While Wang Zelin is busy making money, the Trail Blazers' regular season is in full swing.
After defeating the Warriors on January 6, the Trail Blazers' record improved to 24 wins and 10 losses, overtaking the Grizzlies and returning to third place in the Western Conference.
The short rest period is over, and on the night of the 8th, the Trail Blazers will face the Timberwolves at home.
In comparison, no one is optimistic about the 9-26 Timberwolves.
What's even more sad is that before the game, the Timberwolves were shocked by a bolt from the blue!
First, star Kevin Love fractured the metacarpal bone of his right hand, and then point guard "Golden Boy" Rubio also sidelined due to abdominal spasms.
This makes the Timberwolves' already poor record even worse.
In the end, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the Timberwolves 107:92 and defended their home court.
Three members of the Trail Blazers team scored over 20 points, among which Batum scored a game-high 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, and was well deserved to be the best player in the game.
Good friend Matthews contributed 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Lillard scored 22 points and 8 assists.
Aldridge, the strongest player, took advantage of the game and easily scored 14 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in 27 minutes of play.
For the Timberwolves, the most amazing thing is "Ak47" Kirilenko, who was brought on as the sixth man off the bench. The 32-year-old veteran played 42 minutes and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. "I'm talking about being a teenager crazy".
Among the remaining players, Nikola Pekovic scored 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Derrick Williams scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Apart from this, no one from the Timberwolves scored in double figures.
After sending away the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers continued to play at home against the Orlando Magic in the East.
After Howard Howard left the team, the Magic's record this season is 7 wins and 28 losses, still at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and there is a strong tendency to compete for the No. 1 pick.
There is a saying that "the Tao is as high as one foot, and the devil is as high as one foot!"
The Magic's management never imagined that, despite their best efforts, they would still be unable to defeat the Cavaliers' superb performance.
After all, Irving is the well-deserved No. 1 professional!
Let’s go a little further and go back to the game on the night of the 11th.
The only thing to watch tonight is that old Trail Blazers player JJ Hickson returned to the Rose Garden for the first time after being traded to the Magic.
But having said that, Hickson's ability can only be regarded as mediocre in the league, far from being a star.
Hickson tried his best to score a career-high 31 points and 15 rebounds, but still lost to the old team Trail Blazers, losing 109:125. The Magic suffered a 9th consecutive defeat.
It is worth mentioning that Jacques Nelson sent out 12 assists tonight, surpassing Scott Skell in one fell swoop and becoming the assist king in Magic team history.
In response, reporters in the media expressed tears. Nielsen's unexpected surprise contributed some enthusiasm to the boring game.
What a good man!
After two consecutive losses to the Grizzlies and Mavericks, the Trail Blazers ushered in a small three-game winning streak. The team's record reached 26 wins and 10 losses. While consolidating the third position in the Western Conference, they are once again preparing to advance to the third place. With the Thunder in first and second, the Spurs launched an attack.
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On the morning of the 12th, Wang Zelin, who was still suspended for two games, was training with his teammates.
Necessary relaxation is acceptable, but he always remembers what his main business is.
The team is in a prosperous state, but there are some unfavorable remarks off the court, such as:
"Winning is not scary, it will be embarrassing if someone is missing!"
——ESPN
"grass!!!"
After venting his anger, Wang Zelin began to complain in his heart.
Have labor and management eaten your rice?
Keep chasing me day by day!
"Wang, I think this report from the ESPN expert is quite fair. When you were there before, the team suffered a losing streak. As soon as you retired due to injury, we had a winning streak."
"That's right, ah ha ha ha ha!"
The unscrupulous teammates started making fun of each other.
"Go aside."
Wang Zelin put down the basketball and made news.
Well, good news will come out soon.
In the latest rookie rankings, Wang Zelin averaged 21.5 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game... without any doubt, he continues to top the list.
Behind him are Lillard, the second-best player in history, and Davis, the third-best player in history.
"Wow, Damien, look what I found. The latest Western Conference Rookie of the Week has come out. Congratulations!"
Wang Zelin yelled and yelled, successfully attracting the attention of his teammates, especially Lillard.
"Yeah?"
Lillard was overjoyed at first, and then looked at Wang Zelin who looked embarrassed, and suddenly his face looked like constipation.
"Hey, this is Rookie of the Week. Why don't you look happy at all?"
Wang Zelin continued to scream strangely.
He still remembered that the person who teased him the most just now was Lillard.
"Ahem, let's continue practicing. It's just a pity that someone's salary will be deducted for a week."
According to NBA rules, in addition to absences due to injuries, such as absences due to personal reasons, suspensions, etc., corresponding wages will be deducted.
"snort!"
Wang Zelin groaned and turned his head.
"Ha ha!"
"..."
Teammates are already used to Wang Zelin's money-obsessed personality, but they still can't help but laugh every time.
"Just because you are too ****aby~ Just because you are too ****aby..."
Just when Wang Zelin and his teammates were chatting away, a magical phone ringing sound came...
This music was recorded by Wang Zelin himself. It is not only a ringtone for incoming calls, but also an alarm for getting up every day.
Let’s not talk about whether it sounds good or not, but at least the effect is really impressive.
Who is who knows!
"Hey..." Soon, Wang Zelin's scream spread throughout the training ground, "Fuck me~ Time Magazine interview? Really~ Fuck you!"
After putting down the phone, his teammates had already gathered around Wang Zelin.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm still a child!"
Wang Zelin said and shrank back, looking like a macho and shy man.
"Wang, what you just said about Time Magazine...is it true?"
Batum swallowed his saliva and asked in disbelief.
"Oh, you said this!"
"Actually, I also want to keep a low profile, but my strength doesn't allow it..."
"Hey~ wait~~ don't hit someone in the face~~~ How can you pretend to be 13 after breaking it for a while?"
"Be gentle~oh~it hurts!"
After playing and having fun, Wang Zelin embarked on the road of pretending to be 13 after receiving the blessings of his teammates.
Accompanied by Izarena, Wang Zelin bought a new suit, dressed like a successful man, and waited with Zhou Yang for the arrival of the interview reporter from Time Magazine.
With his strong performance so far in his rookie season, Wang Zelin successfully made the cover of Time Magazine's Asia section this time.
Although it cannot compare with the top person of the year, it is still an extremely rare achievement.
Take NBA players for example. Since the 21st century, many people have appeared in Time Magazine, such as Kobe and Nash of the 1996 generation, James, Wade, etc. of the 2003 generation.
And if you count the Chinese players, they are very few.
Before Wang Zelin, only Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi achieved this achievement.
Now, he has become the third person in the 21st century.