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San Antonio Spurs at Chicago Bulls

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9-2, 5-0 Away

vs

1-8, 0-3 Home

Wembanyama leads San Antonio against Chicago after 40-point game

San Antonio Spurs (9-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (1-8, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio faces the Chicago Bulls after Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points in the Spurs' 122-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Chicago went 31-51 overall a season ago while going 18-23 at home. The Bulls averaged 15.4 points off of turnovers, 13.4 second-chance points and 43.6 bench points last season.

San Antonio finished 62-20 overall last season while going 30-12 on the road. The Spurs averaged 119.8 points per game while shooting 48.3% from the field and 35.9% from behind the arc last season.

INJURIES

: Bulls: Norman Powell: day to day (shoulder), Dailyn Swain: day to day (back), Zach Collins: day to day (illness).

Spurs: Devin Vassell: out (adductor), Jayden Quaintance: out (knee), Tobias Harris: out (calf).

Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/11

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 11.1%
Spurs: 88.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W9 Streak L7
107.0 Points Against 129.3
9-1 Last Ten Games 1-8
118.7 Points Per Game 112.7
46 Field Goal % 42
35 Three Point % 27
49.1 Rebounds Per Game 43.7
27.2 Assists Per Game 25.2
7.5 Blocks Per Game 5.4
7.7 Steals Per Game 8.1
0.5 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.3
13.0 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.1
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Norman Powell, G Day-To-Day Nov 9
Zach Collins, F Day-To-Day Nov 9
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Vassell, G Day-To-Day Nov 9
Tobias Harris, F Out Nov 8
Jayden Quaintance, F Out Oct 5

Spurs Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UTAH W 119-97
vs DAL W 112-111
@ SAC W 124-109
@ POR W 125-103
@ PHX W 122-96

Bulls Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs NY L 133-127
@ BOS L 125-111
@ PHI L 126-107
@ NY L 135-105
vs PHI L 127-121

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 9 2 .818 - W9
Houston 8 3 .727 1 W1
Memphis 7 3 .700 1.5 W1
Dallas 7 4 .636 2 W3
New Orleans 4 7 .364 5 L3

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 3 W1 0.7 7
Cleveland 2.5 6 L2 0.45454547 5
Indiana 4.5 8 L2 0.27272728 3
Chicago 5.5 8 L7 0.11111111 1
Milwaukee 6 9 L6 0.1 1
Full Standings

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