The Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-112 for their fourth straight win.
Torrey Craig’s corner 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead for good with 10:27 left in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs got within 99-98 on Doug McDermott’s corner 3-pointer with 7:49 to play, but Coby White answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Spurs got no closer than 102-100.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Spurs 7-1. White scored 4 of the Bulls’ 7 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, DeMar DeRozan had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Bulls scored 4 points off them.
White had 24 points and 6 assists. Nikola Vučević added 21 points (14 in the paint) and 16 rebounds. Patrick Williams added 20 points (10 in the paint) on 8 for 11 shooting. DeRozan added 20 points, 10 assists and 3 steals but shot 7 for 24, and Craig had 16 points and 8 rebounds off the bench. Craig scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Victor Wembanyama had 21 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Devin Vassell went 1 for 9 from 3. Keldon Johnson scored 20 points with 6 3-pointers. Tre Jones had 18 points and 8 assists off the bench. Zach Collins had 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
The Spurs gave up 24 offensive rebounds, about 11 more than usual for the shots the Bulls missed. The Spurs’ starters were outscored 29-19 in 10 minutes together.