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The '''Bucks-Bulls rivalry''' is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls that started in 1971 when the dominant team in the Eastern conference was always the Bulls. The Bucks was the only team during the era that was able to compete against the Bulls, and this was first observable in the 1974 playoffs, when the Bulls lost 0-4[1] to the Bucks in the Conference Finals[2]. Franchise players also played a big role in the rivalry, with Michael Jordan being the face of the Bulls in the 90's and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar being the face of the Bucks in the 80's. The rivalry between the two NBA teams is also tied with the rivalries between the two cities in different sports, such as the Bears-Packers rivalry[3] in the National Football League, and the Brewers-Cubs rivalry in the Major League of Baseball. The Bucks-Bulls rivalry was at its highest during the 80's and 90's, however, this rivalry is still strengthened and brought up regularly, due to modern players such as Derrick Rose leading the Bulls and Brandon Jennings leading the Bucks in the late 2000's.
Next meeting | November 29, 2018, at Milwaukee |
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Statistics | |
Meetings total | 244 meetings in the regular season |
Regular season series | Bulls: 131 wins against Bucks Bucks: 113 wins against Bulls |
Postseason results | 1973-1974 (Bucks win 4-0)
1984-1985 (Bucks win 3-1) 1989-1990 (Bulls win 3-1) 2014-2015 (Bulls win 4-2) |