By Michael C. Wright, 2026-05-27 14:32:34
俄克拉荷马城——周二晚，在圣安东尼奥马刺114-127不敌俄克拉荷马雷霆的西部决赛第五场比赛后，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 默默地在佩科姆中心客队更衣室的角落里穿好衣服。
穿上一双20.5码的全白Air Force 1运动鞋后，文班亚马悄然离开更衣室，走向走廊最近的出口，消失在夜色之中。
球队发言人表示文班亚马不会接受媒体采访。而在大约一小时前，马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 刚刚表示，“我们需要”让这位圣安东尼奥的现象级超巨活跃起来，以在周四的第六场生死战中避免被淘汰。目前，雷霆在系列赛中大比分3-2领先。
“他的出手次数必须超过15次，”约翰逊说道，“哪怕算上那12次罚球，他也绝对需要砍下20分以上。”
本场比赛，文班亚马的投篮命中率仅为27%，创下其季后赛生涯新低，但他罚球12罚全中，并贡献了6个篮板和3次盖帽。随着本场失利，马刺自今年1月遭遇三连败以来，首次在客场吃下两连败。
当被问及文班亚马的挣扎是因为个人侵略性不足还是球队的战术安排时，约翰逊表示这是两者的共同原因。
“雷霆做得很好，而我们必须做得更好，”约翰逊表示，“从表面上看，最直观的一点就是他绝对需要增加出手次数。但我们的问题是全方位的。即使在我们占据优势时，我们也没能通过简单的配合来把握住机会和球权。在这种级别的较量中，你必须以一种极其稳健、成熟的方式，确保每一个回合的执行都万无一失。”
在18023名座无虚席的现场观众面前，马刺深知他们必须抢好开局。对手雷霆虽然由两届MVP谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 领衔，但此役缺少了杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams)（腿筋拉伤）和阿杰·米切尔 (Ajay Mitchell)（小腿受伤）这两位关键的进攻创造者。
首节双方展开拉锯战，雷霆以29-27微弱领先，期间文班亚马仅出手2次。半场结束时，他依靠6次运动战出手和罚球拿到11分。下半场开局马刺落后11分，而文班亚马在第三节仅有3次出手。末节他出手6次仅命中1球，全场三分球更是5投0中。
“我觉得对手在他身上投入了重兵防守，有时候这确实很难，”马刺二年级后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 说道，“他只是想做出最合理的战术选择，想赢下比赛。所以这确实不容易。但毫无疑问，他是我们最好的球员，我们需要他打得更有侵略性。我觉得只有他打出侵略性，才能为其他队友创造出投篮空间。”
在马刺赢下的两场西决比赛中，文班亚马分别轰下41分和33分，这足以证明球队有多么依赖他的巨星表现。
“他的出手次数必须超过15次，”马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊在谈到文班亚马时说道，“哪怕算上那12次罚球，他也绝对需要砍下20分以上。” Christian Petersen/Getty Images
雷霆内线双塔切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) 和伊赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因 (Isaiah Hartenstein) 合力抢下26个篮板。相比之下，文班亚马在上半场仅有1个篮板入账，追平了他在第三场失利时下半场创下的个人季后赛半场最低篮板纪录。
尽管送出了3次盖帽和2次抢断，但文班亚马在防守端同样显得有些吃力。在第五场比赛中，当文班亚马在场时，雷霆的投篮命中率高达49%，创下了本届季后赛中对手面对他防守时的最高命中率。
上周五马刺在主场输掉第三场比赛后，文班亚马曾表示：“是时候检验我们的成色了。”
毫无疑问，在面临生死考验的第六场大战中，这句话对文班亚马和马刺全队来说都再适用不过了。
周二下半场开局阶段，马刺曾一度落后达18分，文班亚马在一次团队围拢时发表了慷慨激昂的演讲。老将后卫德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 随后被问及文班亚马当时说了什么。
“我们不想让我们的赛季在本周画上句号，”福克斯说道，“谁也不想陷入大比分落后的境地，但我们确实落后了。你必须展现出反击的斗志，因为如果今天输了，两天后再输，你的赛季就彻底宣告结束了。我们绝不希望看到那一幕发生。”
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Spurs say they need more from Victor Wembanyama after off night
OKLAHOMA CITY – Victor Wembanyama dressed quietly in a corner of the visitors locker room at Paycom Center following the San Antonio Spurs’ 127-114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
After pulling on a pair of size 20½ all-white Air Force 1 sneakers, Wembanyama slipped out of the locker room to the nearest exit down the hall and into the night.
A team spokesman said Wembanyama would be unavailable to speak to reporters, nearly an hour after Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said “we’re going to need to” get San Antonio’s generational superstar going to stave off elimination Thursday in Game 6 with the Thunder now leading the series 3-2.
“He’s got to take more than 15 shots,” Johnson said. “Even with the [12] free throws, he’s going to have to score more than 20 points for sure.”
Wembanyama shot a postseason-career-low 27% but connected on 12-of-12 free throws and grabbed six rebounds with three blocks as San Antonio dropped back-to-back road games for the first time since a three-game skid in January.
Asked if Wembanyama’s performance came because of his aggression or the team’s game plan, Johnson said it was a combination of the two.
“OKC did a good job. We’ve got to do a better job,” Johnson said. “That’s probably the easiest in terms of when you [look at] surface-level stuff that he’ll definitely need to take more shots. But there’s a lot of things all over the place. Even when we had advantages, we just didn’t make simple plays and take advantage of the opportunity, that possession. In this type of game, you’ve got to be sure of everything you’re doing in a very secure, mature way.”
Playing in front of a sellout crowd of 18,023, San Antonio knew it needed to get off to a fast start against an Oklahoma City team led by two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but missing two of its key offensive creators in Jalen Williams (hamstring) and Ajay Mitchell (calf).
In a back-and-forth first quarter that the Thunder won 29-27, Wembanyama fired only two shots and finished the opening half with 11 points on six field goal attempts. With the Spurs trailing by 11 points to start the second half, Wembanyama took only three shots in the third quarter. He launched six shots in the final frame and made one, but missed all five of his shots from 3-point range in the game.
“I think they send so many bodies towards him, it’s hard at times,” second-year guard Stephon Castle said. “I think he just wants to make the right play and wants to win. So, it’s tough. But yeah, he’s our best player. We need him to be aggressive. I feel like him being aggressive opens up shots for other guys.”
In the Spurs’ two wins in the conference finals, Wembanyama racked up 41 and 33 points, respectively, making it clear how much the team needs him to shine.
“He’s got to take more than 15 shots,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said of Victor Wembanyama. “Even with the [12] free throws, he’s going to have to score more than 20 points for sure.” Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Oklahoma City big men Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein combined for 26 rebounds. Wembanyama finished the first half with one rebound, which tied the second half of San Antonio’s Game 3 loss for his fewest rebounds in a half in the playoffs.
Despite three blocks and two steals, Wembanyama also struggled somewhat on defense. Oklahoma City shot 49% with Wembanyama on the court in Game 5, the highest field goal percentage a team has shot against him in the postseason.
After San Antonio fell in Game 3 on Friday at home, Wembanyama said, “We’re going to see what we’re made of.”
Surely, that applies for Wembanyama and the Spurs in Game 6 with elimination on the line.
San Antonio trailed by 18 points early in the second half Tuesday, when Wembanyama delivered an impassioned speech during a team huddle. Veteran guard De’Aaron Fox was asked what he said.
“We don’t want our season to end this week,” Fox said. “You don’t want to get down, but we got down. You have to be willing to fight back because you lose today, then lose in two days, your season is over. We don’t want that to happen.”
By Michael C. Wright, via ESPN