CHICAGO _ The Bulls denied the Spurs NBA history Thursday night at the United Center, handing them their first road loss with a 95-91 victory.
The Spurs fell one road victory shy of tying the Warriors' 14-0 road start to last season, shooting just 40.2 percent.
Dwyane Wade's 20 points led the Bulls, who led by as many as 18 points. Rajon Rondo fell one assist shy of his second triple-double of the season.
Jimmy Butler's streak of games with 20 or more points ended at 15 when he managed just 13 points on 4-for-14 shooting. He joined Michael Jordan and Bob Love as the only players in franchise history with such a streak.
The Spurs are just 5-4 at home, leading Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to crack that he's assigned his analytics people to figure out why there's such a disparity.
Doug McDermott returned after missing 11 games following a Nov. 12 concussion and scored eight points.
