Chicago came out on fire
For one quarter, the Bulls looked like a different team. Chicago hit 18 of its first 21 shots, an absurd 85.7 percent, and pushed its lead as high as 22 points. It went into the break up 70-56, its best first half of the season, against the team that reached the Finals last spring.
Nobody in the building expected that. Least of all the Spurs.
San Antonio still left Chicago with a 124-119 win a few hours ago. Ten straight now, after losing the first two games of the season.
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Wemby flips it
Victor Wembanyama finished with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. The raw line is great. The on-court split is the real story: the Spurs outscored Chicago by 29 points with him on the floor, most of it after halftime.
San Antonio came out of the locker room fast, tied it at 73 and never let Chicago settle again. Late in the fourth, Wembanyama produced the sequence that ended it, a big block at one end and a three at the other.
Dylan Harper gave him plenty of help. The guard put up 18 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. For Chicago, French rookie Noa Essengue added 8 points and 4 rebounds, with two dunks late in the game.
Where it leaves both teams
The win keeps San Antonio second in the West, behind only the Lakers. Chicago is going the other way: this was an eighth loss in a row, and the strongest half of its season counted for nothing.
The Spurs’ next real test is the trip to Utah on Sunday. A streak like this tends to put a target on your back.
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