The Bulls were in the NBA Finals.
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 series was not the first time that the Bulls and Lakers faced off in the playoffs . 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 . Until 2015 , the Bulls were the last team to win an NBA championship despite fielding a full roster lacking in championship or Finals experience .