SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had a season-high 41 points and 16 rebounds while collecting the third-fastest double-double since 1997-98 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 129-114 for their ninth straight win on Monday night.
Vembanyama had 10 points and 10 rebounds in his first eight minutes, 31 seconds on the court, collecting his 10th rebound at 1:55 of the second quarter. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it was the third-fastest double-double in the play-by-play era, behind Boban Marjanovic in 2017 (8:13) and Jonas Valanciunas in 2025 (8:08).
Vembanyama capped his season high with a driving, one-handed dunk for his final points midway through the fourth quarter. For the 14th time this season he scored at least 30 points on 17 of 27 from the field and 3-of-6 on 3-pointers.
Stephen Cassel added 21 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for San Antonio, which has won nine consecutive games.
Bulls point guard Tre Jones had 23 points in his first game in San Antonio since being traded to Chicago as part of the deal that brought De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs. Leonard Miller added 21 points, and Collin Sexton scored 20 points, as the Bulls lost for the fourth consecutive time.
San Antonio, which had six players score in double figures, increased its lead to 29 points in the third quarter.
The Bulls took the court two hours after waiving Jaden Ivey for “conduct detrimental to the team.” Ivey, who is injured, did not travel with the team during the four-game road trip.
The news did not have a quick impact on Chicago, as Matas Bujelis’ one-handed uncontested slam gave the Bulls a 5–2 lead and Spurs coach Mitch Johnson angrily called a timeout after 71 seconds of the game. San Antonio responded with a 20–13 run, sparked by Wembanyama’s early double-double.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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