NBA Schedule 2010-11: Chicago Bulls Must Quiet Thunder In Season Opener
August 4th, 2010 by Brian Chappatta Leave a reply »The NBA recently released a "partial schedule" that highlights some of the biggest games on the biggest days.
Most experts are salivating at the Opening Day match-up between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics.
Yet the battle between the Chicago Bulls and the Oklahoma City Thunder could be the more important game of the two.
The two marquee match-ups are actually strangely similar.
The Thunder are a lot like a younger version of the Celtics. Both teams have a core group of players returning. That's Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo for Boston and Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Jeff Green for Oklahoma City.
Both teams play unselfish basketball and were successful last season. Both gave the Los Angeles Lakers a tough battle in the postseason and have their sights set on dethroning the champs.
Then there are the Bulls and the Heat. Both are expected to be among the best in the NBA, but each squad looks vastly different from last season after getting rebuilt through free agency.
The Heat are a more veteran group, while the Bulls are a youthful bunch.
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Article written by Brian Chappatta
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