This second-round series between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers just got personal.
Following the Celtics' Game 5 win on Monday night, Boston forward Kevin Garnett couldn't resist taking a shot at Philadelphia fans.
When asked to compare the crowds in Boston and Philly, Garnett replied that they weren't "even close," according to the Boston Globe.
"You got fans and then you got fair-weather fans," Garnett said. "Take that how you want."
As you might expect, Philly fans haven't taken too kindly to Garnett calling them front-runners.
The only problem is, it's 100 percent true.
Take a look at home attendance numbers since the Allen Iverson era (Round 1, anyway), and you'll quickly see that the Sixers haven't exactly been the talk of the town.
Ever since the 2005 season, where the Sixers ranked 10th in terms of average number of tickets sold per home game, they've ranked in the bottom 10 in terms of attendance per game up until this year.
In 2007, the Sixers trailed only the Grizzlies in terms of lowest home attendance with 14,843 fans per game, according to ESPN.com. Besid ...
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