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Spurs bring nine straight wins to the NBA's worst defense

Victor Wembanyama averages 30.1 points and 4.3 blocks, and Chicago ranks 29th in defensive rebounding during a seven-game skid.

Spurs are 9-2 and have won nine in a row
Wembanyama: 30.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.3 blocks a game
Bulls allow 121 points per 100 possessions, worst in the NBA

Published November 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM2 min read How this story was written

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San Antonio Spurs

Chicago Bulls

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The San Antonio Spurs (9-2), winners of nine straight, visit the Chicago Bulls (1-8), losers of seven in a row, on Wednesday night, with the league's fourth-best defense facing its worst.

San Antonio's offense meets the softest resistance in the league. The Spurs score 116.6 points per 100 possessions, fifth, and Chicago allows 121, last of 30 teams.

Opponents post an effective field goal percentage of 56.5 against the Bulls, 27th. That is open floor for a team that rarely wastes a trip: the Spurs' turnover rate of 10.8% ranks second.

The glass tilts the same way. The Bulls rank 29th in defensive rebounding, and Wembanyama alone grabs 2.8 offensive rebounds a game.

Wembanyama averages 30.1 points and 11.9 rebounds. His 4.3 blocks a game wait at the rim for a Bulls offense that ranks 26th in efficiency.

Chicago plays the fastest pace in the league at 106.9, but the speed has not turned into baskets. Its effective field goal percentage of 48.7 ranks 29th, while San Antonio holds opponents to 49.8%, fourth.

Caleb Wilson leads the Bulls with 19.3 points a game but shoots 40.6% from the field. Josh Giddey sets him up with 8.4 assists. De'Aaron Fox runs the Spurs with 5.9 assists a game.

Devin Vassell, San Antonio's steals leader at 1.7 a game, is questionable. Tobias Harris and Jayden Quaintance are out, along with two more Spurs. For Chicago, Norman Powell, who plays 28.7 minutes a game, is questionable, Jaylin Sellers is out and two more Bulls are questionable.

Most of San Antonio's streak has been lopsided, including a 122-96 win at Phoenix and a 125-103 win at Portland. Only Dallas came close, in a 112-111 San Antonio win at home.

The Bulls' slide includes a 135-105 loss at New York and a 127-121 home loss to Philadelphia.

Tip-off is at 8 p.m. ET in Chicago. Sportsbooks' prices give San Antonio an 89% chance to win; Keel's projection, built from the players available and blended with the market, also lands at 89% and has the Spurs by 15.3 points.