Bucks vs. Bulls Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year

Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.

The Milwaukee Bucks have been present in the NBA Playoffs 37 times in 58 seasons while the Chicago Bulls did it 36 times in their 60 seasons. Between the two they total 8 of the 79 NBA championships (10.1%).

They have faced each other in 5 playoff series, 3 of them won by the Bucks and 2 by the Bulls.

On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Bucks and the Bulls advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.

Summary of Their Playoff History
	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
Playoff Appearances:	37 (64.9%)	36 (61.0%)
Playoffs Missed:	20 (35.1%)	23 (39.0%)
NBA Titles:	2	6
Finals Lost:	1	0
All-time Playoff Record:	153 wins 164 losses (.483)	187 wins 162 losses (.536)
Total NBA Seasons:	58 1968-69 to present	60 1966-67 to present

Teams Comparison Playoff Performances Year by Year
Playoffs	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
2026	TBD	TBD
2025	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ (lost Play-in)
2024	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ (lost Play-in)
2023	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ (lost Play-in)
2022	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
	* The Bucks defeated the Bulls 4-1 in the Eastern Conference First Round.
2021	NBA Champions	DNQ
2020	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	DNQ

Playoffs	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
1999	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ
1998	DNQ	NBA Champions
1997	DNQ	NBA Champions
1996	DNQ	NBA Champions
1995	DNQ	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
1994	DNQ	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
1993	DNQ	NBA Champions
1992	DNQ	NBA Champions
1991	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	NBA Champions
1990	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost Eastern Conference Finals
	* The Bulls defeated the Bucks 3-1 in the Eastern Conference First Round.

Playoffs	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
1979	DNQ	DNQ
1978	Lost Western Conference Semis	DNQ
1977	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
1976	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	DNQ
1975	DNQ	Lost Western Conference Finals
1974	Lost NBA Finals	Lost Western Conference Finals
	* The Bucks defeated the Bulls 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals.
1973	Lost Western Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference Semis
1972	Lost Western Conference Finals	Lost Western Conference Semis
1971	NBA Champions	Lost Western Conference Semis
1970	Lost Eastern Division Finals	Lost Western Division Semis