And didn't the Bulls still lose and get swept?
I'm a huge MJ fan and MJ is my 2nd fav all-time player after Timmy but MJ couldn't win against prime Celtics and Pistons, he only won when those teams became irrelevant and his compe ion were the Knicks and , though he's still the GOAT he never really beat a top 10 all-time player in their primes, Magic was the best player he faced in the playoffs(who he beat).
Bird and the 80s Celtics are very underrated nowadays, people act like Bird was an era specific player who wouldn't succeed in today's league and , truth is he was the best player/2nd best player in the league while MJ and Magic were both younger.