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Chapter 159 Interview with Time Magazine
While Wang Zelin was busy making money, the Trail Blazers' regular season was in full swing.

After defeating the Warriors on January 1, the Trail Blazers' record became 6 wins and 24 losses, surpassing the Grizzlies and returning to third place in the Western Conference.

The short rest period ended, and on the night of the 8th, the Blazers played against the Timberwolves at home.

In contrast, no one is optimistic about the 9-26 Timberwolves.

To make things even more sad, a bolt from the blue appeared to the Timberwolves before the game!
First, star Kevin Love fractured his metacarpal bone in his right hand, and then the starting point guard "Golden Boy" Rubio also truce due to abdominal cramps.

It made the Timberwolves, who were already in a slump, worse.

In the end, the Blazers easily resolved the Timberwolves 107:92 and defended their home court.

The three players of the Trail Blazers team scored more than 20 points, among which Batum scored a game-high 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, well-deserved best in the game.

好基友马修斯贡献25分3篮板3助攻，利拉德拿下22分8助攻。

Aldridge, the most powerful player, took advantage of the game and easily scored 27 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists in 6 minutes of playing.

For the Timberwolves, the most amazing thing is "Ak47" Kirilenko, who was put on the starting lineup as the sixth man from the bench. The 32-year-old veteran played 42 minutes and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. , "Old man chatting about teenager madness".

Among the remaining academic players, Nikola Pekovic had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Derek Williams had 18 points and 6 rebounds. In addition, no one from the Timberwolves scored in double figures.

After sending away the Timberwolves, the Blazers continued to play at home against the Eastern Orlando Magic.

After Warcraft 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 tendency to compete for the No. [-] pick.

Yes, "The Tao is one foot tall, and the devil is one foot tall!"

The management of the Magic team never expected that even though they tried their best, they were still unable to beat the super performance of the Cavaliers.

After all, Owen is the well-deserved professional champion!
Pulling away, back to the game on the night of the 11th.

The only thing to watch tonight is only the old Trail Blazers JJ Hickson returned to the Rose Garden for the first time after being traded to the Magic.

But having said that, Hickson's strength can only be regarded as a mediocre starting level in the league, far from being a star.

Hickson put all his life into scoring a career-high 31 points and 15 rebounds, but still lost to his former team, the Trail Blazers, with a score of 109:125. The Magic suffered a 9-game losing streak.

It is worth mentioning that Jaquel Nelson sent 12 assists tonight, surpassing Scott Skel in one fell swoop, becoming the assist leader in the history of the Magic team.

In this regard, media reporters expressed tears. Nelson's unexpected joy contributed a little heat to the boring game.

Good man!
Following the two-game losing streak to the Grizzlies and the Mavericks, the Blazers ushered in a wave of small three-game winning streak. The team's record reached 26 wins and 10 losses. The second Thunder and Spurs launched an impact.

……

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 will always remember what his main job is.

The team is in a state of prosperity, but there are some remarks that are not conducive to Wang Zelin outside the field, such as:

"It's not terrible to win, but it's embarrassing to miss someone!"

——ESPN
"Fuck!!!"

After venting, Wang Zelin began to complain in his heart.

Did labor and management eat your rice?
Keep chasing after it every day!

"Wang, I think this ESPN expert's report is quite fair. When you were with us before, the team suffered a losing streak. Once you got injured and retired, we started a winning streak."

"That's right, ahahahaha!"

The unscrupulous teammates began to make various jokes.

"Go aside."

Wang Zelin put down his basketball and picked up the news.

Well, the good news is coming soon.

In the latest rookie list, Wang Zelin averaged 21.5 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game... and continued to top the list without any suspense.

Behind is Lillard, the second in the millennium, and Davis, the third in ten thousand years.

"Wow, Damien, look what I found, the latest Western Conference rookie of the week vesting is out, congratulations!"

Wang Zelin yelled and successfully attracted the attention of his teammates, especially Lillard.

"is it?"

Lillard was overjoyed at first, and then he looked at Wang Zelin who looked terrified, and his face suddenly looked like he was constipated.

"Hey, this is the best rookie of the week, why don't you look happy at all?"

Wang Zelin continued to scream strangely.

He still remembered that Lillard was the one who teased him the most.

"Ahem, let's continue practicing. It's just a pity that someone has to deduct a week's salary."

According to NBA rules, in addition to absence due to injury, such as absence for personal reasons, suspension, etc., the corresponding wages will be deducted.

"Humph!"

Wang Zelin snorted and turned his head away.

"Ha ha!"

"..."

The teammates are no strangers to Wang Zelin's money-lovers character, but they still can't help laughing every time.

"Just because you're so fuckaby~ Just because you're too fuckaby..."

Just when Wang Zelin and his teammates were talking nonsense, the magical phone rang...

This piece of music was recorded by Wang Zelin himself. It is not only the ringtone for incoming calls, but also the alarm for getting up every day.

I don't want to mention whether it sounds good or not, at least the effect is really good.

Who is who knows!
"Hey..." Soon, Wang Zelin's screams spread all over the training ground, "What the hell~ Interview with Time Magazine? Really~ What the hell!"

After putting down the phone, his teammates had already surrounded Wang Zelin.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm still a child!"

Wang Zelin said that he shrank his body, looking shy and macho.

"Wang, the Time magazine you just mentioned...is it true?"

Batum swallowed, 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 slap someone in the face~~~ how can you pretend to be 13 after you break it for a while."

"Take it easy~ oh~ it hurts!"

After playing and playing, after getting the blessings of his teammates, Wang Zelin embarked on the road of pretending to be 13.

Accompanied by Izarena, Wang Zelin bought a new suit, dressed like a successful person, and waited with Zhou Yang for the arrival of the reporter from Time Magazine.

Relying on his strong performance so far in his rookie season, this time Wang Zelin successfully topped the cover of the Asian section of Time Magazine....

Although not comparable to the top person of the year, it is still an extremely rare achievement.

Take NBA players as an example. Since the 21st century, many people have been published in Time Magazine, such as Kobe and Nash in the 96 generation, James and Wade in the 03 generation.

But if you count the Chinese players, there are only a handful of them.

Before Wang Zelin, only Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi achieved this achievement.

Now, he has become the third person since the 21st century.

(End of this chapter)