The Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls are playing live on the NBA preseason schedule on Monday and the game is from the United Center starting up at 8 pm ET and streaming online from NBA.com and has Derrick Rose and John Wall matching up in a game with two playoff teams from last season in the east ahead of the start of the regular season at the end of the month.

The Bulls come into the season with high expectations with Derrick Rose coming back and while they did not get Kevin Love, the team has Pau Gasol as their top free agent. The team ditched Carlos Boozer and they also added Doug McDermott in the draft and Aaron Brooks on the bench and that gives Rose a deep team to work with. Gasol was a major snag and he should be a star in Chicago and if Rose can stay healthy through this year, the Bulls have the chance to be a title contender by the end of the season.

The team comes into the season after making the playoffs for the second straight year without Rose, but they are hoping he can stay on the court this time. The team is as deep as anyone with Rose, Joakim Noah, Gasol, Taj Gibson and McDermott as well as Jimmy Butler and Tony Snell and they have the chance to be a factor in the east. The Cavs are the favorites overall and in the division, but the Bulls can be a team that gives LeBron James and the Cavaliers trouble.

The Wizards come into the season with high expectations as well and that stems from them making the playoffs last year. The team won over the Bulls in the first round for the first time in years and they have John Wall coming back after another season under his belt along with Bradley Beal and Marcin Gortat. The Wizards made the playoffs and won a series and while they may not end up being title contenders, they will be in the mix in the conference.

The Miami Heat now have some competition in the division and while Luol Deng makes the team very good without LeBron James, the Wizards will be a factor in the race. The East should be very interesting this season, as the Bulls and Cavs are the top heavy teams, but the Miami Heat, Wizards, Knicks and Raptors are all talented and all could be in the mix for those middle playoffs. Wall and Rose are two of the most dynamic point guards in the league and they will dictate how their teams play this season.

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