Wembanyama scores 38 points as the Spurs rally past the Bulls for a 121-117 victory
CHICAGO AP Victor Wembanyama scored of his points in the fourth quarter and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls - on Monday night for their third consecutive win Wembanyama also grabbed rebounds and blocked five shots The -foot- center made six -pointers and went for from the field in San Antonio s first win at Chicago since March He became the first athlete in NBA history with at least points rebounds five assists five blocked shots and five -pointers in a match De Aaron Fox scored points for the Spurs in his second challenge of the season Stephon Castle had points and assists and Luke Kornet finished with points Chicago dropped to - at home It has lost four of five overall The Bulls played without guard Josh Giddey who was sidelined by a right ankle injury Kevin Huerter stepped into the starting lineup and finished with points Chicago had a - lead before Wembanyama put together a personal - run He made a fadeaway jumper and a -pointer to get San Antonio within three with left The Spurs went ahead to stay with a late - run Wembanyama made two big s and Castle s two foul shots made it - with seconds remaining The Bulls shot for from the field in the fourth compared to for for the Spurs Ayo Dosunmu and Tre Jones each scored points for Chicago Jalen Smith had points and rebounds The Bulls used a - run to open a - lead with left in the third quarter Huerter s -pointer gave the Bulls a - lead going into the final period Up next Spurs Host Golden State on Wednesday night in the first of two consecutive home games against the Warriors Bulls At the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night AP NBA https apnews com hub nba Source