Chicago Bulls Game Schedule for NBA Season Info
Will the Chicago Bulls exceed expectations this season? We'll take a closer look at all of the team's exciting storylines and matchups. Here's a closer look at the Bulls' 2021-22 complete regular-season schedule.
Who Are the Chicago Bulls?
The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team in the NBA's Central Division in the Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded in 1966 and became the only NBA team to make the playoffs in their first season. The Bulls featured standout players like Jerry Sloan, Guy Rodgers, and Bob Boozer but never broke into the upper echelon of the league until two decades later. The franchise forever changed when it drafted Michael Jordan with the No. 3 overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. Jordan was the engine of the Bulls dynasty that won six NBA Finals, including two three-peats in the 1990s. Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson and Hall of Fame forward Scottie Pippen helped Jordan turn the Bulls into the NBA's gold standard franchise. The NBA of Magic Johnson-Larry Bird in the 1980s gave way to Jordan's undisputed reign as the best basketball player in the world. Jordan made Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf and general manager Jerry Krause look like geniuses by dominating the league. The Bulls toppled their biggest nemesis — the Detroit Pistons — in the 1991 Eastern Conference finals before winning their first NBA Finals by beating Magic Johnson's Lakers. Jordan led Chicago to back-to-back titles by beating the Portland Trailblazers. The greatest player in NBA history completed his first three-peat by toppling Charles Barkley's Phoenix Suns in 1993. Jordan stunned the sports world by abruptly retiring a few months after his father died in 1993. However, the Bulls, who were led by Scottie Pippen and Toni Kukoc, couldn't replicate the previous success. Jordan then returned from a brief hiatus to play baseball by winning his fourth NBA Finals in his first full season back with the Bulls. Phil Jackson's team beat the Seattle SuperSonics to hoist another Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, but they were far from done. Jordan and Pippen beat future Hall of Famers Karl Malone and John Stockton in back-to-back NBA Finals to complete the Bulls' second three-peat in an eight-year span. Jordan capped the magical run with his sixth NBA Finals MVPs. Jordan won four of his five NBA MVP awards during the Bulls' six championship seasons, cementing himself as the greatest basketball player of all time. Unfortunately, the franchise spiraled into irrelevance after Krause chose to break up the championship squad and Jordan retired. The Bulls missed the playoffs for six consecutive seasons after winning their sixth NBA Finals. Although the franchise came back to life with 10 playoff appearances from 2005 to 2017, it hasn't been able to come close to duplicating the success of the Jordan era.
Chicago Bulls Schedule for 2021/2022
The Chicago Bulls made a flurry of bold moves to reshape the roster and make a legitimate push to end a four-year playoff drought. Bulls president Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley added plenty of help for All-Star Zach LaVine. The brain trust followed up its acquisition of All-Star center Nikola Vucevic at last season's trade deadline by adding Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan, and Alex Caruso in the offseason. Billy Donovan's team barely resembles the group that finished 10 games under .500 last season. The message to LaVine from the front office was clear: You don't have to try to do it all by yourself anymore. The Bulls' significant upgrades in the starting lineup and on their bench make them a viable playoff contender. You can watch the new-look Chicago Bulls led by Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, Lonzo Ball, and DeMar DeRozan live at the United Center by purchasing tickets through TickPick. Get the lowest prices and best deals with TickPick.
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