NBA's Opening Night Schedule

First Round Match-ups, rematched.

Chicago is now back in the NBA limelight. After giving Miami Heat a fight in the first round of the playoffs and now having acquired Big Bad Ben, they are raring to go but off to a very tough challenge. Facing the same Miami Heat come October 31, the Defending Champion no less.

Hard-nosed coach and a hard-nosed line-up. A front line powered by Ben Wallace and Andres Nocioni and with above average guards featuring Hinrich, I got a feeling the Chicago Bulls can compete with anyone in the league in the coming season. A sentence you can not write or say since old no.23 retired.

At opening night cap, it will be Raja Bell versus Kobe Bryant all over again. Phoenix Suns against Los Angeles Lakers, a rematch of the Western First Round series. With some added flava... the return of Amare is a must see... Steve Nash's new hair-do is must-see... Deveon Goerge absence... Radmanovic addition to the LA offense (Does he play defense?)... If Kwame Brown will continue his strong play... Will Kobe revert to a one-man scoring machine or do the passing-player-game he displayed during the 7-game series versus the Suns...