It is bound to be a battle of epic proportions.  Bill Cartwright's new-style Bulls versus Michael Jordan's Wizards.  For the first time ever the words Michael Jordan and Chicago Bulls will not go together within an NBA arena, they will retract as the two face off as enemies.

"Is it another game? No," Bulls coach Bill Cartwright said. "For our guys, it will be a fun game to play. We just want to be smart. If he's going to score, we want it to be on a tough shot, not a layup or not from the free-throw line."

Jordan is coming off a 51 point game followed up by 45 points, so how fun will it be for Ron Artest, who it is suspected broke Jordan's ribs during an offseason duel at Hoops the Gym?

"He has been giving people 50s and 40s," Artest said. "I'm sure he's going to try to give me about 70."

But be sure that Artest is ready for Jordan, having some success against him in the pickup games.  "I'd watch his moves and tried to break his game down to a science," Artest said. "We'll see if that can carry over."