4th May 06

Today I get to go to the NBA playoffs! Its Chicago Bulls Vs Miami Heats.

I paid USD$90 for the ticket and USD$30 for the carpark lot. Actually, there is a cheaper $20 car park lot, But i guess it was taken up when i when to book the ticket.

I left early today, around 4pm at the advice of 2 colleagues who went to the NBA just 2 days ago. They say they set off at 5pm that day but only managed to reach the stadium just 15min before it start at 7pm. They were complaining that they miss the warm-up session of the 2 teams.

I rushed off to buy macdonalds, in order to save time, I packet it to eat in the car. Then I rushed off to the stadium. As I was driving, I was thinking that I was being too Kiasu. All was fine... till at one point of the expressway, there was a Jam. Very bad Jam. Picture of the Jam:



Its a stop, go a bit, stop again kind of Jam. Eventually, I reached the place just 30min before the game start. When I reached the place, I saw many other spaces being used as a carpark lots and its at USD$15 with the blacks peddling them. Lugi by buying such a expensivve ticket and cant find the carpark somemore. Eventually just park in some other lot but still within the united center area.

So here I am!



First thing I did is to take a picture with the Micheal Jordan Statue!



Then I rushed into the stadium to carry on my picture taking frenzy.

Their Sport shop on 1st Floor:


First floor still.


Im on the way to 2nd floor (No money to buy 1st floor ticket) and so just took a Pic at the first floor:


At last, I reached the area for my seat.

SO ARE YOU READY FOR THE ACTION?




AND HERE IS IT!

Singing the America Anthem


Pic when the lights are on again


I actually took a video when they are intoducing the players. But its kindoff blurr, should have just take picture instead.

Durng each break that the coach calls, either a game is played or the cheerleaders come and dance. For the first break, 2 spectator challange each other in tic tac toe. Idea is to shoot a panalty shot in, and then you can place a tick in the tic tac toe.Heres a picture of it :



And dancers at another break:



And here is the flashing of Fan-o-meter when all of us scream to see how good an audience we are. But i didnt shout very loud... kind of weird when you see this lone chinese guy shouting his lung out eh?




And its half time. So i went out to take a breather.

A bar counter on the 2nd floor


Picture taken from the 2nd floor


And its back to the arena.

Pic of Miami heats taking the penalty shot. Normally on TV, yo will see many people behind the basket waving long balloons in an attempt to distract the player. So i took a picture of it!


Picture of "fat men" dancing during the break


Another break:


Took a chance to take a wide angle shot stitch


Banners showing the tournaments that bulls won


End of game liao. Bulls lose by 20 points. Sad. All the people were leavng 2min before the game actually end, gone case. The bulls floating ballon is letting air out or keeping and so it came down for me to take a picture of it


United center at night



Not bad an experience but a pity bulls lost. Oh well.... time to drive back to prepare for work tomorrow.