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Ranking every NBA Champion from No. 72 to No. 1 — The Definitive List

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TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 30: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the Golden State Warriors and Serge Ibaka #9 of the Toronto Raptors defend their positions during Game One of the NBA Finals on May 30, 2019 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Chris Elise/NBAE via Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 30: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the Golden State Warriors and Serge Ibaka #9 of the Toronto Raptors defend their positions during Game One of the NBA Finals on May 30, 2019 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Chris Elise/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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SACRAMENTO, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Michael Jordan #23 and Scottie Pippen #33 of the Chicago Bulls walks against the Sacramento Kings on November 30, 1991 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Sacramento Kings 118-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1991 NBAE (Photos by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Michael Jordan #23 and Scottie Pippen #33 of the Chicago Bulls walks against the Sacramento Kings on November 30, 1991 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Sacramento Kings 118-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1991 NBAE (Photos by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /

23. 1992-93 Chicago Bulls

By the last of the Bulls’ first three-peat, you could see the toll sustained excellence had taken on the Bulls. This group had the worst record and point differential of any of Jordan’s title-winning teams. With largely the same supporting cast, they were still a well-oiled machine you could see that they understood when they needed to save energy. but Jordan both missed some time, playing under 80 games for the first time in six seasons, and dramatically increasing his scoring, on his way to a seventh-consecutive scoring title.

In the playoffs, though, they turned the knob back to 11 and then broke the knob off.

Chicago swept through the first two rounds, before knocking off the Knicks, 4-2, in the Eastern Conference Finals and then the Suns, 4-2 to finish the three-peat. Jordan was exceptional along the way, dropping 54 on the Knicks in Game 4 and then hanging 55 on the Suns in the Finals just two weeks later. This was a team who was really competing more with history than with the very talented teams in front of them.

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