On Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. CST, the NBA will announce the 2010-2011 NBA schedule, but until then, snippets of the schedule have been leaking to the public. According to Yahoo! Sports, the Chicago Bulls will not only begin the regular season on Christmas Day, but they will also be playing in the preseason opener too.
The Bulls will be traveling to the Concseco Fieldhouse for a December 16 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. The Bulls and Pacers paired off in the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs, where the Bulls dispatched the Pacers in five games. The Pacers finished the 2010-2011 season with a 37-45 record, whereas the Bulls finished with an NBA-best 62-20 record.
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