By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-22 14:25:45
2026年5月20日星期三，在俄克拉荷马城佩科姆中心进行的西部决赛第二场第三节中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1) 起跳投篮。
在周一晚上马刺队以122-115击败俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的比赛中，文班亚马在第一个加时赛末段投中了一记35英尺处的扳平三分球。这不仅是队史上最伟大的进球之一，也凸显了近年来篮球运动的演变。
“比赛正在我们的眼前发生变化，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道。
西部决赛通过身高超过7英尺（约2.13米）的文班亚马和俄克拉荷马城的切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) 在三分线外频频出手，彰显了这一进化趋势。
身高7英尺4英寸（约2.24米）的文班亚马在周五晚上的第三场比赛前，本系列赛的三分命中率为44.4%（9投4中），季后赛至今场均出手4.2次，三分命中率为36%。
身高7英尺1英寸（约2.16米）的霍姆格伦在进入本场比赛前，本系列赛的三分命中率为33.3%（6投2中），季后赛至今场均出手3.7次，三分命中率为37.8%。
“我认为，无论是三分线的引入，还是用‘四外一内’（four out）打法取代传统的大前锋，亦或是场上派上多个控球手，以及如何界定得分后卫与控球后卫等等，我们可能要在几年后才会真正意识到（比赛的变化），”约翰逊说，“而我认为那些家伙（文班亚马和霍姆格伦）可能正处于这场比赛进化的最前沿。”
“而且我认为这棒极了，”这位教练补充道，“年轻的孩子们能看到高个子球员这样打球，这真的很棒。大约10到12年前，我执教过9岁的孩子，当时如果你遇到一个高个子孩子，你会告诉他应该去掩护、在篮下打球，而现在他们可以看着这些家伙（的打法成长）。”
“所以，看到这些家伙在这方面推动比赛走向现代化，真的很酷。”
文班亚马在常规赛中场均出手5.5次三分球，命中率接近35%。在职业生涯的前三个赛季中，他场均出手6.3次三分球，生涯三分命中率为34.2%。
“我很幸运能够有能力在不同的领域影响比赛，”文班亚马说，“我已经准备好在任何角色中做到这一点。”
霍姆格伦本赛季的三分命中率为36.2%。在职业生涯的三个赛季中，他场均出手3.9次三分球，三分命中率为36.9%。
在职业生涯早期，霍姆格伦就得到了雷霆队主教练马克·戴格诺特 (Mark Daigneault) 的许可，可以在外线尽情出手。
“接球即投的准备工作对他来说是一个非常基础的重点，”戴格诺特说，“我只是觉得，当他接球并准备好出手、形成投篮威胁时，这会拉开他的进攻空间。在这种情况下，他会获得接球投篮的机会，并且能投得很好。”
文班亚马的队友们很喜欢他身上展现出的那种“斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry) 式”的球风。
“他越有活力，我们的进攻就越有活力，”前锋哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 说道，“当他像那样投篮时，只会创造出更多的错位机会。”
随着雷霆队在内线对文班亚马进行肉搏防守，这位两届全明星球员在系列赛中尝试通过更多的外线投篮来拉开空间，也就不足为奇了。
“对手撞他、拉他、拽他的球衣，在他起跳时抓他的手臂。显然，那不是篮球，”马刺队前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 在周三上午的投篮训练中说道。
无论俄克拉荷马城如何防守他，文班亚马的外线投篮以及他在内线的统治力，都是他武器库中极为重要的一部分。
“他会继续寻找那种平衡，”约翰逊说，“但当他投中三分球时，我们一点也不感到惊讶。”
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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Western Conference finals showcase evolution of the NBA big man
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) goes up for a shot during the third quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Victor Wembanyama’s 35-foot game-tying 3-pointer late in the first overtime of the Spurs’ 122-115 victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night wasn’t just one of the greatest shots in franchise history. It also highlighted how basketball has evolved in recent years.
“The game is changing in front of our eyes,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said.
The Western Conference finals underscores that evolution in the form of 7-footers Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren firing away from beyond the arc.
The 7-4 Wembanyama entered Game 3 on Friday night shooting 44.4% (on 4 of 9 attempts) from distance for the series and 36% on 4.2 attempts for the playoffs overall.
The 7-1 Holmgren came into the game with a 33.3% efficiency rate (2 for 6) from deep and 37.8% on 3.7 attempts for the postseason overall.
“I think we probably don’t acknowledge (changes in the game) until a few years later in terms of whether it was the 3-point line or if you are playing four out instead of the traditional power forward or you’re playing multiple (ball) handlers and what’s a shooting guard versus what’s a point guard and whatnot,” Johnson said, “and I think those guys (Wembanyama and Holmgren) are probably at the forefront of that evolution of the game.”
“And I think it’s great,” the coach added. "I think it’s great that young kids get to see bigger players play like that. I coached nine year olds about 10 to 12 years ago and you get a tall kid and you told them you’re supposed to screen and play underneath the basket and now they get to watch those guys.
“So it’s pretty cool to see those guys modernizing the game in that regard.”
Wembanyama shot nearly 35% from 3-point range during the regular season on 5.5 attempts per game. Through three seasons, he’s a career 34.2% shooter from downtown on an average of 6.3 attempts.
“I’m lucky to have the ability to impact the game in different areas,” Wembanyama said, “and I’m ready to do it in any role.”
Holmgren shot 36.2% from 3-point territory this season. For his three seasons, he’s connected on 36.9% from long range on 3.9 attempts per game.
Early in his career, Holmgren got the green light from Thunder coach Mark Daigneault to fire away from outside.
“The readiness to shoot when he catches the ball is a pretty fundamental point of emphasis for him,” Daigneault said. “I just think it opens up his game when he catches the ball and is ready to shoot it and is a threat to shoot it, and when that’s the case, he’s going to get catch-and-shoots and shoot them well.”
Wembanyama’s teammates love the Stephen Curry-esque aspect of his game.
“The more dynamic he is, the more dynamic our offense is,” forward Harrison Barnes said. “It just creates even more mismatches when he’s shooting the ball like that.”
With the Thunder muscling up to Wembanyama down low, it would be no surprise to see the two-time All-Star try to loosen things up in this series with more shots from outside.
“The guys hit him, they pull him, they grab his jersey, they’re grabbing his arm when he’s jumping. Obviously that’s not basketball,” Spurs forward Julian Champagnie said at shootaround Wednesday morning.
No matter how Oklahoma City defends him, Wembanyama’s outside shot is a huge part of his arsenal along with his dominant play down low.
‘He’s going to continue to find that balance,” Johnson said. “But we’re not surprised when he makes threes.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News