Spurs Beat the Bulls 124-119 for a 10th Straight Win: Wembanyama's 32 Lead a Comeback From 22 Down in Chicago

The San Antonio Spurs won their 10th straight game on Wednesday night by first losing most of it. Down 22 points late in the second quarter at the United Center, San Antonio beat the Chicago Bulls 124-119, outscoring Chicago 68-49 after halftime and building a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter before the Bulls' late push cut it to five at the final horn.

Victor Wembanyama led the comeback with 32 points and nine rebounds, and Dylan Harper supplied the steering wheel: 18 points, 10 assists and four steals. De'Aaron Fox scored all 17 of his points in the first half and added nine assists, and San Antonio put seven scorers in double figures. The turn came in the third quarter, when the Spurs scored the first seven points in under two minutes and Chicago, which had committed seven turnovers in the whole first half, gave the ball away eight times in the third alone.

Chicago's start was its best of the season. The Bulls shot 17-for-20 in the first quarter and scored 41 points - the most the Spurs have yielded in a quarter all season - on their way to a 64-42 lead, their largest of the year, and a 70-56 halftime edge. Jalen Smith tied his career high with 23 points, Nic Claxton added 17, and Caleb Wilson scored 15 in 15 minutes before leaving in the third quarter with a right hand injury, the team announced.

The loss was Chicago's eighth straight; the Bulls are 1-9 and 0-4 at home. Both teams played short-handed - Chicago's Norman Powell missed a second straight game with back spasms, and San Antonio's Devin Vassell missed his second straight with left adductor tightness. The Spurs, who have now turned an 0-2 start into ten straight wins, move on to Friday's game against Golden State.