Boston gradually pulled away in the final quarter as the Bulls` scrappiness was no match for the Celtics` overall talent. ”Chicago didn`t surprise me,” Celtics` coach K.C. Jones said.

The Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls are the most storied franchises ... physical style or a fast-paced one. The 1986 Boston Celtics were the best basketball team of all ...

Ask any NBA fan who the best team ever was, and probably about 90 percent will say one of two possibilities: the 1986 Boston Celtics or the 1996 Chicago Bulls. Each team featured a top-five ...

Chicago was still searching for the right coaching formula, and the Bulls fired Albeck after the season. With yet another new head coach, Doug Collins, in for 1986-87, the Bulls improved to 40-42.

On April 20, 1986, Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan delivered a performance so otherworldly that Boston Celtics superstar Larry Bird thought it came from the heavens. After sitting out most of ...

In fact, Jordan's ability to play through pain was a source of great consternation and frustration for the Chicago Bulls front office ... On this day in 1986, Michael Jordan scored an NBA Playoff ...

Even in losses, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan always made his presence known. Thirty-seven years ago on this day, Jordan had a playoff-record 63 points in the Bulls’ double overtime loss ...