David Stern famously said the NBA’s ideal Finals matchup was “Lakers vs. Lakers,” but in 1991, he was pretty, pretty happy with how things turned out: Lakers vs. Bulls … and, really ...

The Lakers take the opener of their highly-anticipated Finals matchup with the Bulls on a Sam Perkins go ... consider the resume of the 1991 breakthrough team: winners of 31 of their last 38 ...

winners of five NBA championships in the 1980s, were the final obstacle for Jordan and the Bulls in their quest to capture their first title. The Lakers started the 1991 Finals series as ...

is easy to forget that forward James Worthy is a six-time All-Star and was voted the Most Valuable Player in the 1987-88 finals, the last time the Lakers won the title. The Bulls’ Scottie Pippen ...

The Lakers are done. Stick a fork in `em. They`re toast. ”We can taste it,” said Horace Grant. That`s because the Bulls served up a delicious effort in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and took a ...

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 to win the 1991 NBA Finals and secure the first of six NBA championships during that decade. In that series, the Lakers stole Game 1 in ...

The 1991 NBA Finals played a crucial role in basketball history. The Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers engaged in an intense series, but Game 5 was especially important as the Bulls were ...