By Michael C. Wright, 2026-05-25 11:13:04
圣安东尼奥——在技术台前、紧邻马刺队替补席的位置接到球后，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 仅运了三次球，双脚便已踏上了球场中央那面银黑相间的马刺队标。
就在那里，文班亚马出手超远三分，为对抗激烈的上半场画上了一个完美的句号。这一球不仅引领马刺在周日的G4中以 103-82大胜 俄克拉荷马雷霆，也彻底改变了西部决赛的走向。
球进！
“我觉得以我们的球队特质，我们需要这样开启比赛，”在系列赛大比分战成2-2平后，文班亚马说道，“我当时只想把球投进，绝不是在开玩笑。”
文班亚马这记40英尺（约12.2米）的上半场压哨超远三分，是自GeniusIQ于2014年开始追踪数据以来，马刺球员在季后赛中投进的最远运动战进球。最重要的是，它延续了马刺从开场跳球起就奠定的基调。整场比赛，文班亚马狂砍33分、8个篮板、5次助攻和3次盖帽，同时创造了马刺队史球员职业生涯首届季后赛的最高得分纪录（324分），超越了斯蒂芬·杰克逊 (Stephen Jackson) 在2003年创下的307分纪录。
文班亚马还比肩比尔·沃顿 (Bill Walton)（1977年），成为自1974年盖帽被列为官方统计数据以来，唯二在职业生涯首届季后赛中斩获至少300分、150个篮板和50次盖帽的球员。
“我见识过很多他的神奇表现，所以我并不感到惊讶，”马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，“我们全年的竞争回应一直都很棒，而他大多数时候都是冲在最前线的那个人。在我看来，今晚他觉得自己有责任通过各种方式为我们奠定基调，他的侵略性正是这种责任感的体现。”
据老将后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 透露，在G3惨败之后，前马刺主帅格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 在更衣室里对全队发表了讲话，这在球季还是头一次。当晚结束时，在讨论如何应对俄克拉荷马雷霆的身体对抗时，马刺全队不仅谈到了反击的决心，更谈到了“先发制人”的必要性。
“每支球队都会经历惨败，但单从精神面貌来看，我认为那可能是我们本赛季打得最糟糕的比赛之一，”福克斯说，“赛后，波波进来了。他看出来了，我们也都看出来了，大家感同身受。进入这场比赛，我们想确保把那种消极的心态抛之脑后。即使我们输掉这场比赛，只要我们带着正确的心态、用正确的方式去打，输球也是可以接受的。我认为[G3]输球的方式比输球本身更让人难受，更衣室里的每个人几乎都有这种感觉。”
雷霆在G3中给了马刺迎头痛击，而马刺想要以牙还牙。他们打出了极快的攻防转换节奏，不让雷霆能够稳稳地落位防守，同时彼此之间增加了更多的掩护来创造机会。
文班亚马在进攻端也极其主动，在开场前3分19秒内就出手4次，并在首节通过得分或助攻创造了17分。马刺在第一节通过10次助攻打进了10个运动战进球，这也是他们本赛季第四次单节达成100%的助攻率。
在开场的前7分41秒里，文班亚马一人就以11-8在得分上压制了整个雷霆队。
“这就是文班的风格，”新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 说道，“他总能在关键时刻挺身而出。他从不畏惧，他热爱大场面。”
德阿隆·福克斯表示，在G3惨败后，前马刺主帅格雷格·波波维奇在更衣室里对全队发表了讲话，这在本赛季尚属首次，这帮助他们以正确的心态迎接周日的G4。 Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images
在防守端，马刺采取了“车轮战”策略来限制两届MVP得主谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)，后者最终15投6中得到19分。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 承担了大部分防守重任，福克斯、哈珀、德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 轮番上阵，并在文班亚马和哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 的协助下偶尔进行包夹。
马刺在防守端也紧贴雷霆的外线射手，导致雷霆在上半场三分球仅11投1中。在此之前，雷霆本赛季仅有一次在半场比赛中仅投进1个或更少的三分球（1月7日对阵犹他爵士）。
马刺在第一节曾让雷霆在长达5分08秒的时间内颗粒无收，并一举建立起25分的领先优势。
“比起G3，我们这次在细节上做得好得多，”卡斯尔说，“通过观看录像，我们发现之前给了他们太多直线突破的机会，而且轮防也没有达到训练时的要求。[先发制人]能为全队注入能量，尤其是在防守端作为第一道防线。如果我在后场奠定了基调，我的队友们在整个防守回合中就更有可能去贴身防守，并展现出同样的对抗强度。”
开场仅24秒，文班亚马就飙中了一记27英尺（约8.2米）的三分球，为进攻奠定了基调；一分钟后，他又在防守端做出了回应，封盖了切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) 的双手扣篮尝试。
“我们没有做出任何意料之外的举动，但事实是，我们以前从未遇到过这种情况，”文班亚马说道，“这是我们在季后赛系列赛中首次处于落后局面，而我们做出了回应。但这没什么神奇的，也不是什么魔法。我们只是做了我们需要做的事情。系列赛远未结束，在能够休息之前，我们还需要拿下六场胜利。”
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Victor Wembanyama sets tone in Game 4 as Spurs even series
SAN ANTONIO – Catching the ball just past the San Antonio bench in front of the scorer’s table, Victor Wembanyama needed only three dribbles before his feet hit the silver-and-black Spurs logo at center court.
From there, Wembanyama launched a shot that punctuated a hard-hitting first half that would power the Spurs to a 103-82 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 on Sunday, while changing the trajectory of the Western Conference finals.
Bang!
“I feel like with who we are, we need to start games like this,” Wembanyama said with the series tied at 2-2. “I was just thinking shoot to score. I wasn’t messing around.”
Wembanyama’s 40-foot first-half buzzer-beater was the longest field goal by a Spurs player in the playoffs since GeniusIQ started tracking in 2014. Most importantly, it built on the tone San Antonio set from the opening tip. Wembanyama dropped 33 points with eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks while setting the franchise record for most points (324) in a player’s first career postseason, besting Stephen Jackson’s record of 307 set in 2003.
Wembanyama also joined Bill Walton (1977) as the only players to tally 300 points, 150 rebounds and 50 blocks in their first career postseason since 1974, when blocks became an official statistic.
“I saw a lot and I’m not surprised,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “Our competitive response all year has been pretty good, and he’s been at the forefront of that more than not. Tonight, he felt, from my perspective, an obligation to set a tone for us in a variety of ways. The aggression was a reflection of that.”
In the aftermath of a blowout loss in Game 3, former Spurs coach Gregg Popovich addressed the team in the locker room, a first this season, according to veteran guard De’Aaron Fox. By the end of the night, when discussing tactics for combating Oklahoma City’s physicality, San Antonio talked about not only the desire to hit back, but the need to hit first.
“Every team gets blown out, but just mentalitywise, I think that was one of the worst games we had probably of the season,” Fox said. “Then, Pop came in after the game. He saw it, we all saw it. We all felt it. Coming into this game, we wanted to make sure that mentality was out the door. Even if we lost this game, as long as we came in with the right mentality and played the right way, we could be OK with losing the game. The way that we lost [Game 3] I think hurt more than losing the game, and that was pretty much for everybody in the locker room.”
OKC punched San Antonio in the mouth in Game 3, and the Spurs wanted to return the favor. They played at a breakneck pace to prevent the Thunder from consistently setting their defense, while setting more screens for one another to create opportunities.
Wembanyama also attacked aggressively, taking four shots in the first 3:19 while scoring or assisting on 17 points in the opening quarter. San Antonio made 10 field goals on 10 assists in the first quarter, marking only the fourth time this season it finished a quarter with an assist rate of 100%.
Over the first 7:41, Wembanyama single-handedly outscored Oklahoma City 11-8.
“That’s kind of what Vic does,” rookie guard Dylan Harper said. “He kind of steps into big moments. He’s never afraid of it. He loves that moment.”
De’Aaron Fox said that, in what was a first this season, former Spurs coach Gregg Popovich addressed the team in the locker room following their blowout loss in Game 3, which helped them come into Sunday’s Game 4 with the right mentality. Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images
Defensively, the Spurs used a by-committee approach to slow down two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting. Stephon Castle took on the bulk of that responsibility with Fox, Harper, Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie taking turns with help from occasional double-teams bolstered by Wembanyama and Harrison Barnes.
San Antonio also stayed home on Oklahoma City’s shooters, resulting in the Thunder finishing 1-of-11 from deep in the first half. Oklahoma City had previously connected on one or fewer 3-pointers in a half only once this season (Jan. 7 against the Utah Jazz).
The Spurs held the Thunder scoreless in the first quarter for a span of 5:08 on the way to building a 25-point lead.
“We really paid attention to detail a lot better than Game 3,” Castle said. “Watching the film, we gave them a lot of straight-line drives and just not rotating how we practiced. [Hitting first] just feeds energy throughout the team, especially defensively being the point of attack. If I set the tone in the backcourt, my teammates are more likely to guard and play with that same kind of physicality throughout the possession.”
Wembanyama drilled a 27-footer just 24 seconds into the game to set the tone on offense, then did the same on the other end of the court one minute later by blocking a Chet Holmgren two-handed dunk attempt.
“We didn’t do nothing unexpected, but the truth is we had never been in this kind of situation before,” Wembanyma said. “It was our first deficit in a playoff series, and we just responded. But it was nothing amazing. It wasn’t magic. We just did what we needed to do. The series is far from over. We’ve got [to get] six more wins before we can rest.”
By Michael C. Wright, via ESPN