Wembanyama leads San Antonio against Chicago after 40-point game

San Antonio Spurs (9-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (1-8, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio faces the Chicago Bulls after Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points in the Spurs' 122-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Chicago went 31-51 overall a season ago while going 18-23 at home. The Bulls averaged 15.4 points off of turnovers, 13.4 second-chance points and 43.6 bench points last season. San Antonio finished 62-20 overall last season while going 30-12 on the road. The Spurs averaged 119.8 points per game while shooting 48.3% from the field and 35.9% from behind the arc last season. INJURIES: Bulls: Norman Powell: day to day (shoulder), Dailyn Swain: day to day (back), Zach Collins: day to day (illness). Spurs: Devin Vassell: out (adductor), Jayden Quaintance: out (knee), Tobias Harris: out (calf). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .