Coby White made a go-ahead layup with 47 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls topped Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 114-110.
Chicago Bulls guard Coby White threw down an emphatic dunk on the San Antonio Spurs' 7-foot-3 phenom Victor Wembanyama on Monday night.
Chicago Bulls guard Coby White is now questionable for their matchup vs the Sacramento Kings on Sunday afternoon.
Coby White is not a dunker. Before Monday’s 114-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls guard had attempted only two dunks this season. He dunked only 14 times last season.
Victor Wembanyama has nearly a foot on Coby White, but it didn't matter in the late stages of the game on Monday night. The Bulls had a huge possession late as they were up by one point, and White was able to make a three-point game with a monster dunk over Wembanyama.
Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox returned from a bruised right glute against Chicago on Sunday, while the Bulls held out Coby White because of a strained neck.
The Bulls outscored the Spurs, 32-15 in the game's final quarter as Chicago rallied from a 79-60 second half deficit. After the Bulls trailed, 97-82 to start the fourth quarter, White gave Chicago its first lead of the game by beating Wembanyama with 47.1 seconds remaining.
The Chicago Bulls are stick in limbo at the moment. After last night’s 110-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, it marked the team’s 3rd straight defeat. Sitting
White has been dealing with a neck strain over the last few days, but the injury won't sideline him Wednesday. The 24-year-old played 34 minutes Tuesday during the first leg of Chicago's back-to-back set and should see another full workload Wednesday.
Bulls guard Coby White can obviously dunk, and do so in impressive fashion, so why doesn’t he do it more often? It’s in the legs. Michael Reaves/Getty Share Zach LaVine was having fun with it.
White has been dealing with a neck strain over the last few days, but the injury won't sideline him Wednesday. The 24-year-old played 34 minutes Tuesday during the first leg of Chicago's back-to-back set and should see another full workload Wednesday.
The Lakers still have LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the charge, making them a threat in the Western Conference. However, it seems that the team will need to add more firepower if they want to seriously be considered as a title threat.