Editing Chicago Bulls (section)

===Detroit Pistons===
{{Further|Bulls–Pistons rivalry}}
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>