Cavs vs. Bulls preview and game thread

Cavs basketball returns with a dress rehearsal against the Bulls.

The Cavs will look to take what they learned in camp and apply it in an exhibition game.

Who: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls

Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse - Cleveland, OH

When: 7 p.m. EST, Tuesday Oct. 8

TV: Bally Sports Ohio, NBA League Pass

Spread: Cavs -3

Cavs training camp roster

Bulls training camp roster

What to watch for

First look at Kenny Atkinson’s team

It could take time to implement all of the changes Atkinson wants to make. It will likely be a gradual process that we won’t see come fully together for a while. That said, you’d like to see some things that they’ve worked on in camp carry over to a game setting. It’s worth watching just to see if this team looks any different.

“We [want to] play the right way,” Donovan Mitchell said. “We’re playing to build these habits. . . . We’re only worried about ourselves [and want to] continue to work on what we’ve been working on.”

How will the rookies look?

Jaylon Tyson has received a lot of praise from his teammates. Now, he’ll have a chance to show us why they believe in him so much.

Tyson was a good on-ball player in Summer League, but how does that translate over to playing against NBA competition? Tyson didn’t play well off-ball in Vegas, can that change in a more organized setting?

Similar questions could be asked about Luke Travers. Travers won’t be fighting for rotation minutes like Tyson could be, but you’d like to see a glimpse that shows that his game could translate over to the NBA.

We won’t know how these rookies seasons will go after watching one preseason game, but we should have a slightly better grasp on what to expect from both.