I've heard the intensity theory a lot. But its all theory. No team with the best record in the league does it by not playing with more intensity than other NBA teams. In reality, nobody knows how the Bulls will do in the playoffs. I can see it going either way. But historically, teams with the best record in the league fare pretty well in the playoffs. They don't always win, but they tend to go pretty deep. And teams with the best record that don't win championships, ie the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, tend to be offensively oriented teams. The Bulls are defensively oriented.