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During their inaugural season (1966–67), the Bulls compiled a 33–48 record under coach Johnny "Red" Kerr and reached the playoffs. This was the best record achieved by an NBA expansion team in its first year of play, a feat which earned Kerr the NBA Coach of the Year Award.
In the regular season, Chicago won the season series, 4–1. In Game 1 on May 5, the Bulls defeated the Knicks behind Jordan's 44 points. [96] Chicago would defeat New York again on May 7 to take a 2–0 series lead. [97] Playing at Madison Square Garden, the Bulls lost Game 3 in overtime, despite a 46-point offensive performance by Jordan. [98]
The Bulls got off to a fast start winning their first twelve games of the season, [14] [15] while posting a 42–6 record before the All-Star break. [16] In April, the team signed free agent Brian Williams , who previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers last season, and spent most of the 1996–97 season as a free agent; Williams played in ...
This season, the Golden State Warriors won 73 games and broke what is arguably the most storied record in NBA history: the 72 wins by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
The Chicago Bulls finished the season with a combined regular season and postseason record of 87–13, the best in NBA history. [7] Chicago's 72 wins remained an NBA record until 2015–16 , when the Golden State Warriors , who were coached by ex-Bulls guard Steve Kerr , posted a 73–9 record, despite winning a combined 88 regular season and ...
Correct as of the end of the 2023–24 season ) Michael Jordan was the face of the Bulls from 1984 to 1993 then again from 1995 to 1998. Scottie Pippen was a face of the Bulls from 1987 to 1998 and returned for a final stint from 2003 to 2004. Derrick Rose became the face of the Bulls in 2008 and lasted till 2016.
The Chicago Bulls entered the NBA playoffs with a record of 72–10 (the best regular season record until the 2016 Golden State Warriors went 73–9), eclipsing the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers record of 69–13, helped by Michael Jordan's first full season back from his mid-1990's retirement and the addition of another future Hall of Famer to the Bulls, Dennis Rodman.
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