Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls: Live Blog, Scores, Highlights and Analysis

The biggest game so far this season is ready to tip off and we'll be following it here.

The Bulls will be facing the Heat as the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, if not the entire NBA, play a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference Finals. 

While the Heat will be at full strength, the Bulls will be without two key players. Luol Deng will be out with a torn ligament in his left wrist and C.J. Watson will be sitting out with a sore wrist. 

The key to the game for the Bulls will be to control the paint. Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah have been playing their best ball together of late, and they'll need to be huge today to get past the Heat, especially without their frontcourt mate Deng. 

They'll also need their reigning MVP Derrick Rose and Ronnie Brewer, who will starting in place of Deng, to be able to hit their threes. The Heat have been outdone from long range in every one of their losses. 

For the Heat, the key will be to rebound, rebound, rebound. The Bulls have the best rebounding differential in the NBA and the best offensive rebound percentage. 

They'll also need to challenge the Bulls' shots. The Bulls are 13-0 when they have a higher field goal percentage than their opponents, but only 4-4 when their opponents shoot better.

This has a lot to do with their rebounding. To beat the Bulls you have to contest their shots and then go get the ones they miss. 

One other thing to watch for is that the Heat have a couple of players who are great at drawing fouls in Udonis Haslem and Shane Battier, and Carlos Boozer can tend to charge a lot trying to get to the rim. Boozer has to be careful to not get into early foul trouble. 

Feel free to chime in at any point, whichever side you're on.

It should be a great game! Here's to watching.