92’ Bulls lost the most playoff games of any Bulls title team

[penbeast0]

Insults directed at other posters are not allowed on the PC Board. Please read the Code of Conduct.

[SinceGatlingWasARookie]

The Bulls lost 7 playoff games in 92’ including needing a game 7 vs the Knicks (which was a blowout). I remember seeing the highlights of game 1 vs Portland thinking they blew them out of the series but it was 2-2 after game 4. It was odd given Pippen had reached all-NBA status by then and MJ was in his absolute prime… Any particular reason why it wasn’t as easy of a playoff run as the other years?

-> Fatigue
-> the knicks being better than their seed,
-> horace and pippen playing worse offense than their rs selves and their 91 playoff selves
-> Jordan getting exploited defensively vs the knicks and the blazers

All considered, the drop wasn't that bad: Chicago goes from 9th[b] in sansteere's list during the regular season to [b]34th in the playoffs. Not close to the biggest fall-off for a champion(2000 lakers) but it takes off some of the shine

It's not easy to repeat and the Blazers were a good team.

And the Knicks' D was no joke.

Oddly enough, it was actually the Knicks Offensive-rating that went up against Chicago. Chicago's offense did about as well as it did in the rs. O/D distributions aren't exactly gospel thoguh.

Beating the Pat Riley thug Knicks required will power. Cold Starks could shoot the Knicks out of a game but hot Starks could keep the Knicks in a game against a better opponent.