The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The team was established in 1966 and currently plays in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The franchise was founded by the owner of a local bar, who drafted Johnny Red Kerr, a former University of Iowa star, and his friend Dick Klein as manager of the team after unsuccessful attempts to purchase NBA teams the Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers, which were recently sold respectively to Bill Davidson and Ike Richman respectively.
Who are the Chicago Bulls?
The home arena for the Chicago Bulls is the United Center which has a capacity of 21,717 seats. The team is coached by Fred Hoiberg and managed by Gar Forman.
They are one of three remaining charter franchises, along with Boston Celtics and New York Knicks from the NBA-ABA merger.
They have won six championships, including the first three as an independent club between 1966 and 1971, then the next three championships under Michael Jordan between 1991 and 1998. They also had one conference championship in the 1997-1998 season.
1990-91
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The 1990-91 team was known as Michael Jordan’s last stand. He would retire after winning his fifth title and first ring without Scottie Pippen. This is also considered by many to be one of Jordan’s best years, where he averaged 30 points per game, four rebounds, and almost nine assists per game.
The Bulls finished 57-25 that year; they defeated their rivals, the Detroit Pistons, in six games during Finals three to win their first championship since 1971.
However, it was not just one player who got them there – Grant played well, too, finishing with averages of 19 points and ten rebounds that season. He was named Finals MVP for his outstanding play throughout those playoffs.
1991-92
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The Chicago Bulls got a two-year head start on their Eastern Conference rivals with Michael Jordan’s first retirement, which began at the end of 1989-90. But by 1991-92, Jordan was back and motivated to earn another ring.
It was his first year playing alongside Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant in Phil Jackson’s triangle offense. The team went 55-27 during regular season play but lost their star center in Game 2 of their first-round match-up against the Detroit Pistons.
They had to proceed through seven games without him until he could return for Game 3 of their next series with the New York Knicks. In that time, they averaged 89 points per game and took just one three-point shot per contest.
1992-93
In 1992-93, Michael Jordan led his team to an astounding 67-15 regular season record. That year marked their sixth season with more than 60 wins, and it set an NBA record for consecutive regular season wins (forty-one).
The following postseason was a different story, though, as they were upset by the two old guys (Reggie Miller and Dominique Wilkins) playing on Miller’s Indiana Pacers. They did defeat Jordan in seven games but then lost to Pat Riley’s Showtime Lakers in five games.
Everyone picked Jordan’s Bulls to bounce back from that early exit, but only one team came out of their respective conference that year: Hakeem Olajuwon’s Houston Rockets.
1997-98
During their 1997-98 season, The Chicago Bulls recorded an impressive 72-10 record and beat The Utah Jazz in six games to win their third consecutive title. This team was led by a duo of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
They also received solid support from key players Toni Kukoč, Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, and Ron Harper. They were so good that they only suffered two losses at home during their run – a record that has yet to be broken.
1996-97
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The Chicago Bulls dominated professional basketball for several years, winning three consecutive championships from 1991 through 1993 and two more titles in 1996 and 1997. In 1996-97, Michael Jordan returned with a vengeance and led his team to another championship against Utah. Jordan scored 55 points in Game 2, the highest-scoring playoff game in history. He grabbed 42 rebounds and dished off five assists to close out his fifth title with 21 points per game.
He also made a dramatic last-minute dunk over Bryon Russell in Game 6, considered one of his best dunks. Michael Jordan’s legacy will remain among basketball legends for years to come.
1997-98
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Jordan and Pippen, who won their third title together in 1997-98, solidified their status as one of basketball’s all-time greatest duos. MJ led his team to another 64-18 record and was named league MVP for the fifth time.
The playoffs started rough for Chicago; they had trouble with an eighth-seeded Indiana Pacers team that pushed them to seven games before losing. However, once Jordan realized he could will his team to victory (with some help from Dennis Rodman), no other team stood a chance.
Jordan dropped 55 points on Utah in game six, then came back with 33 points in game seven to claim victory against a Jazz squad that kept them on their toes most of the series.
Conclusion
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