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San Antonio Spurs at Chicago Bulls

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18-18, 6-10 Away
Final
110 - 114

17-19, 7-11 Home

Coby White stars as Bulls rally past Spurs for 114-110 victory

Lonzo Ball dishes creative dime for a Bulls dunk

Zach LaVine had 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Chicago, which trailed by 19 before rallying in the fourth quarter. Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 11 boards, and White finished with 23 points.

After White's layup gave the Bulls their first lead at 111-110, Devin Vassell threw away the ball for San Antonio. White then drove into the lane and dunked over a late-arriving Wembanyama, delighting the crowd of 18,886 at the United Center.

Wembanyama had 23 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks for San Antonio, which carried a 95-82 lead into the final period. Chris Paul added 18 points and nine assists in the opener of a four-game trip.

Chicago used an 11-0 run to trim San Antonio's lead to 79-71 with 5:24 left in the third quarter. But then Paul made two foul shots, a pullup jumper and a 3-pointer to extend the Spurs' advantage to 86-73 with 4:18 remaining in the period.

Takeaways Spurs: With his length and athleticism, Wembanyama led the way on the defensive side. But he got some help, too. Vassell blocked three shots and grabbed two steals.

Bulls: Won for the fourth time in five games. They also rallied for a wild 139-126 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.

Key moment San Antonio led 110-103 with 3:53 left, but Vucevic and LaVine each made a 3 to get Chicago within one with 2:38 to go.

Key stat Chicago went 5 for 8 from 3 in the fourth quarter, compared to 1 for 9 for San Antonio.

Up next Both teams play again Wednesday night. San Antonio visits Milwaukee, and Chicago is at Indiana.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 114
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 114
4th 0.1 Spurs offensive team rebound 110 - 114
4th 0.1 Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 110 - 114
4th 4.1 Spurs offensive team rebound 110 - 114

Statistics

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44-95 FG 44-102
46.3 Field Goal % 43.1
15-46 3PT 13-39
32.6 Three Point % 33.3
7-12 FT 13-15
58.3 Free Throw % 86.7
49 Rebounds 47
13 Offensive Rebounds 14
36 Defensive Rebounds 33
31 Assists 25
8 Steals 12
12 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
15 Fast Break Points 19
40 Points in Paint 54
18 Fouls 9
19 Largest Lead 4
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noa Essengue, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Ayo Dosunmu, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Harper, G Day-To-Day Sep 5
Jeremy Sochan, F Day-To-Day Aug 10
De'Aaron Fox, PG Day-To-Day Aug 4
Carter Bryant, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Kelly Olynyk, PF Day-To-Day Jul 8

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 18,886 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 0 0 .000 - -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 - -
Detroit 0 0 .000 - -
Indiana 0 0 .000 - -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 - -
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