Bulls announce 2010-11 regular season schedule

The Chicago Bulls will tip off their 45th season on Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Oklahoma City versus the Thunder. As part of the NBA’s Kia Motors NBA Tip-Off ’10 schedule, the game will be televised nationally on ESPN at 7:00 p.m.

Chicago will tip off its home schedule on Saturday, Oct. 30 versus the Detroit Pistons at the United Center at 7:00 p.m.

Chicago’s home schedule features the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 10. The Miami Heat will be at the United Center on Jan. 15 and Feb. 24, while the Boston Celtics will be in town on Jan. 8 and April 7.

Chicago’s Christmas day game at New York is one of five matinee games on this year’s schedule. The Bulls and Knicks will tip off at 11:00 a.m. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

The Bulls are currently scheduled to appear on national television a total of 27 times. This year the Bulls will air on ABC two times, TNT seven times, ESPN nine times and NBA-TV nine times. The Chicago Bulls local television schedule will be announced in the very near future.