Chicagobulls

History of the Chicago Bulls

By steven faulkingham

  • Creation of the Team

    Creation of the Team
    The Chicago Bulls became an NBA franchise in the 1966-1967 season.

  • First Conference Title Appearence

    First Conference Title Appearence
    The team made the conference finals in 1975 but lost to the Golden State Warriors, 4 games to 3.

  • The Jordan Era Begins

    The Jordan Era Begins
    With the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft the Chicago Bulls pick Michael Jordan, a six foot six shooting guard from the University of North Carolina.

  • First NBA Championship

    First NBA Championship
    First Broadcast of the NBA by network NBC. The Bulls would win the series 4-1. Jordan averaged 31.2 points on 56% shooting, 11.4 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks en route to his first NBA Finals MVP Award.

  • Second Championship

    Second Championship
    The Chicago Bulls of the Eastern Conference took on the Portland Trail Blazers of the Western Conference for the title, with Chicago having home court advantage, as they had the best record in the NBA. the Bulls went on to win the series 4 games to 2 games

  • First Three-Peat

    First Three-Peat
    The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992-93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley. The Bulls became the first team since the legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win three consecutive championship titles. They won the series 4 games to 2 games.

  • Jordan's First Retirement

    Jordan's First Retirement
    During the fall of 1993, Jordan shocked the basketball community by announcing his retirement, only months after learning of his father's murder.

  • Jordan Returns From Retirement

    Jordan Returns From Retirement
    Michael Jordan was coming out of retirement. He was soon among the best in the league again, scoring 55 points against the Knicks in only his fifth game back, and led the Bulls to the fifth seed in the playoffs, where they upset the Charlotte Hornets. However, Jordan and the Bulls were unable to overcome the eventual Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, which included Horace Grant, Anfernee Hardaway, and Shaquille O'Neal. When Jordan returned to the Bulls, he initially wore No. 45

  • Fourth Championship

    Fourth Championship
    The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1995-96 NBA season of the National Basketball Association. The Seattle SuperSonics (64–18) of the Western Conference took on the Chicago Bulls (72–10) of the Eastern Conference, with the Bulls holding home court advantage. The Bulls won the series 4 games to 2.

  • Second Three-peat

    Second Three-peat
    The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association's 1997-98 season. The Chicago Bulls of the Eastern Conference played against the Utah Jazz of the Western Conference, with the Jazz holding home-court advantage with the first 2 games in Salt Lake City. In a repeat of the previous year's Finals, the Bulls won the series 4 games to 2 for their third consecutive NBA title and their sixth in eight seasons.