By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-06-05 01:15:00
“转瞬之间。我觉得是我们自己把这场胜利放走了，”当被问及他和马刺是在什么时候感觉到比赛正从他们手中“溜走”时，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 仅仅如此回答道。
在整个季后赛期间，外界一直在谈论文班的情绪有多么外露，但在总决赛首战失利后，他确实表现得非常冷静。这场新闻发布会与文班亚马平时的风格有所不同。和大多数球员一样，文班亚马似乎并不享受赛后的发布会。也许是为了让他感到舒适，也许是为了照顾他的身高，在他进入发布会现场之前，工作人员对会议室进行了一些调整。发言台被完全清理干净，并为他准备了无线麦克风。文班更喜欢手持麦克风。
每次被问到问题时，他通常都会在回答前停顿一下。无论他是在消化问题、在脑海中翻译自己的回答，还是在尝试不同版本的措辞以找到最贴切的表达，这都是文班亚马发布会最显著的特征之一。
但在周三晚上，这些情况都没有出现。相反，文班挺直腰板面对媒体，以一种轻松自如的态度回答问题，就好像他早就知道会被问到什么，并提前准备好了答案。他的自信显而易见，在讨论比赛中那些不成功的环节时，维克托听起来没有一丝一毫的沮丧。
“我们让他们抢到了一个进攻篮板，”文班亚马在谈到第四节尼克斯锁定胜局的那波攻势中的某个特定时刻时说道，“所以那是我们的责任。在那之后，他们是一支经验丰富的球队，知道如何利用起势的势头。直到比赛尾声之前，我们都掌握着势头。这就是为什么我说我们把这场胜利放走了。”
马刺在因缺乏经验而饱受批评后，在这个季后赛中做出了调整，并因此坚持了下来。随着他们克服了一个又一个障碍，韧性已经成为解决经验不足的良药。随着季后赛轮次的推进和对手的更迭，文班亚马作为马刺领袖的成长也在实时发生。
随着发布会的进行，文班亚马的冷静仿佛注入了球队其他成员的身体。尽管他们刚刚输掉了一场总决赛，但他们看起来依然情绪高昂。没有任何垂头丧气或自我贬低的瞬间或表情。每一位走上发言台的马刺球员都展现出一种清醒的认知：虽然这个系列赛不会轻松，但纽约带来的挑战并非不可逾越。迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 都呼应了文班的态度，展现出这支球队是多么团结，以及他们对自家超级巨星有多么信任。
“这几乎不像是需要我去琢磨什么。这更像是只要我打得正常就行，甚至都不需要打得多好，”文班亚马说道，“只要做正确的事情就足够了。当我们打得不好，或者我打得不好时，那就是我们在自乱阵脚。这就是为什么我不担心。我们会变得好得多。我也会变得好得多。”
如果说马刺是凭借文班亚马高涨的情绪冲出西部，那么也许这一次，他们将追随他的沉着冷静，在这轮系列赛中重回正轨。
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Victor Wembanyama undeterred after Game 1 loss in NBA Finals
“It was quick. I think we let that one go” was all Victor Wembanyama said when asked when he and the Spurs felt the game “slipping” away from them.
After all the talk about how emotional Wemby has been throughout the postseason, he sure was calm after the Game 1 loss. This press conference was a departure from the norm for Victor Wembanyama. Like most players, Wembanyama seems to not revel in the postgame presser. Perhaps in an attempt to make him comfortable; perhaps as an accommodation for his height, adjustments are made to the conference room before he enters. The press table is completely cleared, and a wireless microphone is set for him. Wemby prefers going handheld.
When asked a question, there is usually a pause before he answers. Whether he is internalizing the question, translating his response in his head before speaking, or trying out different versions of an answer to find the most relevant, it’s one of the main identifying characteristics of a Wembanyama presser.
None of that was present Wednesday night. Instead, Wemby sat upright as he faced the media, answering questions with an easy manner, as if he knew what would be asked and had crafted the answers beforehand. His confidence was evident, and as he discussed elements of the game that were unsuccessful, Victor didn’t sound the least bit disheartened.
“We let them get an offensive rebound,” Wembanyama stated about a specific moment in the fourth quarter run that secured the game for the Knicks. “So that’s on us. After that, that’s an experienced team, they know how to play with momentum. We had the momentum until late in that game. That’s why I said we let that one go.”
The Spurs, after being criticized for their inexperience, have made adjustments this postseason and persevered as a result. As they have overcome one obstacle after another, resilience has been the antidote to inexperience. As the playoff rounds have progressed and the opponents have changed, Wembanyama’s growth as the Spurs leader has developed in real time.
As the press conference continued, it was as if Wembanyama’s calm had been transfused into the rest of the team. Though they had just lost a Finals game, they seemed upbeat. Not a moment or expression of head-hanging or self deprecation. Every Spur who took the stand carried themselves with an awareness that while this series wouldn’t be easy, the challenge New York offered was not insurmountable. Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle, and Devin Vassell each echoed Wemby’s manner, revealing just how tight the team is and how much faith they have in their superstar.
“It’s almost not like I have anything to figure out. It’s almost like I have to play normal, not even good,” Wembanyama said. “It’s just like doing the right thing is enough. When we play bad, when I play bad, is when we shoot ourselves in the foot. This is why I’m not worried. We’re going to be so much better. I’m going to be so much better.”
If the Spurs overcame the West riding Wembanyama’s emotional high, perhaps they will follow his serenity back into this series.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock