When Jackson was coaching the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, his team was able to recover from two tough defeats. In the 1989-90 season, after struggling his entire career, Michael Jordan was in a good position to win his first NBA championship. With the help of Jackson as his coach, he led the Bulls to the second seed in the Eastern Conference with 55 regular season wins. One obstacle stood in his way: The Detroit Pistons. After having the most regular season wins (55) during the Jordan era at the time (1984-1990), the Bulls thought that this was their year. They were eliminated by the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals in 7 games. This was a very disappointing loss for the Bulls (and Jordan) because they almost eliminated their nemesis. With Jackson as their head coach, the Bulls were not only able to recover from this defeat, but they returned even stronger in the 1990-91 season. The Bulls won a franchise record (at the time) 61 regular season games earning them the first seed in the Eastern Conference. They faced the Pistons again in the Eastern Conference Finals, but things were different that time. They swept the Pistons. Their nemesis was gone. They were able to avenge those disappointing losses at the hands of the Pistons in the past three seasons.
When Jordan returned from retirement in 1995, he was in a different Bulls team from the one he left in 1993. Jackson and Scottie Pippen were the key pieces remaining from those championships teams. With Jordan, the Bulls won 13 of...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
