The Lakers take the opener of their highly-anticipated Finals matchup ... the resume of the 1991 breakthrough team: winners of 31 of their last 38 regular season games; just two postseason losses ...
The Bulls defeated the Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals in five games for their first of six championships ... Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks ...
The Bulls won three straight championships in 1991-93 and 1996-98 ... a Jordan buzzer-beater in Game 1 and the "Flu Game" in Game 5 of the NBA Finals where Jordan scored 38 points at Utah despite ...