That night, the Trail Blazers headed to Los Angeles.

This game will be broadcast live by TNT and China Channel, so there is no room for sloppiness.

When I woke up in a hotel in Los Angeles, a piece of news added fuel to the fire, directly bringing the pre-game warm-up between the Lakers and Trail Blazers to its peak, surpassing the other four Christmas games.

With his strong performance since his debut, coupled with two miraculous games in December, Wang Zelin entered the regular season MVP selection list of major media for the first time.

On the NBA official website list, Wang Zelin ranks eighth!

On the TNT list, Wang Zelin ranks seventh!

On the Sports Illustrated list, Wang Zelin ranks eighth!

Even ESPN, which has always been at odds with Wang Zelin, ranked him tenth on the list!

In addition to these most authoritative media, many other media have also given their rankings.

Just like the bleachers.

Wang Zelin was directly ranked fifth, the highest among all media, which is in line with their usual style of stirring up trouble.

The first time it entered the list, it made it into the top ten, and this was also the case in all major media lists.

This made more people begin to recognize Wang Zelin's strength, instead of just seeing him as a junior like before.

Let’s take a look at who are the top ten MVPs in the league’s regular season!

First: LeBron James of the Heat

Second: Thunder’s Kevin Durant

Third: Chris Paul of the Clippers

Fourth: Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks

Fifth: Kobe Bryant of the Lakers

…

A young man quietly came to the side of the league's major superstars and launched a loud charge horn.

"You can do it, boy, you're totally horny!"

While the outside world was talking about it, Wang Zelin was talking to a phone caller from across the ocean.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, across thousands of rivers and mountains, I seem to smell the lemon scent of someone."

Listening to the familiar voice on the other side of the phone, Wang Zelin couldn't help but chuckle.

It's just that the person who spoke to Wang Zelin was Dayao who was in the Celestial Dynasty.

After Wang Zelin successfully entered the list, Dayao immediately sent a congratulatory message.

"Haha, if you continue to maintain this data, maybe you can be in the top five by the end of the season, or even be in the top three."

Sensing the ridicule in Wang Zelin's words, Yao Ming smiled.

"Stop talking nonsense. If I could be in the top three, I would have already achieved it with my current data. You know the racial discrimination here better than I do." Wang Zelin said dissatisfied.

No!

Yao Ming has been playing in the NBA for nearly ten years, and has only appeared on the NBA's official regular season MVP list twice. One was in the 2003-04 season, ranking 15th; the other was in the 2008-09 season, ranking 12th.

?

"Yes, this is the United States after all. Of course, the media reporters and commentators who give scores will not be biased towards crooks like us." Yao Ming said with emotion.

"Sooner or later I will be ranked number one on the list, and I will have to convince them to help me get there."

Yao Ming did not comment on the young man's high spirits, and then told another piece of news.

"What, you're almost in Los Angeles!"

Wang Zelin said with some surprise.

"Ahem, this is your first Christmas war. As a big brother, how could you not come to support me?" Yao Ming said.

"Okay, let me know when you get there." Wang Zelin replied with a smile.

After finishing the call with Dayao, Wang Zelin called home to say hello to his parents, and chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

…

The time came to 5:30 in the afternoon, and the Christmas game belonging to the Trail Blazers began.

Before the game, the coaches of the two teams submitted their rosters.

Lakers at home: Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Darius Morris, Gasol, Dwight Howard.

Lakers small forward Ci Shiping has recently declined due to injury. With the idea of ​​protecting Ci Shiping and strengthening the depth of the second team, D'Antoni temporarily let him play as the sixth man.

Trail Blazers on the road: Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Zelin.

In the TNT live broadcast room, a giant suddenly arrived and attracted everyone's attention.

"Yao, my brother, long time no see!"

"The same goes for you Shaquille, your Chinese is really getting worse and worse now."

The photographer rarely discovered that O'Neal, a big shark, could one day look thinner in the camera lens.

By now, everyone must have known that the giant in the live broadcast room is Yao Ming, who came from thousands of miles away to watch the game.

As the first Chinese No. 1 draft pick to enter the NBA, Yao Ming's strong on-court performance, excellent off-court humor and high emotional intelligence have made many Americans forever remember this big man from across the ocean.

The moment Yao Ming appeared at Staples Arena, TNT executives gave a direct order to let Yao Ming serve as the temporary commentator no matter what.

When talking to the outside world, just say you are a special guest.

At first, Yao Ming refused.

But later, he couldn't resist O'Neill's "crying, making trouble, and hanging himself", so he agreed.

It's definitely not because a thick red envelope suddenly appeared in my pocket, really...

"On one side is the famous Purple and Gold Army. This season's performance is only 13 wins and 13 losses, barely consolidating the 11th position in the Western Conference. This performance is undoubtedly disappointing." Charles Barkley said.

"On the other side is the rising Portland youth team, with a record of 21 wins and 5 losses, sitting third in the Western Conference and fourth in the league. They are like the rising sun." Kenny Smith said.

"Let's guess, how many points will the Lakers lose in this game?" As a Lakers legend, O'Neal can be said to love and hate the Lakers, which makes him hurt the Lakers without mercy.

As for Yao Ming, as the fourth man, he sat aside and kept an awkward but decent tool smile.

…

Sitting in the CCTV live broadcast booth are the golden partners most familiar to Chinese fans.

Director Zhang and Teacher Yu Jia!

At this time, the two of them were also conducting pre-match analysis.

Director Zhang said: "Through the analysis of the game in mid-December, the Lakers are now obviously recovering, especially the star Kobe Bryant, who is playing beautifully..."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As expected of David Bryant, when he talks about Kobe Bryant, it’s like he starts talking and can’t stop.

"Ahem!"

Yu Jia Tactics coughed and wanted to get back on track.

"Kobe has scored 30 points for the 7th consecutive game."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Kobe seems to have returned to the super state he was in in 2006!"

Director Zhang is still unable to extricate himself.

"Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! Ahem!"

This time, Yu Jia's unusual behavior finally attracted Director Zhang's attention.

"Yu Jia, your voice..."

"Let's turn the camera to the Trail Blazers..."

…

Both sides have entered the venue to warm up and the game is about to begin.

"Hey rookie, your magical performance ends here. Tonight I will tell you who is the owner of Staples Center and who is the number one center in the league!"

When he came on the court, Howard ran over and said hello to Wang Zelin.

"Here, the owner of Staples Center is behind you now..." Wang Zelin casually pointed behind Howard.

"Where, where is it!"

The latter is like a fox that stepped on its tail and turned back in fright.

"You fool me!"

"So what?"

Seeing the anger on Howard's face, Wang Zelin smiled.
To be continued...