Ranking the Chicago Bulls' 6 Championships

#4 1990-91 61-21 record, 15-2 in the playoffs, defeated Los Angeles 4-1

Jordan is overcome with emotion after winning his first title.

The Bulls first title was the culmination of a climb that started in the 1984-85 season when they drafted Jordan with the #2 pick in the draft and saw them lose to the Detroit Pistons in back-to-back season in the Eastern Conference Finals before this year. They didn't make any changes to their lineup, instead they benefitted from growing together and learning how to play with each other in ways that complemented each other and brought the best out of the team.

They were finally the best team in the East and finished with the second overall record. Their offense was fully operational, finishing first in offensive efficiency while their defense was a more than serviceable seventh. Jordan, Pippen, and Horace Grant were a perfect offensive big three, all shooting over 52% and helping the Bulls post the highest effective field goal percentage in the league. They were clearly the class of the East and it showed come playoff time.

In the Playoffs, the Bulls put together their best record of the six Finals runs, going 15-2. The East playoffs were not particularly close, as they only lost once in the second round and blitz the defending champ Pistons, sweeping them and outscoring them by 11.5 points per game.

Unfortunately, the Lakers upset the Portland Trail Blazer in the West playoffs, robbing us of watching the Bulls take on the team with the best record in the league that season. In the Finals, the Bulls showed their youth, losing the first game to the Magic Johnson-led Lakers, before ripping off four straight wins, never winning by less than seven, and sewing up their first title.