Editing Chicago Bulls (section)

==Rivalries==

===Cleveland Cavaliers===
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The Bulls–Cavaliers rivalry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rivalrywatch.com/Home/Rivalry/214|title=Chicago Bulls - Cleveland Cavaliers rivalry|website=www.rivalrywatch.com|access-date=June 3, 2017|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217180202/http://www.rivalrywatch.com/Home/Rivalry/214|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) [[List of National Basketball Association rivalries|rivalry]] between the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] and the Chicago Bulls. The teams have played each other since the Cavaliers joined the NBA as an [[expansion team]] in 1970, but the rivalry didn't begin in earnest until the Bulls drafted [[Michael Jordan]] with the third overall pick in [[1984 NBA Draft|1984]]. After Jordan went on to the [[Washington Wizards]] and eventually retired, the rivalry died down, but when Cleveland picked [[LeBron James]] with the first selection in [[2003 NBA Draft|2003]], the rivalry heated up again. However, the Cavaliers had an edge over the Bulls, who would pick [[Derrick Rose]] with the first selection in [[2008 NBA Draft|2008]] to turn Chicago from a lottery team to a future contender.

===Detroit Pistons===
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The Bulls' main division rivals have been the [[Detroit Pistons]] ever since the Jordan-led Bulls met the "Bad Boy" Pistons in the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nelson |first1=Murry R. |title=American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [4 volumes]: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas |date=2013 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-39753-0 |page=647 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tfTXAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA647}}</ref> The two teams met in the playoffs four consecutive years, with the Pistons winning each time until 1991. The Eastern Conference Finals in 1991 ended with a four-game sweep of the Pistons, who walked off the floor with time still on the game clock.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicsportsgamesondvd.com/michaeljordan.htm |title=Michael Jordan |publisher=Classicsportsgamesondvd.com |access-date=December 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208041036/http://www.classicsportsgamesondvd.com/michaeljordan.htm |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The rivalry was renewed in the 2007 Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which former Detroit cornerstone [[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]] met his former team (the Pistons won in 6 games). The geographic proximity and membership in the [[Central Division (NBA)|Central Division]] further intensify the rivalry, which has been characterized by intense, physical play ever since the teams met in the late 1980s. Chicago fans' rivalry with Detroit extends past the NBA, as the two cities shared divisions in all four major North American sports until 2013 when the [[Detroit Red Wings]] moved to the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade call out teammates after tough loss |url=http://www.nba.com/article/2017/01/26/jimmy-butler-dwyane-wade-call-out-teammates-after-tough-loss |website=NBA.com |access-date=March 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331121747/http://www.nba.com/article/2017/01/26/jimmy-butler-dwyane-wade-call-out-teammates-after-tough-loss|archive-date=March 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Realignment plan approved by Board of Governors|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/realignment-plan-approved-by-board-of-governors/c-660140|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=NHL.com|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021213858/https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/realignment-plan-approved-by-board-of-governors/c-660140|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Miami Heat===
The Bulls and the [[Miami Heat]] rivalry began once the Heat became contenders during the 1990s, a decade dominated by the Bulls. They were eliminated 3 times by Chicago, who went on to win the title each time. The rivalry was revived due to the return of the Bulls to the playoffs after the departure of Jordan from the Bulls and the emergence of [[Dwyane Wade]] and [[Derrick Rose]]. The revived rivalry was physical, involving rough plays and hard fouls between players, most notably the actions of former Heat player [[James Posey]]. The Bulls and Heat met in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, with the Heat winning in 5 games. On March 27, 2013, Chicago snapped Miami's 27-game winning streak. The Bulls and Heat met later that year in the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Miami won the series 4–1. In 2023, the two would meet in the Eastern Conference play-in, with the Heat winning to advance to the playoffs. Notably the game featured former Bull, Jimmy Butler on the Heat and former teammates DeMar DeRozan (Chicago) versus Kyle Lowry (Miami). The Bulls and the Heat would go on to meet in the Eastern Conference play-ins in both of the next two years, with the Heat eliminating the Bulls from playoff contention in both of those games.

===New York Knicks===
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Another franchise that the Bulls have competed fiercely with is the [[New York Knicks]]. The two teams met in the playoffs in four consecutive years (1991–1994) and again in 1996, with the teams' series twice (1992 and 1994) going the full seven games. Their first playoff confrontation, however, came in 1989 when both teams were called "teams on the rise" under [[Michael Jordan]] and [[Patrick Ewing]], respectively (rivalry that started their freshman year in the [[1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game]] with Jordan hitting the deciding jumper of the final). That first confrontation would belong to Chicago with six games of the Eastern Semifinals. The Bulls won in the first three years (1991–1993) before losing in 1994 but got revenge in 1996. As with Detroit, the historic rivalry between the cities has led to animosity between the teams and occasionally their fans.