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The 1991 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1990–91 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals .
The 1991 NBA Finals was the championship series ... The team was coming off a grueling seven-game loss to the Detroit Pistons in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals, ...
In 1989, the Pistons were stronger and posted a season-best record of 63–19. They reached the Conference Finals by sweeping the Celtics and Bucks. The 6th-seeded Bulls (47–35) had surprising success in the playoffs by upsetting the Cavs 3–2 with The Shot and Knicks 4–2. The Bulls met Detroit in the Eastern Conference Finals.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the Miami Heat in three straight games after Jordan scored 56 points in a 119–114 road win in Game 3. [19] [20] [21] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced the New York Knicks, who were led by Patrick Ewing and coached by Pat Riley.
Eastern: 1st Central: 1st: 61 21 .744 — Won First round 3–0 Won conference semifinals 4–1 Won conference finals 4–0 Won NBA Finals 4–1 [39] Michael Jordan (MVP, FMVP) [6] 1991–92 1991–92: Eastern: 1st Central: 1st: 67 15 .817 — Won First round 3–0 Won conference semifinals 4–3 Won conference finals 4–2
Bulls would go on to sweep the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals and the Lakers battled out 6 games to overcome the Trail Blazers. The Finals was a match up between Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. This was Michael Jordan's first appearance in the Finals and Magic Johnson's last trip.
The Bulls finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 61–21 record, [10] surpassing their previous franchise-best from the 1971–72 season. [11] Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time, the Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA.
The NBA conference finals are the Eastern and Western Conference championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA), a major professional basketball league in North America. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [ 1 ]