Bulls Schedule December 2026: 12 Games, 7 at Home, Times in CT

The Chicago Bulls open December 2026 at home against the New York Knicks on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. Central Time (CT), which is 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), on NBC and Peacock, according to the National Basketball Association (NBA) schedule. The NBA lists 12 Bulls games for the month, and a one-page printable of all of them is further down.

The source is the NBA’s 2026-27 regular season schedule PDF from NBA Communications, dated Aug. 13, 2026 and marked “subject to change.” Its times are in ET, with a local time for each home team; the table below gives CT first and ET second. Weekdays are our own calculation.

Bulls game times and TV for every December game

Seven of the 12 games are at the United Center and five are on the road. “None listed” means the NBA’s schedule shows no national network for that game.

Date	Game	Home or away	Time (CT)	Time (ET)	National TV
Tue., Dec. 1	New York at Chicago	Home	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	NBC and Peacock
Thu., Dec. 3	Cleveland at Chicago	Home	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	None listed
Sun., Dec. 13	Houston at Chicago	Home	5 p.m.	6 p.m.	None listed
Mon., Dec. 14	Miami at Chicago	Home	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	None listed
Wed., Dec. 16	Utah at Chicago	Home	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	None listed
Fri., Dec. 18	Chicago at San Antonio	Away	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	None listed
Sat., Dec. 19	Chicago at Dallas	Away	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	None listed
Mon., Dec. 21	Chicago at Miami	Away	6:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	None listed
Wed., Dec. 23	Chicago at Miami	Away	6:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	None listed
Sat., Dec. 26	Detroit at Chicago	Home	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	None listed
Tue., Dec. 29	Chicago at Atlanta	Away	6 p.m.	7 p.m.	None listed
Wed., Dec. 30	Boston at Chicago	Home	7 p.m.	8 p.m.	None listed

The Dec. 1 game against the Knicks is the only one with a national network listed. The schedule does not include local broadcasts; the Bulls list those at nba.com/bulls/schedule.

Is there a Bulls game between Dec. 4 and Dec. 11?

No. After the Dec. 3 game against Cleveland, the next Bulls game on the schedule is Sunday, Dec. 13, against Houston. The NBA’s August PDF has no regular-season games for any team from Dec. 4 to Dec. 11.

That span holds the Emirates NBA Cup knockout rounds. NBA.com’s Cup page, updated Nov. 7, 2026, lists the quarterfinals on Dec. 4-5, the semifinals on Dec. 8 and/or Dec. 9 and the championship on Dec. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Bulls are in East Group C and lost 125-111 to Boston on Oct. 30, with group games left against Atlanta on Nov. 13, Washington on Nov. 20 and at Charlotte on Nov. 25, so whether they play in the knockouts depends on those results. Our NBA Cup 2026 schedule lists every round, and the Bulls’ November schedule covers the group games.

Back-to-backs, road trip and the Heat games

The table gives three back-to-back pairs: Sunday-Monday, Dec. 13-14 (both at home), Friday-Saturday, Dec. 18-19 (at San Antonio, then at Dallas) and Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 29-30 (at Atlanta, then home against Boston). From Dec. 18 to Dec. 23 the Bulls play four straight games on the road, ending with two at Miami.

Miami is on the schedule three times in 10 days: at the United Center on Dec. 14, then in Miami on Dec. 21 and Dec. 23. Both road games start at 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET). For the Heat’s side of those games, see the Miami Heat December 2026 schedule.

No Bulls game on Christmas Day

The schedule lists no Bulls game on Friday, Dec. 25, or on Thursday, Dec. 24. The Bulls play at Miami on Wednesday, Dec. 23, then at home against Detroit on Saturday, Dec. 26, at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET). The month ends at home against Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 30.

Printable Bulls schedule for December 2026

The one-page sheet lists all 12 December games with the opponent, home or away, CT and ET times and the NBC and Peacock game on Dec. 1. Keep it next to the December 2026 printable calendar or add the games to a printable weekly calendar.

Because the NBA’s schedule is “subject to change,” recheck game times on NBA.com before you head out. Game results, injuries and tickets are not part of the NBA’s schedule and are not covered here.