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The Pistons were on their last legs by '90 and '91, but the Bulls still had to beat them, and ultimately, they buried them.
The Knicks were the original Bulls' toughest foe after they felled the Pistons. Took them to 7 in the '92 semis, and went up 2-0 on them in the '93 ECF. The Knicks of the second Bulls three peat were largely over the hill.
The second Bulls threepeat struggled more with the Pacers than any other team, and should have lost to them in Game 7 of the ECF.
An underrated good team of that era was the Cavs. They pushed the Bulls in the '92 Eastern Finals, but then Price and Daugherty gave out almost simultaneously.
The East of the early-mid 90s was a much better conference than it is today. The Celtics and Hornets were second tier teams, but they had talent up until Grandmama's back went out, Mourning forced his way to Miami, and Reggie Lewis dropped dead. Then again, the West was pretty damned good as well. The Sonics, Suns, Rockets, Spurs, and Jazz were all really good teams. However, for about a 10 year period from 97-2007 the quality of the whole NBA was pretty dismal.
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