The
Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in
Chicago, Illinois, playing in the
Central Division of the
Eastern Conference in the
National Basketball Association. The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the
United Center. The team is well known for having one of the greatest dynasties in NBA and sports history during the 1990s, winning six championships in eight years with two
three-peats. All six of those championship teams were led by
Michael Jordan,
Scottie Pippen, and coach
Phil Jackson. The first three championship teams included the likes of
Bill Cartwright,
Horace Grant,
John Paxson and
B.J. Armstrong, while the latter three championship teams had
Luc Longley,
Steve Kerr,
Ron Harper,
Toni Kukoč, and
Dennis Rodman on the roster. The Bulls won an
NBA record 72 games during the
1995–96 NBA season and are the only team in NBA history to win 70 games or better in a single season. During the 1990s, the Bulls helped spread the popularity of the NBA around the world. The
1998 NBA Finals, the Bulls' most recent championship appearance, was the most watched championship series in NBA history. The Bulls have never lost an NBA Finals in their six appearances.
The Bulls'
six NBA Championships are third most in NBA history, trailing only the
Los Angeles Lakers and
Boston Celtics.