Jakob Poeltl had 20 points (16 in the paint) and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 23 points down in the second quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 106-99.
The Spurs trailed 56-33 with 1:46 left in the second quarter and 58-40 at halftime. They were still down 58-35 with 1:09 left in the second quarter, with a 2.1% chance to win, and outscored the Bulls 71-41 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Bulls 6-0. In the fourth quarter, Patty Mills had 2 steals, one of them leading to Dejounte Murray’s floater that put the Spurs ahead 90-89, and the Spurs scored 2 points off them.
For the Bulls, Zach LaVine had 29 points and 6 assists, and Coby White went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Bulls forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Spurs outscored the Bulls 17-4 on the fast break. The Spurs’ starters were outscored 20-9 in 7 minutes together.