1992 NBA Finals
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| Dates | June 3–14 | ||||||||||||
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| MVP |
Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) |
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| Television | NBC (U.S.) | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Mike Fratello, and Magic Johnson (Games 1,4, and 5) | ||||||||||||
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| Hall of Famers |
Trail Blazers: Clyde Drexler (2004) Bulls: Michael Jordan (2009) Scottie Pippen (2010) Coaches: Phil Jackson (2007) Tex Winter (2011) Officials: Dick Bavetta (2015) Darell Garretson (2016) |
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| Eastern Finals | Bulls defeat Cavaliers, 4–2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Finals | Trail Blazers defeat Jazz, 4–2 | ||||||||||||
| Game 1: | Jake O'Donnell, Hue Hollins, Dick Bavetta |
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| Game 2: | Hugh Evans, Jess Kersey, Paul Mihalik |
| Game 3: | Ed T. Rush, Mike Mathis, Bill Oakes |
| Game 4: | Darell Garretson, Joey Crawford, Dick Bavetta |
| Game 5: | Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey, Hue Hollins |
| Game 6: | Hugh Evans, Ed T. Rush, Mike Mathis |
The 1992 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1991–92 NBA season. The Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls took on the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers for the title, with Chicago having home court advantage, as they had the best record in the NBA that season.
The two teams appeared headed to face each other for most of the season and comparisons were made between Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan throughout the season. A month earlier Sports Illustrated had even listed Drexler as Jordan's "No. 1 rival" on a cover the two appeared on together before the playoffs. The media, hoping to recreate a Magic Johnson–Larry Bird type rivalry in Jordan-Drexler, compared the two throughout the pre-Finals hype.
The Bulls would go on to win the series in six games. Michael Jordan was named Finals Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row, to go with his sixth straight regular season scoring titles.
NBC Sports used commentator Ahmad Rashād (both teams' sidelines).
The Bulls won their first NBA championship the previous season, ushering in a new era in the league. Proving that their maiden championship was no fluke, the Bulls continued their dominance in the 1991–92 season, finishing with a 67–15 record, surpassing last season's record by six games. Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with a 30.1/6.4/6.1 season.
After easily sweeping the Miami Heat in the opening round, they encountered the New York Knicks, who were now coached by Pat Riley. The Knicks' hard-nosed style of play soon took its toll on the Bulls, but led by Jordan, they were able to escape in seven games. Up next were the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals, whom the Bulls have beaten in two prior postseason meetings. Despite facing a much-improved Cavaliers team, the Bulls were still too much to handle, and they won in six games.
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