CHICAGO (Interstat) — Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked five shots, and the San Antonio Spurs erased a 22-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 124-119 on Wednesday night at the United Center. The Spurs won their 10th straight game and closed a 4-0 trip. San Antonio improved to 10-2. Chicago lost its eighth consecutive game, falling to 1-9 and 0-4 at home. Attendance was 19,699. Wembanyama’s performance came two days after he scored 40 points in a win at Phoenix.

Dylan Harper had 18 points, six rebounds, 10 assists and four steals for San Antonio. De’Aaron Fox added 17 points, four rebounds and nine assists. Keldon Johnson scored 10 points with six rebounds and four assists. Julian Champagnie added 12 points and two assists. The Spurs shot 49 of 98 from the floor, 13 of 34 from 3-point range and 13 of 18 from the free-throw line. San Antonio scored 124 points from 102 possessions, an offensive rating of 122.1.

Jalen Smith led Chicago with 23 points, four rebounds and three assists. Nic Claxton had 17 points and six rebounds. Patrick Williams added nine points, seven rebounds and four assists. Caleb Wilson scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds. Noa Essengue had eight points, four rebounds and three assists. Chicago shot 44 of 76 from the floor, 15 of 29 from beyond the arc and 16 of 18 from the free-throw line. The Bulls scored 119 points from 97 possessions, an offensive rating of 123.3.

Chicago opened strong and led 41-29 after the first quarter. Fox hit a 3-pointer on the Spurs’ first possession, but Smith answered with a 3-pointer and later added another from beyond the arc. Champagnie also hit a 3-pointer for San Antonio, and Wembanyama made a short shot as the teams traded early baskets. Chicago took control with a 13-2 run late in the first quarter. Tre Jones had a running pullup, a layup and a 3-pointer during the surge, and Claxton added a dunk and a free throw. Hawkins hit a 29-foot 3-pointer, and Wilson’s 3-pointer with 27.2 seconds left gave the Bulls a 41-28 lead. Wembanyama made one free throw with 10.8 seconds remaining to make it 41-29.

Chicago pushed its advantage to 22 points in the second quarter. Wilson opened the second with a 3-pointer, Smith scored inside and made two free throws, and Buzelis hit a 3-pointer with 5:35 left in the half to take a 63-42 lead. The Bulls led 66-44 after Claxton’s driving layup with 4:37 remaining in the second. San Antonio closed the half on a 12-4 run. Fox made two jumpers, Johnson scored twice inside, and Wembanyama capped the run with a 17-foot jumper to cut the halftime deficit to 70-56.

San Antonio began its comeback in the third quarter with a 17-3 surge to tie the score at 73. Champagnie hit a 3-pointer and a driving layup, Harper added a layup and a 3-pointer, and Wembanyama had a running dunk during the run. Harper’s 3-pointer with 8:05 left in the third tied the game at 73. Wembanyama made a technical free throw to give the Spurs a 74-73 lead, but Giddey answered with a 3-pointer for Chicago. The teams traded leads before the Spurs closed the quarter with a 7-2 run. Wembanyama’s dunk with 26.2 seconds left made it 90-87, and Claxton’s dunk with 6.6 seconds remaining cut San Antonio’s lead to 90-89 entering the fourth. The Spurs outscored Chicago 34-19 in the third quarter. Kornet had two tip shots in the quarter, and Barnes hit a 3-pointer for San Antonio. Castle added a dunk and a short shot, and Harper had a driving floating jump shot.

San Antonio opened the fourth with a 17-5 run to take a 107-94 lead. Wembanyama had a dunk, a technical free throw and a 3-pointer during that stretch. Carter Bryant also hit a 3-pointer, and Castle and Johnson made key baskets. Chicago cut the deficit to 120-111 on Sellers’ 3-pointer with 1:18 remaining. Essengue scored eight points in the final 44 seconds, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer, to account for the final margin. McLaughlin made two free throws with 11.2 seconds left for San Antonio’s final points. The Spurs had 11 offensive rebounds to Chicago’s seven, seven blocks to four and six turnovers to the Bulls’ 19. San Antonio committed 20 fouls; Chicago committed 19. Chicago finished with three assists.

The Spurs improved to 10-2 with the win and have won 10 straight. Chicago fell to 1-9 and has lost eight in a row. San Antonio had won at Phoenix 122-96 on Monday, at Portland 125-103 on Saturday and at Sacramento 124-109 on Friday before completing the trip in Chicago. Chicago had lost to Philadelphia and New York in its previous two games. San Antonio hosts Golden State on Friday. Chicago hosts Atlanta on Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Antonio 111, Chicago 110. Interstat’s ELO system had projected San Antonio with a 95.3 percent probability to win. San Antonio had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -15.5. The total score of 243 went under the over/under line of 237.5.