Sixers Counting on Fans’ Anger Towards Kevin Garnett

After Kevin Garnett called Sixers fans “fair-weather”, it was fairly predictable that his quote would become a major plot line heading into tonight’s Game 6, and the Sixers players (who face elimination) are hoping their supporters can be venemous enough to throw KG and the Celtics off their game. From Philly.com: “We’ll see the fans tomorrow,’ Elton Brand said after Tuesday’s light practice. ‘We appreciate our fans. We know we have their support and they’ve got our backs. I’m sure they’re going to show him how fair-weather they are tomorrow.’ Following the Celtics’ 101-85 victory in Game 5 on Monday night in Boston, Garnett said Philadelphia fans weren’t as loyal as Boston fans. He described Philly-area fans as ‘fair-weather,’ a different kind of four-letter f-word, but one just as caustic. […] ‘He’s been in this league many years, he’s a [nine-time] All-NBA player, Hall of Fame guy,’ Andre Iguodala said. ‘He’s seen it all and been coached by great coaches and been around great players. All of that stuff plays a factor in his preparation for the game. We just can’t let it affect us.’ Iguodala acknowledged that the Boston crowd did play a factor in the Sixers’ lackluster second half on Monday when Boston outscored the Sixers, 54-35, and grabbed a 3-2 series lead. Game 6 is at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center. ‘Our offense kind of got stagnant,’ Iguodala said. ‘We didn’t do as good a job as we could have working together. Their crowd gets into it. They’re loud and we can’t relay the plays back and forth to each other.”