Wembanyama Rallies Spurs From 22 Down for 10th Straight Win

SAN ANTONIO, There was a point in the first half Tuesday night in Chicago when the Spurs trailed the Bulls by 22 points and looked like a team that had no business being on a winning streak. By the final buzzer they had their 10th straight win. That's the Victor Wembanyama problem in a single box score.

According to TalkBasket.net, Wembanyama scored 32 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked five shots as San Antonio came back to beat Chicago 124-119. He shot 13-for-18 from the field, which at this point in the season feels almost routine. His performance came just two days after he poured in 40 points in a win over Phoenix.

Wembanyama didn't sugarcoat what happened before the comeback. As reported by TalkBasket.net, he said after the game: "They wanted more than us in the first half," adding that the Bulls found a rhythm San Antonio couldn't disrupt, calling it "really bad" on their end. It's a candid read you don't always get from a player in the middle of a 10-game run, and it tracks with what the Spurs have been through this month.

The streak itself is worth cataloguing. San Antonio lost its first two games of the season, including an ugly opener in Oklahoma City where Wembanyama went 1-for-13 from the field. Since then the Spurs haven't lost. They climbed to 8-2 by last week, earning the top spot in the NBA's Week 4 power rankings published by NBA.com, which noted the team ranked in the top three on both ends of the floor during the run.

The signature moment was a November win over the Dallas Mavericks where Wembanyama posted 52 points and 24 rebounds, both career highs, along with eight blocked shots. Per CBS Sports, that effort helped San Antonio win 112-111 and also gave head coach Mitch Johnson his 100th career NBA victory. Johnson's record now sits at 100-67, per Yahoo Sports. That's the kind of milestone that gets lost in the noise when your franchise player is doing things that haven't been done in half a century.

NBA.com noted that Wembanyama became the first player in 50 years to record 50-plus points, 20-plus rebounds and 5-plus blocks in a single game. Put that next to his current season averages, reported by Basketball Network at 29.1 points, 12 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.9 blocks per game, and you understand why the front-office decision to build the roster around him, patiently, through some genuinely ugly early seasons, looks pretty smart right now.

Wembanyama said after the Chicago win that the Spurs are optimistic but need to stay focused game by game. The Golden State Warriors are next on Friday in San Antonio. Steph Curry left Wednesday's loss to Houston early, per Philippine sports outlet Inquirer, so we'll see what the Warriors bring.

Ten straight isn't a title. The Eastern Conference playoffs are months away, and San Antonio's supporting cast, while improved, hasn't been road-tested against the top of the West for a full 82-game stretch yet. But a 10-2 record, the league's longest active winning streak, and a 22-point comeback on the road says the Spurs aren't just developing anymore. They're competing.

Sources cited:
- TalkBasket.net (https://www.talkbasket.net/227555-victor-wembanyama-leads-spurs-10th-straight-win-over-bulls)
- TalkBasket.net (https://www.talkbasket.net/227590-victor-wembanyama-explains-spurs-22-point-comeback)
- NBA.com Power Rankings (https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2026-27-week-4)
- CBS Sports (https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/victor-wembanyama-spurs-seek-eighth-straight-win-at-blazers/)
- Yahoo Sports (https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spurs-coach-reaches-career-milestone-130819996.html)
- Basketball Network (https://www.basketballnetwork.net/latest-news/victor-wembanyama-loving-every-moment-of-spurs-nine-game-winning-streak)