San Antonio Spurs (9-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (1-8, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio faces the Chicago Bulls after Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points in the Spurs’ 122-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Chicago went 31-51 overall a season ago while going 18-23 at home. The Bulls averaged 15.4 points off of turnovers, 13.4 second-chance points and 43.6 bench points last season.

San Antonio finished 62-20 overall last season while going 30-12 on the road. The Spurs averaged 119.8 points per game while shooting 48.3% from the field and 35.9% from behind the arc last season.

INJURIES: Bulls: Norman Powell: day to day (shoulder), Dailyn Swain: day to day (back), Zach Collins: day to day (illness).

Spurs: Devin Vassell: out (adductor), Jayden Quaintance: out (knee), Tobias Harris: out (calf).