The five teams that came closest to upending the Bulls' dynasty in the 1990s.
Episodes 7 and 8 of"The Last Dance" will explore a number of potent topics Sunday night , including Michael Jordan's foray into baseball and his hard-wired reputation as a teammate . It also delved into the Chicago Bulls' 72-win season in 1995-96 after their playoff exit the previous year at the hands of Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway's Orlando Magic.
While previous episodes covered the 1993 playoff challenges the Bulls faced from the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, future installments will focus on near-setbacks in the Bulls' second three-peat, namely against the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz. With that in mind, here's a look at the five teams that came closest to upending the Bulls' dynasty in the 1990s.Chicago's in-house adversity throughout its final championship run is well chronicled.
The '93 playoffs were a central focus of Episode 6 of"The Last Dance" — when the Knicks took a 2-0 lead on the Bulls in the East finals before Jordan silenced doubters in leading Chicago to four consecutive wins. Game 5 saw New York a possession away from altering the series and dynasty before Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant denied Charles Smith four times at the rim in the closing seconds.
The 62-win Suns went into the NBA Finals with the league's best record and regular-season MVP Charles Barkley. The supporting cast was stellar with Kevin Johnson at point guard, 3-point specialist Dan Majerle and former Celtic Danny Ainge on the wing. While the Suns won Games 3 and 5, every game in this series was close, including a triple overtime Game 3. Jordan averaged 41 points in the series and played his best basketball perhaps ever.
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