LIVE Discussion: Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m. ET

The first 10 days of the NBA season have produced a number of surprises. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 5-0 and the Milwaukee Bucks are 1-4. A little less surprising: the Brooklyn Nets are 2-3 and the Chicago Bulls are 3-2. Both teams are coming off wins that were a bit surprising as well. The Nets pushed the Memphis Grizzlies around while the Bulls came from way behind for the second straight game, defeating the Magic.

The two surprises will be at Barclays Center tonight as the Nets begin a three-game homestand. So far, the fans have shown up despite woe-is-me predictions. Brooklyn is averaging 17,926 fans, that’s 101% of the Barclays capacity in two games. Tonight will be a good indicator of fan interest since the Bulls don’t have a superstar on the level we saw in the home opener, Giannis Antetocounmpo (currently) of the Bucks and Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets.

Game 5 | Oct. 30 | Record: 1-3

• TIME: 7:30 pm ET
• OPPOSITION: Chicago Bulls (3-2)
• TUNE IN: YES Network on TV; WFAN on Radio.

Injuries

Not Bojan Bogdanovic or Day’Ron Sharpe. Trenton Watford went from probable to available then not long before game time, questionable then out with the left hamstring strain that has kept him out so far this season. Dariq Whitehead is with the Long Island Nets as they are the three two-ways. Long Island opens its season a week from tonight at Nassau Coliseum.

Lonzo Ball (right wrist sprain) is out but Zach Lavine (shoulder sprain) and Patrick Williams (also shoulder sprain) are available.

The Game

The guard matchup should be fun. Dennis Schroder is playing perhaps the best basketball of his NBA career and has powered the Nets to a terrific start. The three point shooting is amazing, but him getting to and finishing at the rim is the thing that might be the most important

Get downhill and good things happen! For Jordi Fernandez and the Nets, having a leader like Schroder helps keep things organized and gives them a fighting chance every night. The Nets have been a fun watch so far, and that’s all you can ask for right now. If they keep this up, the winter might not be as long as everyone expects it to be.

Josh Giddey is in a new location, and it looks like if he’s found himself. His three point shooting has been otherworldly in the beginning stages of the year and he has everyone on the move. It’s still incredibly early and stats in the first month and change of the season are super noisy, but if Giddey can be something close to a positive on offense, it’ll be a God send for the Bulls.

And Zach Lavine has seen a resurgence. He’s been the engine behind the Bulls two 20-point comebacks and is averaging 23.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting better than 50% overall.

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