Wembanyama leads Spurs to 10th straight NBA win

LOS ANGELES, United States — The San Antonio Spurs rallied from 22 points down to beat the Chicago Bulls 124-119 on Wednesday, notching a 10th straight NBA win and keeping the pressure on the league-leading Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers improved their record to 11-2 -- half a game ahead of the 10-2 Spurs atop the West -- with a 123-112 victory over the Bucks in Milwaukee. Luka Doncic scored 32 points but limped out late in the fourth quarter after rolling his right ankle. In Chicago, Victor Wembanyama poured in 32 points to lead seven Spurs players who scored double figures. But San Antonio had to claw back from a 22-point first-half deficit against the lowly Bulls, who dropped their eighth straight. Chicago's 41 first-quarter points were the most allowed in the opening period by the Spurs this season. They limited Wembanyama early but couldn't keep it up. He finished an efficient 13-of-18 from the floor with nine rebounds, two steals and five blocked shots. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson lamented his team's lack of "physicality and resistance" in the first half. "Just a really sloppy performance from us defensively in the first half," he said. The Lakers led most of the way in Milwaukee, where they also faced a struggling...