Today is Wednesday, December 21, which was an ordinary day, but the Philadelphia First League Center Stadium was as lively as a festival. The parking lot in front of the gate was filled with cars of all sizes before 8 o'clock in the morning. Some people wearing white work clothes were working hard to maintain order outside the court. Many Philadelphia people came here early after breakfast, and many of them wore white sports vests printed with "76ers", which was the 76ers' jersey.

The reason why so many people are able to gather is naturally because today, the Philadelphia 7s will face the Bulls here. As an old NBA team, the Philadelphia 76s have a very high status in the hearts of the Philadelphia. Even though the ranking of the 76s in the NBA in recent years has not been very ideal, it still has not affected their love for this hometown team. This can be seen from the white-haired old man to the 76s uniform worn by children in their teenagers.

At 9 a.m., a large air-conditioned bar with the 76ers logo slowly drove into the stadium. The sharp-eyed fans immediately recognized it and surrounded them to try to get close to their favorite players. However, dozens of uniformed policemen in the square immediately ran to the bus to maintain order.

The fans were very enthusiastic, but they were very disciplined. Under the persuasion of the police, they gathered on both sides of the bus and cheered loudly.

Seeing such enthusiastic fans, the players of the 76ers also opened the glass windows and waved to the fans with a smile.

Seeing this situation, the fans' emotions became even more crazy, and cheers rushed into the car like waves.

"Brand, do it well, give the Bulls guys a look!" An old man in a team uniform who was already in his fifties shouted at one of the car windows and waved his arm hard.

"Evans, your beard is so beautiful today. I love you!" A seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in avant-garde clothes shouted loudly, which immediately caused laughter from the girls around her.

"Andre. Look forward to those guys from Chicago, don't let them go wild on our territory!" a young man shouted.

The unconcealed enthusiasm of the fans deeply infected the players. Although their faces were full of smiles, their eyes revealed a sense of determination. Yes, this is on their home court. They want to defend Philadelphia's pride and must not let the Bulls take the victory from them!

Lu Wei sat quietly in the seat on the bus, outside of him, when he was playing practice games two days ago, power forward Brand, twice head-on. Looking at the firmness in his eyes, Lu Wei knew that it was a manifestation of responsibility. Although he could not feel the team's former honor and the Phillies' sincere love like other players now, he was still infected by this strong atmosphere.

"Hey, Lu Wei, how do we fans of the earth?" Brand retracted his eyes from outside the car and said to Lu Wei with a smile. Since the end of that training match, Brand lost a lot under Lu Wei, but suddenly he became better at Lu Wei. As the 7-man power forward and main scorer, Brand definitely has his own pride. After that training match, Brand looked at Lu Wei and wanted to eat Lu Wei. But just one night. The next day, Brand took the initiative to rush to Curtis Conservatory of Music and found Lu Wei. The two chatted for more than an hour. No one knew what they said. However, when Lu Wei sent Brand out, he smiled affectionately. He looked at Brand's affectionate expressions with Brand to Lu Wei. The relationship between the two seemed to be good.

"It's very enthusiastic. Not bad!" Lu Wei said affirmatively, and a smile rose from the corner of his mouth.

When Brand heard Lu Weidi's words, he did not look happy on his face. He just sighed slightly.

"Oh!" Brand sighed softly. The kind smile on the fans just now disappeared.

"What's wrong with Brand? You look in a bad mood. The competition will start soon. You have to cheer up!" Lu Wei said.

"Lu. We have been in a row for several years and have not even made the playoffs. Do you know? Looking at the fans' expressions of longing for victory, I feel very uncomfortable." Brand shook his head and said, "The man with a height of more than two meters was sighing.

"Don't worry, Brand, we will win today's game." Lu Wei patted Brand's back and said encouragemently. He understood Brand's mood very well. If it were him, he would not want to disappoint the music fans who supported him again and again.

"Lu Wei, to be honest, I never thought that the 76ers could win the NBA championship. It's not that I don't want it, but that the 76ers' condition has been so bad in recent years. Now even entering the playoffs has become a luxury for us. But now it's different, because we have you!" Brand looked at Lu Wei, and his eyes suddenly became extremely hot.

"Remember my request to you? Help us win the championship!" Brand said softly.

"Don't worry, Brand, I will definitely do what I promised you. Believe me, no one can stop the 76ers' pace, not only because of me, but also because of you!" Lu Wei said, revealing an extremely strong confidence in his tone.

"Yeah!" Brand nodded heavily. Thinking of the promise Lu Wei gave him that night, Brand felt a flame burning in his heart, and his fighting spirit was ignited. Suddenly, Brand felt that the Bulls were not that scary anymore.

Under the eyes of many fans, the bus slowly drove into the stadium.

Not long after, several other buses drove slowly along the highway.

However, this time, the Indy in the car is not the symbol of the 76ers. The eye-catching and huge bull head reminds the fans that their opponents are here today.

Slowly stopped in front of the stadium and walked out of the car, not the Bulls players, but all the fans wearing big red Bulls uniforms. Six or seven buses were coming out, with more than 300 people, and Youdi also held drums and horns in his hands. At first glance, he was the Bulls' full-time cheerleader.

"Hey, hello, little guys from the 76ers." Looking at the 76ers fans who looked badly, the Bulls cheerleaders greeted them easily. However, from their contemptuous tone, I'm afraid that what they thought was not as friendly as they looked on their faces.

"Well, I've heard that the stadium in the League Center is well built. It must be a wonderful thing to enjoy the cheers of victory in such a stadium!" A male fan wearing the Bulls No. 23 jersey said deliberately loudly, causing a commotion among the fans of the 76ers.

"Hmph. Don't think wearing No. 23 is amazing. Jordan's time is over." A 76ers fan couldn't help but sarcastic.

"Oh?", hearing this, the fan wearing Jordan jersey smiled easily, "We are saying goodbye to the stadium, but even without Jordan, it is a very easy thing to beat your 76ers. By the way, how many times are you not entering the playoffs this year?" The Bulls fan wearing Jordan jersey asked deliberately loudly, which immediately caused other Bulls fans to laugh loudly.

Looking at the opponent's unscrupulous smile, the fans of the 76ers were very angry, and a few of them were eager to get on. Before the game began, the smell of gunpowder between the fans of the two sides had reached an extremely high concentration.

Fortunately, after the police on the side discovered this situation, they immediately came over and warned both sides, which calmed down the minor storm.

In fact, even the police, many of them are fans of the 76ers. Seeing the other party being so arrogant, they were very upset. If they weren't wearing this uniform, they would probably have taught these guys a lesson.

At this time, with a big stir in the crowd, another luxury bus slowly drove in. This time, the person who came was the real person, the Bulls.

Cheerleaders and Bulls fans forgot to quarrel with the fans of the 76ers, and cheered around their team's cars.

The Bulls players, like the 76ers just now, opened the car window and smiled and waved to their fans. Although they were away, they didn't look nervous.

It's no wonder that as a team with the "Flying Man" Michael Jordan, the greatest player in history, they do have the capital to be proud. Although Jordan has announced his retirement, the strength of the Bulls cannot be underestimated. In the entire NBA league, the Bulls' strength ranks among the top, which is incomparable to the 76ers, which has been on the decline in recent years. It's no wonder that although it's an objective battle, the fans of the Bulls still look relaxed. Indeed, in their opinion, it seems that it's not a big deal to defeat the 76ers, which have mediocre records over the years.

This game without any suspense and did not attract much attention from the media. Only a few local Philadelphia sports media and reporters from several sports magazines came to prepare for a routine report.

At this moment, less than an hour before the game began, the audience and reporters began to enter the venue one after another. Most of the seats were full of seats, most of which were fans of the 76ers, and about 30% of the Bulls fans, and some were reporters who came to interview.

Zhang Li sat in the audience and watched the cheerleaders on the court with great interest.

Zhang Li is an NBA fan. Because he was interviewing Lu Wei, Zhang Li also lived in Philadelphia during this period. Hearing that there is a game between the 76ers and the Bulls here today, Zhang Li, who has nothing to do, has come to feast his eyes.
Chapter completed!