The San Antonio Spurs fell 22 points behind the Chicago Bulls and still left with their 10th straight win, rallying for a 124–119 victory. Source Source
Victor Wembanyama finished with 32 points, nine rebounds, five blocks and two steals, according to the NBA. He scored 17 of those points after halftime. Source
According to the NBA, the Spurs are only the second team ever to win at least 10 consecutive games immediately after an 0–2 start. The other was the 2017–18 Boston Celtics, who turned their two opening losses into a 16–2 record. Source
TalkBasket reports that Chicago scored 41 points in the first quarter, made 10 of its first 12 three-point attempts and led 64–42 midway through the second quarter. Source
“They wanted more than us in the first half,” Wembanyama said, as quoted by TalkBasket. He described the halftime locker room as “focused, not worried, but appropriately concerned.” That is some restraint after Chicago’s 10-for-12 start from three. Source
San Antonio opened the third quarter with an 18–3 run and forced five turnovers during that stretch, TalkBasket reports. An 11–2 run in the fourth put the Spurs in control. Source
The five-point win was tighter than San Antonio’s average during the streak: the NBA puts its average victory margin at 15 points. The league also says Wembanyama averaged 32.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.5 blocks across those 10 wins. Source
San Antonio improved to 10–2 and completed a 4–0 road trip, TalkBasket reports. The first-half defense is not the part to preserve. Source
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