San Antonio Spurs 124, Chicago Bulls 119 — Recap

November 11, 2026 · Recap published November 11, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Chicago Bulls seized control early against the San Antonio Spurs, surging to a 41-29 lead after the first quarter and extending their advantage to 70-56 by halftime behind Jalen Smith's 23 points, which included 5 three-pointers on 8-of-9 shooting. Nicolas Claxton added 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting to maintain the Chicago cushion through the opening two frames, despite early offensive output from San Antonio.

The momentum shifted dramatically in the third quarter as the San Antonio offense ignited for 34 points while tightening defensively to limit Chicago to just 19 points, narrowing the deficit to 89-90 heading into the final period. Victor Wembanyama fueled the San Antonio comeback with a game-high 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 threes on 13-of-18 shooting.

San Antonio completed the rally in the fourth quarter by outscoring Chicago 34-30 to secure the 124-119 victory. Dylan Harper orchestrated the offense with 18 points and 10 assists alongside 6 rebounds, while De'Aaron Fox contributed 17 points and 9 assists as San Antonio overcame its sluggish start to validate the pregame analytics model that had assigned the team a 65% win probability.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the San Antonio Spurs (65% confidence). It gave a 13% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 5 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · SAS -15.5 CHI covered Won by 5

Total · 236.5 Over 243 combined

Moneyline SAS -1200 · CHI +750 SAS favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (CHI) +14.5+15.5 +1

Total 239.5236.5 -3

Moneyline (CHI) +570+750 +180

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAS

Victor Wembanyama

32 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 13-18 FG

Scoring · CHI

Jalen Smith

23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 8-9 FG

Scoring · SAS

Dylan Harper

18 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 7-18 FG

Season highs

Jalen Smith · Season-high 23 pointsDylan Harper · Season-high 10 assistsJalen Smith · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

SAS 15 largest lead Q4 2:04 (SAS 120, CHI 105) · 11-0 run, Q2 1:18–Q3 10:05

CHI 22 largest lead Q2 5:03 (SAS 42, CHI 64) · 10-0 run, Q1 3:42–Q1 2:15

Swings 8 lead changes Tied 8 times

Ahead for good: Keldon Johnson makes two point shot (Q3 3:36, SAS 83, CHI 82).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
SAS	29	27	34	34		124
CHI	41	29	19	30		119

🧮 How They Scored

SASCHI

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.6%Effective FG%67.8%

5.4%Turnover %18.5%

25.0%Offensive rebound %24.1%

0.184Free-throw rate0.237

Box Score

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dylan Harper G	36	18	6	10	4	1	0	7-18	2-4	2-2	+19
Julian Champagnie F	35	12	0	2	2	1	0	4-7	3-6	1-1	+14
Victor Wembanyama F-C	32	32	9	1	2	5	1	13-18	2-6	4-5	+29
De'Aaron Fox G	31	17	4	9	3	0	1	7-17	2-7	1-2	+15
Stephon Castle G	29	11	1	3	2	0	2	5-13	1-5	0-0	+16
Keldon Johnson F	28	10	6	4	2	0	1	4-6	0-0	2-4	-7
Carter Bryant F	15	10	1	2	1	0	0	4-7	2-4	0-0	-10
Luke Kornet F-C	14	7	5	1	0	0	0	3-7	0-0	1-2	-14
Harrison Barnes F	13	3	1	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	-7
Jordan McLaughlin G	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	2-2	-10
David Jones F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-10
Tarris Reed Jr. C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-10

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Matas Buzelis F	31	13	3	2	0	0	6	5-12	3-7	0-0	-21
Jalen Smith F-C	30	23	4	3	0	0	0	8-9	5-5	2-2	-31
Patrick Williams F	28	9	7	4	0	1	0	4-4	0-0	1-1	+20
Tre Jones G	28	13	1	3	0	0	2	5-11	1-2	2-2	+5
Josh Giddey G	26	9	2	7	0	0	7	4-9	1-3	0-0	-19
Jordan Hawkins G	24	7	4	2	2	1	1	3-8	1-5	0-0	-2
Isaac Okoro F-G	23	0	2	4	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-12
Nicolas Claxton F-C	16	17	6	1	0	1	0	5-6	0-0	7-9	+13
Caleb Wilson F	16	15	5	0	1	0	2	5-7	2-2	3-3	-12
Noa Essengue F	12	8	4	3	0	1	0	3-5	1-3	1-1	+13
Zach Collins F-C	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+1
Jaylin Sellers G	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+10
Leonard Miller F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+10