Chicago Bulls Announce Regular Season Schedule

Apr 27, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau talks to his team during a time out against the Brooklyn Nets in overtime during game four of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at the United Center. The Bulls beat the Nets 142-134 in triple overtime. (Mandatory Credit: Rob Grabowski-USA TODAY Sports)

Today, the NBA released the regular season schedules for the 30 teams in the league. As previously reported a few weeks ago, the Bulls will be playing on Opening Night, Oct. 29, as they face the back-to-back champion Miami Heat. This matchup will also mark the long awaited return of Derrick Rose, and will be the first of four Bulls-Heat games.

Chicago’s home opener will come two days later, on Halloween night; they will face the New York Knicks at 7 PM CT.

Another game that leave fans counting down the time until tip-off will be the Nov. 11 game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. Assuming all goes well, this will be the first time Rose and Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving will face off on the hardwood.

The annual circus trip will begin on Nov. 21, as the Bulls will take on the Denver Nuggets. It will consist of six games with two back-to-backs in five nights.

A Christmas Day game will be on the Bulls’ schedule for the fourth straight year. They will visit their 2013 first-round playoff opponents, the Brooklyn Nets, at 11 AM.

Check back with us later for further details on the television schedule.

Here is the full regular season schedule: