (Bones Hyland) 的上篮尝试时，追平了此前 10 次盖帽的纪录。在一次起跳中，文班亚马对着这记挑篮连续挥动双臂，先是左手，接着是右手。
第四节还剩 8 分 26 秒时，他正式打破了纪录。安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 从右路突破，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，并由此发起了马刺队的快攻。凭借这一球，文班亚马创造了个人职业生涯（包括常规赛和季后赛）的盖帽新高。
此前的盖帽纪录由三名球员共同保持。盖帽自 1973-74 赛季起成为正式统计数据。犹他爵士队的马克·伊顿 (Mark Eaton) 在 1985 年对阵休斯顿火箭“双塔”哈基姆·奥拉朱旺 (Hakeem Olajuwon) 和拉尔夫·桑普森 (Ralph Sampson) 的比赛中率先达成这一壮举。随后，名人堂中锋奥拉朱旺在 1990 年对阵湖人的比赛中再次做到。2012 年，安德鲁·拜纳姆 (Andrew Bynum) 代表湖人对阵掘金时也追平了这一纪录。
伊顿当时 28 岁，奥拉朱旺 27 岁，拜纳姆 24 岁。而文班亚马现在只有 22 岁。
森林狼队上周在季后赛首轮击败丹佛掘金，归功于他们针对 3 号种子掘金队内线的进攻策略。他们的核心进攻战术是杀入禁区——正如杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 所说，因为“他们都是糟糕的防守者”——并持续向篮筐施压。
尽管圣安东尼奥马刺是联盟中防守最好的球队之一，但森林狼队并未改变此前的策略。然而，这次在禁区等待他们的不再是尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokić)。开场仅 22 秒，文班亚马就展现了自己的存在感。森林狼队后卫小泰伦斯·香农 (Terrance Shannon Jr.)——这位因伤病被推上首发位置的边缘后卫曾凭借爆发力给丹佛制造了不少麻烦——试图早早为球队奠定基调，但最终掌控局面的却是文班亚马。
他在上半场就送出了 7 次封盖。在比赛的前 24 分钟里，森林狼队投丢了 18 个球，其中近一半是被文班亚马拒之门外。
这改变了森林狼队的进攻方式。由于深知文班亚马在禁区附近虎视眈眈，森林狼队的内线进攻变得不再那么激进。下半场进行了 4 分钟后，文班亚马才拿到了又一次盖帽。麦克丹尼尔斯在低位用一个华丽的动作晃过了马刺控卫达龙·福克斯 (DeAaron Fox)，结果文班亚马从弱侧杀出，将球直接扇飞。
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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 11 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 up 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