The Chicago Bulls NBA team will be facing off against the Brooklyn Nets at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Chicago Bulls NBA team will be facing off against the Brooklyn Nets at 12:00 p.

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Thursday that head coach Avery Johnson is being fired and speculation is out there that the team's assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo would be named the interim coach.

In a matchup that will feature the debut of new coach Mike D'Antoni, the Los Angeles Lakers (5-5) will look to pass the .500 mark when they take on the surging Brooklyn Nets (6-2).

The Miami Heat (3-1) will look to continue their winning ways when they host the Brooklyn Nets (1-1) at the American Airlines Arena. The Nets will look to change their hard luck as the Heat have defeated them in ten straight matchups. Although Miami's victory on Monday night wasn't as dramatic as Ray Allen's performance against the Denver Nuggets, they did topple the Phoenix Suns by a 124-99 margin to improve to 3-0 at home.