Spurs Erase a 22-Point Deficit in Chicago to Beat the Bulls 124-119 for Their 10th Straight Win

The San Antonio Spurs spent Wednesday night in Chicago looking beaten — and then, in one half, looking like the hottest team in the league again. San Antonio beat the Bulls 124-119 at the United Center for its 10th straight win, overcoming a 22-point deficit, the Associated Press reported. The Spurs improved to 10-2 and closed out a 4-0 road trip.

Chicago led 41-29 after one quarter and 70-56 at halftime. The turn came in the third: San Antonio won the quarter 34-19, then opened the fourth on an 11-2 run, with Stephon Castle scoring five points in the sequence and Victor Wembanyama four, Reuters reported, on the way to a 15-point fourth-quarter lead the Bulls could only cut to five at the end.

Wembanyama finished with 32 points on 13-of-18 shooting, nine rebounds and five blocks — two days after his 40-point game in a win over Phoenix, the AP noted. Dylan Harper added 18 points, 10 assists and four steals. For Chicago, Jalen Smith scored 23 points with five three-pointers in the box score, and rookie Caleb Wilson left the game in the third quarter with a right hand injury and did not return, the team announced via Reuters' report.

The Bulls have lost eight straight to fall to 1-9 and are 0-4 at home. The Spurs come home next: they host the Golden State Warriors in San Antonio on Friday night, carrying a winning streak that started after an 0-2 open to the season — and survived its worst first half of the month in Chicago.