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The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. Dick Klein founded the Bulls in 1966 after a number of other professional basketball teams in Chicago had failed. [1] [a] In their 53 seasons, the Bulls have achieved a winning record 25 times, and have appeared in the NBA playoffs 35 times. [4]
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.
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. [97] Chicago would defeat New York again on May 7 to take a 2–0 series lead. [98] Playing at Madison Square Garden, the Bulls lost Game 3 in overtime, despite a 46-point offensive performance by Jordan. [99]
The 1995–96 Bulls posted one of the best single-season improvements in league history and the best single-season record at that time, moving from 47–35 to 72–10, becoming the first NBA team to win 70 or more games. [20]
In that season, the Warriors recorded 73 wins and 9 losses with a winning percentage of .890, surpassing the 72-win 1995–96 Chicago Bulls, though the Bulls went on to win the Eastern Conference and the NBA championship. The 1996 Bulls and the 2016 Warriors are the only teams to win at least 70 games in a single season.
The Bulls lost all four meetings with the Bucks during the regular season, including 28- and 21-point blowouts in the last two games. The reigning NBA champions are led by two-time MVP Giannis ...
The Detroit Pistons had 20 turnovers and fell to Chicago Bulls, 127-105, on Thursday to clinch the worst record in franchise history.
The Bulls finished last place in the Central Division with a 17–65 record. [ 16 ] Brand averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets ; [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] he also won the MVP award in the Rookie ...