Chicago Bulls: 3 important early 21-22 season games

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Apr 2, 2021; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) greet after the game at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports /

3. October 30th: Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz

The Bulls open their season with five very winnable games: a home and away split with the Detroit Pistons, an away game against the new-look Toronto Raptors, and the aforementioned home games against New Orleans and New York.

Their sixth game of the season and final matchup of October presents a new challenge in the Utah Jazz. By far the best team the Bulls will have faced at that point, the Jazz are a team with title aspirations.

Led by three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and two-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell, the Jazz are a force to be reckoned with.

Utah bodied the Bulls last season, winning both games 120-95 and 113-106 respectively.

If Chicago can at least prove themselves a worthy challenger of the Utah Jazz, they can cement themselves as a serious playoff contender in the early stages of the season.

Another blowout loss, however, would bring up further questions about their risky offseason moves.

Next. 4 free agents that could fill Lauri Markkanen's role. dark

DeRozan is talented, but can he help the Bulls win? Can LaVine really lead a winning team? Is Ball a starting point guard, or a draft bust? What about Patrick Williams?

A home result against the Utah Jazz could answer some or all of those questions.

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