The Bulls were in the 1991 NBA Finals as a competing team.
1991 NBA Finals . The Chicago Bulls of the Eastern Conference took on the Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Conference for the title , with Chicago having home court advantage . The 1991 Finals marked the first time the Bulls defeated the Lakers in a playoff series . The Bulls , led by NBA MVP Michael Jordan and superstar small forward Scottie Pippen , would win five more championships after 1991 in a seven-year span , cementing their status as a dynasty before struggling badly in a post-MJ era that saw them take several years to even become average .