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Vucevic, Dosunmu lead Bulls to season-high output in 139-124 win over Spurs with Wembanyama out
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Nikola Vucevic had a season-high 39 points, Ayo Dosunmu had 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-124 on Thursday night with Victor Wembanyama sidelined with a back injury.
Dosunmu had season highs in points, assists and rebounds in collecting the first triple-double of his four-year career.
Keldon Johnson had a season-high 28 points and Devin Vassell added 17 points for San Antonio, which lost for the third time in its last four games.
Wembanyama is day-to-day with a sore lower back he suffered in Tuesday’s loss to Phoenix.
Chicago never trailed and had a season-high point total. Chicago matched a season-high with 73 points in the first half in taking a 73-57 lead.
Talen Horton-Tucker had 13 points for Chicago, which had six players score in double figures.
Chris Paul had 12 points and nine assists for San Antonio.
Bulls: Chicago rookie Matas Buzelis had 11 points after scoring a career-high 20 points against Brooklyn in his previous game. Three of Buzelis' four games in double figures have come in his past six games.
Spurs: Jeremy Sochan had 16 points and 14 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup after missing 13 games following thumb surgery. Sochan made his first career start at center in place of Wembanyama.
Zach LaVine drained a 3-pointer on the game's opening possession to set the tone for Chicago's most prolific outing this season.
Chicago shot 57.8% from the field, surpassing its previous season best of 57% set against Atlanta on Nov. 22.
Bulls: Play host to Indiana on Friday night.
Spurs: Host New Orleans on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Jeremy Sochan (Ayo Dosunmu gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-0 |
| 11:28 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 11:11 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:11 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Zach LaVine misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:37 | | Stephon Castle blocks Julian Phillips's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:37 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Julian Phillips blocks Julian Champagnie's two point reverse layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup | 5-3 |
| 10:12 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 5-5 |
| 10:00 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:24 | | Nikola Vucevic personal foul (Jeremy Sochan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Julian Phillips assists) | 9-5 |
| 8:32 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 12-5 |
| 8:15 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:52 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (lost ball) (Ayo Dosunmu steals) | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point hook shot | 14-5 |
| 7:12 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 14-8 |
| 6:54 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-8 |
| 6:46 | | Stephon Castle misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point running dunk (Stephon Castle assists) | 16-10 |
| 6:16 | | Julian Champagnie blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Stephon Castle misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:23 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | +3 | Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 19-10 |
| 4:32 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point stepback jump shot | 19-12 |
| 4:16 | | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Zach Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Stephon Castle misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point driving layup | 21-12 |
| 3:34 | | Julian Phillips personal foul (Zach Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | Zach Collins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup | 23-12 |
| 3:20 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-12 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point turnaround jump shot | 24-14 |
| 3:00 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point reverse layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 26-14 |
| 2:42 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Dalen Terry draws the foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | +1 | Dalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-14 |
| 2:33 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point dunk (Charles Bassey assists) | 27-16 |
| 2:19 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:19 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point running layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 27-18 |
| 2:14 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:06 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point driving dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 29-18 |
| 1:52 | | Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 31-18 |
| 1:31 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running finger roll layup (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 33-18 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-20 |
| 1:07 | | Charles Bassey technical foul | ||
| 1:07 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 34-20 |
| 0:50 | | Jalen Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:41 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Charles Bassey assists) | 34-22 |
| 0:31 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Devin Vassell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-22 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-22 |
| 0:00 | | Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +3 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes three point jump shot (Charles Bassey assists) | 36-25 |
| 11:23 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 39-25 |
| 11:07 | | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul) | ||
| 11:07 | | +1 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-26 |
| 11:07 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:04 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jalen Smith assists) | 41-26 |
| 10:54 | | Charles Bassey defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 10:41 | | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Charles Bassey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Charles Bassey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-27 |
| 10:41 | | Charles Bassey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:38 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point running finger roll layup | 43-27 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 43-29 |
| 10:05 | | Blake Wesley shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-29 |
| 10:05 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-29 |
| 9:48 | | Talen Horton-Tucker blocks Julian Champagnie's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Chris Duarte misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point tip dunk | 47-29 |
| 9:41 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:30 | | Chris Duarte shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:30 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +1 | Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-30 |
| 9:13 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | Matas Buzelis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:13 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-30 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 48-32 |
| 8:44 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 51-32 |
| 8:25 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 51-35 |
| 8:14 |