The Finals Are Here!

"Guys! This is the last year for our team."

Before the pivotal Game 5, the Zen Master sat calmly in the middle of the locker room.

"A lot of contracts are about to expire. The team has chosen to rebuild, and Jerry Krause will drive me out. This is the last year."

The Zen Master let out a soft sigh.

From serving as Collins's assistant coach to officially becoming the Bulls' head coach in the 1989-90 season.

Nearly ten years had passed in the blink of an eye.

From first-round playoff exits to championships.

From a fragile young squad to an undefeated dynasty.

Three straight titles.

Seventy-two wins, followed by two consecutive seventy-win seasons.

Slaying the Lakers, who had also won seventy games.

Five championships and countless honors. Phil Jackson's name had resounded throughout the basketball world. A young head coach who had only been coaching for a few years, the Zen Master now had a chance to challenge for the title of greatest coach in history.

This legendary era had reached its end.

The Last Dance!

That was the tone Phil Jackson had set for this year.

The Bulls' opponents were formidable!

The Magic, the Lakers!

Neither was easy to deal with. They were even stronger than any opponents they had faced before!

Even so! Phil Jackson had made up his mind to make this Last Dance a beautiful one!

"We have to win Game 5!"

Phil Jackson's words filled every Bulls player's eyes with fighting spirit.

Their goal was not simply to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

A sixth championship!

The greatest team in history!

The greatest player in history!

Those were the honors they sought!

Even if they retired on the spot after this season, joined other teams to coast into retirement, or went to powerhouse teams