nba championship predators

Chapter 17 The Philadelphia "Holy War"

At the entrance of the arena, Zhao Ke saw two Philadelphia fans holding up their slogans:
"I'm not asking too much - beat LA! beat LA!!"

Is this not too demanding?

Beat Los Angeles!
3:0
Beat Los Angeles! !

4:0
It's all sweeping and winning, okay?

Zhao Ke secretly smiled, the Philadelphia fans are also very interesting.

Walking into the first league center arena, Zhao Ke was severely shocked.

The home fans not only wear uniform home uniforms, but also have a pair of sunglasses per capita.

Is this a meet-and-greet for The Matrix?

You look like this, how do you watch the game later?

At that time, even Zhao Ke might look like a black man!
No need to guess, the idea of ​​the second class must have come from the president of the 76ers, Pat Cross.

The official propaganda is also quite stinky:
Not only do I play better than the Lakers in Philly, we also look cooler than you Los Angeles!
Speaking of Cross, this is also a weird one.

It is different from the dignified and dignified image of the presidents of other NBA teams in suits and shoes.

This guy likes to be funny, loves bungee jumping, loves to fight (three-degree black belt in karate), wears different clothes, has tattoos on his arms, and often shaves his head shaved, driving a Harley motorcycle with Iverson on the back of the streets of Philadelphia, and the sound of roaring motors resounds through half of Philadelphia.

In 1999, he performed "The Man From Space" during a break in a home game:
Landing from the roof of the arena to the center of the field.

Before the start of this year's playoffs, Cross climbed the Rockborough Water Tower again, and called it "a feat that made Philadelphia boil."

After eliminating the Bucks and reaching the finals, the boss wanted to repeat the scene in 1999, but his wife Diana clearly vetoed his idea.

But nonsense is nonsense, Cross is definitely a capable person.

When Kroos took over the 1996ers in 76, the team was at an all-time low.

With his unique personality and unyielding character, Kroos rekindled the passion of the fans, selected the right candidates for each position of the team, and allowed the 76ers to regain their sense of pride and the tradition of winning.

More importantly, Cross played a huge role in bridging the relationship between coach Brown and the soul of the team, Iverson.

If it weren't for him to fight in the middle, Brown and Iverson, the two natural enemies, would never be as close as they are now.

In fact, the next season, after Cross resigned, the relationship between Iverson and Brown immediately became tense until they turned against each other and parted ways.

And before this game, Cross made another amazing move. He climbed up the Walt Whitman Bridge and hung a giant banner that read "Go Sixers, Beat the Lakers" (GoSixers.BeatL.A) on it!
The Whitman Bridge is 397 feet (121 meters) above the water, which is also crazy!
Kroos's performance is a microcosm of Philadelphia fans. When Zhao Ke arrived, the First United Center Arena was already surrounded by fanatical crowds.

Unlike picky and big-name Lakers fans (in the first two games of the finals, the Staples Arena was always not full at the beginning of the second quarter), Philadelphia fans are more loyal and pure. To a large extent, the 76ers team is the psychological home of Philadelphia people looking forward to life miracles and turning points.

The "Philadelphia Daily" rendered it affectionately: "For Los Angeles, it is the finals for fans, but for Philadelphia, this is a holy war for the whole city!"

A fan named Jones in the arena is giving an affectionate speech.

Iverson, Mutombo and others were listening carefully. Jones, wearing Iverson's No. 3 jersey, yelled frantically on the high platform:
"The 76ers are not the Blazers, nor the Kings, Mutombo and Hill are not Duncan and Robinson, but they are the only ones still fighting now!"

"The 76ers have all kinds of injuries. They have all kinds of problems and flaws, but they never give up. They played 7 games against the Toronto people and they brought it back! They played 7 games against the Milwaukee people and they brought the victory back! As for the Los Angeles people, it only needs two games!"

"Philadelphia brothers, let's support and follow them!"

Immediately, the shouts of mountains and tsunami sounded from the crowd: "Come on! 76 people!"

The huge infectious power of the fans made the 76ers team full of wounded soldiers feel like they had been beaten with chicken blood.

But Zhao Ke was different from usual, besides being excited, his mood was extremely bright.

Zhao Ke, who was in a bright mood, blocked Iverson's three caps during the group confrontation, which made Iverson very unhappy.

"Boy, are you my fan? I feel like you are becoming more and more like an undercover agent." Iverson put his arms around Zhao Ke's neck and said "viciously".

"Of course it is, but because of this, I've watched too many of your videos and I'm almost sick of it, so I'm too familiar with your movements, so it's easier to block shots."

Iverson had a feeling of "what you said makes sense, but I'm speechless", so he had to give Zhao Ke a thumbs up, "You're ruthless!"

"Allen, he said he vomited somewhere in your video, I didn't expect you to shoot that kind of video, tsk tsk..."

McGee came over suddenly, and before he finished speaking, he received a left uppercut from Iverson, and then fell to the ground and rolled around exaggeratedly.

Only then did Zhao Ke come to his senses, and rushed towards McGee, "McGee, you bastard, I didn't mention a certain place! Take your life..."

The 76ers laughed together, and the atmosphere of the Lakers on the other side of the field was a bit depressed.

The rain was about to come, and no one spoke, even Ao Pang, who was born with a talent for comedy, had a sullen face.

Goliath was rubbed twice by David on the ground, and everyone in the Lakers felt that they were about to explode in shame.

And this kind of shame must be washed back from the 76ers' home court, and they must be severely ravaged tonight.

Looking at the noisy 76ers team, Kobe suddenly came over and said coldly, "You will lose tonight!"

He wanted to say something, but was dragged away by Fisher. Before leaving, he did not forget to give Zhao Ke a "death stare".

Philadelphia is the place where Kobe's basketball dream began, and it is his hometown that haunts his dreams.

Bryant was born in Philadelphia, attended high school here, led Marion High School to an interstate championship in 1996, and entered the NBA with the 13th overall pick in the draft of the same year.

Kobe is a superstar who went out of Philadelphia. Compared with Iverson, he is a "son of Philadelphia" in another sense.

But returning home with two defeats, there is no decent sense of returning home at all.

Before the game, he laughed at himself and told the media: "Many high school students came to me to ask for tickets, but they are all fans of the 76ers."

Zhao Ke suddenly shouted: "Hi, Kobe!"

Seeing Kobe turned his head, Zhao Ke shouted again: "Don't worry, I feel bad tonight!"

"You're so bad!" Uncle Mu grinned.

"Boy, as far as I know, Kobe will definitely smash you into a sieve tonight." Iverson threatened Zhao Ke.

"Alan, no one on this planet can break me into a sieve except the short man in the video." Zhao Ke said arrogantly.

"Don't mention the video..."

"Then I'd better go back to my home planet. You people on Earth lack a sense of humor."

(End of this chapter)