1990–91 Chicago Bulls season
The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bulls' 25th season in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls overcame a slow start, losing their first three games of the season, as they later on went on an 11-game winning streak between February and March, then a nine-game winning streak also in March, to finish in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 61–21 record, surpassing their previous franchise-best from the 1971–72 season. The Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA. Michael Jordan averaged 31.5  points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game, and won another scoring title and his second Most Valuable Player award, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. Scottie Pippen averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Horace Grant provided the team with 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and Bill Cartwright contributed 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. In the Eastern Conference First  Round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the New York Knicks in three straight games. Then in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated Charles Barkley and the 5th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in five games. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they swept the defending champion Detroit Pistons in four straight games, and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time. After losing Game 1 at home, 93–91 to Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Bulls would win the 1991 NBA Finals in five games, winning their first ever championship in franchise history. This season was the first  of three consecutive NBA titles for the Bulls, as well as marking the beginning of the legendary Bulls dynasty, which would net the team another five more championships over the next seven seasons. NBA Finals. Game 1. "Sunday, June 2, at the Chicago Stadium" Game 2. "Wednesday, June 5, at the Chicago Stadium" The Bulls shot a Finals record 61.7% from the floor, with a Jordan layup over Sam Perkins a highlight. Game 3. "Friday, June 7, at the Great Western Forum" Michael Jordan sends Game 3 to overtime with a pull-up jumper with 3.4 seconds to go. Game  4. "Sunday, June 9, at the Great Western Forum Game 5. "Wednesday, June 12, at the Great Western Forum The Lakers were facing elimination, and the lack of Worthy and Scott was not any help to the Lakers. This would not stop Magic Johnson as Johnson had 20 assists in the game, but it was not enough. Elden Campbell outscored Michael Jordan with 13 points in the first half, but it was not enough. The Lakers still fought and even led 93-90 in the fourth quarter, but a Bulls 9-0 run, and Paxson's 10 points in the  final half of the fourth quarter helped secure the Chicago Bulls', and Michael Jordan's first NBA title.