<Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away </Td> </Tr> <P> The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois . The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division . The team was founded on January 16, 1966 . The team plays its home games at the United Center, an arena shared with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). </P> <P> The Bulls saw their greatest success during the 1990s, when they were responsible for popularizing the NBA worldwide . They are known for having one of the NBA's greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two three - peats . All six championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson . The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships and never lose an NBA Finals series in their history . </P>

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