The Chicago Bulls are the NBA's third consecutive repeat champion, but only the fourth franchise in NBA history to repeat.
The previous repeaters are the 1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers, the 1952-54 Minneapolis Lakers, the 1959-66 Boston Celtics, the 1968-69 Celtics, the 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers and the 1989-90 Detroit Pistons.JORDAN MVP - Michael Jordan became the first player to win both the NBA regular-season and Finals MVP awards in consecutive seasons.
Larry Bird is the only other two-time double winner, in 1984 and 1986 for the Boston Celtics.
Jordan, who averaged 35.8 for the 1992 series, was a unanimous choice for Finals MVP both years.
BULLISH IN CHICAGO - The Bulls became the second Chicago sports team to win championships in consecutive years.
The Chicago Bears won NFL championships in 1940 and 1941.
KILLER TURNOVERS - Turnovers played a big role in Portland's four defeats.
The Blazers had 21 turnovers in their Game 1 loss, 20 in the Game 3 defeat, 18 in Game 5 and 21 more in Game 6.
OLYMPIC OPTIONS - The Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, each with two players on the Olympic team, are believed to be considering options of how to rest those players before next season.
The options include exempting them from all or part of training camp or preseason exhibition games. The Bulls have Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen on the Olympic team and the Jazz have Karl Malone and John Stockton.