Editing Chicago Bulls (section)

=== 1990–1993: First championship three-peat ===
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In the [[1990–91 NBA season|1990–91 season]], the Bulls recorded a then-franchise record 61 wins, and romped through [[1991 NBA playoffs|the playoffs]], where they swept the Knicks in the first round, defeated the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in the semifinals, and then swept the defending champion Pistons in the Conference Finals, then winning the [[1991 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] in five games over the [[Magic Johnson]]-led [[Los Angeles Lakers]].

The Bulls won their second straight title in {{nbafy|1992}} after racking up another franchise record for wins with 67. They swept the [[Miami Heat]] in the first round, defeated the Knicks in seven games in the second round, then the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in six games in the third round, advancing to the [[1992 NBA Finals|Finals]] for the second year in a row where they defeated the [[Clyde Drexler]]-led [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in six games.

In {{nbafy|1993}}, the Bulls won their third consecutive championship by defeating the [[Atlanta Hawks]], Cleveland Cavaliers and [[New York Knicks]] in the first three rounds of the playoffs and then defeating regular season MVP [[Charles Barkley]] and the [[Phoenix Suns]] in the Finals, with Paxson's three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left giving them a 99–98 victory in Game 6 in Phoenix.