SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (18-17) will visit the Chicago Bulls (16-19). The Spurs are 0-1 versus Chicago this season.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a 122-111 home loss versus the Nuggets in overtime.
Victor Wembanyama led the team with 20 points and 23 rebounds. Harrison Barnes had 22, and Chris Paul had two and eight assists.
Devin Vassell recorded 19 and eight rebounds, Keldon Johnson had 10 and eight rebounds, and Zach Collins finished with four. Stephon Castle had 10. Julian Champagnie added 10.
Head coach Gregg Popovich was also out due to illness. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson assumed head coaching duties for the game.
“I thought tonight I could have been better. Obviously, when you’re playing a good player like (Nikola) Jokic, he’s going to find teammates, create some difficult matchups.” said Barnes. “But I thought we could have done a better job.”
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Icon Edition jerseys today.
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FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic is averaging 24.4 points per game and 11.4 rebounds in his last five games versus the Spurs, including a season-high 39 points in his previous meeting with San Antonio.
2. Bulls’ Patrick Williams has scored 15-plus points in back-to-back games against San Antonio.
3. The Bulls have won five straight versus San Antonio.
4. The Spurs have committed more turnovers than their opponent in two straight games.
5. The Spurs bench averages 40.1 points per game, good for fourth in the NBA.
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