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That's debatable in the 2nd three-peat. Beyond the 95-96 Magic, whom Jordan swept, there was never really a team that good in the East.Lebron is giving the Bulls a taste of their own medicine. When Jordan was hogging all the Championships I am more than sure that this is how the rest of the NBA felt.
Just for a little perspective, I do not think Lebron is as good as Jordan. I believe the teams Jordan had to defeat were better.
At least in the eastern conf this is true IMO.
The Knicks were not at the greatest by that time, the Pacers in 97-98 are pretty comparable to today's teams. And the Alonzo Mourning/Tim Hardaway Heat teams never accomplished anything. The league is much like it is today.. the west beat each other up while the East had 1-2 dominant teams.
I'd even say in 1993, there's only 1 formible opponent for the Bulls in the East in the New York Knicks. The Cavs were the 3 seed and were nothing to write home about really then. The Celtics were the 4th seed, Bird had retired and were otherwise pretty dead in the water.