The Spurs overcome the Bulls and achieve their tenth victory; Curry injured

The San Antonio Spurs chained their tenth victory this Wednesday by beating the Chicago Bulls by 119-124 after coming back from 24 points on a day in which Stephen Curry left the court in Houston due to an abdominal injury, with his Golden State Warriors defeated 115-105 against the Rockets.

The Bulls (1-9), with only one victory so far this seasonthey were 22 points ahead of the almighty Spurs (10-2) in the second quarter. From that 66-44 lead, the Spurs went 7-30 to go ahead on the scoreboard at 73-74.

Victor Wembanyama finished with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocksDylan Harper had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and De’Aaron Fox contributed 17 points and 9 assists. Julian Champagnie, Stephon Castle, Keldon Johnson and Carter Bryant also finished in double figures.

Nobody goes down to the Lakers

Only the Lakers (11-2) can keep up with the Spurs in the West. The Angelenos continue to lead the conference after winning their seventh consecutive victory, 112-123 against the Milwaukee Bucks (1-11), who, like the Bulls, have only won one game.

Luka Doncic scored 32 points, Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili 23 and Austin Reaves contributed 18 points. Walker Kessler had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The best of the Bucks were Tyler Herro and Jaime Jáquez Jr., with 27 and 25 points, respectively. Herro and Jáquez Jr. arrived this summer in Milwaukee from the Miami Heat in exchange for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Curry injury and Smart expulsion

Curry left the game after only 5 minutes and 35 seconds of play due to an abdominal strain. The veteran shooter winced in pain after scoring his first triple of the night and shortly after walked to the locker room.

It was a busy night for the Warriors, who in the second half saw the referees eject Marcus Smart for throwing a punch, but not hitting, at Charles Bassey. In addition, they saw their eight-game winning streak disappear.

Yaxel Lendeborg (25 points) and Brandin Podziemski (22) held off the Warriors for part of the gamebut the Rockets tipped the balance with 20 points from Kevin Durant, 19 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists from Alperen Sengun or another 19 points from Amen Thompson.

In addition to these matches, The Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-123 in a game that they dominated from start to finish, with 30 points from Jamal Murray and 27 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists from Nikola Jokic.

The Cleveland Cavaliers They visited the always hostile Madison Square Garden for the first time since the 4-0 in the last playoffs and They defeated the New York Knicks 107-115 with 32 points from James Harden and 23 from Donovan Mitchell.

In New Orleans, the Pelicans took another beatingthis time at the hands of Jordi Fernández’s Brooklyn Nets. The Nets won 111-145. The Pelicans have conceded 422 points in their last three games against the Clippers, Warriors and Nets.

The Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 93-98 after being behind practically the entire game, coming back 22 points and taking the definitive lead with 25 seconds left. Jayson Tatum was the best with 24 points and the Celtics lead the East with a 10-2.

Also this Wednesday, The Indiana Pacers defeated the Washington Wizards 114-101 with 28 points from Pascal Siakam and the Orlando Magic beat the Utah Jazz 106-123 in Salt Lake City with 38 points from Franz Wagner.