NBA: Yao Ming at his peak returns to his rookie season

The Christmas Day game is a super commercial event and the NBA's annual peak viewership game, a clash with the Christmas Bowl!

Of course, ever since the Christmas battle began.

No Christmas Day game has ever surpassed the viewership of the Christmas Bowl.

This year is no exception.

The two Christmas Day games, Pistons vs. Magic, are a clash between the league's strongest spear and its toughest shield.

The second game was between the returning O'Neal and the Kings' Webber. These were the two teams with the highest chance of winning the championship this season, which felt somewhat like fate.

The excitement of the Christmas Day games can greatly alleviate the scandal surrounding Yao Ming's random drug test. Although half a month has passed, NBA executives have been heavily criticized recently.

Let Morgan Smorow go open up the market, eat sugarcane, and listen to girls talk about Korea.

Those are all internal situations.

The NBA cannot publicly acknowledge violations; it can only deal with ordinary offenders. Otherwise, what would the NBA become?

Does that mean they also have XX discrimination?

David Stern has a sense of shame.

If Adam Silver's suggestion to charge fans for swearing and prohibit operators from hanging up on them were implemented, the NBA might just generate a huge amount of revenue this time!

The games between Ben Wallace and Tracy McGrady, and between Chris Webber and Shaquille O'Neal, were clearly more exciting. Yao Ming, who was on vacation, even bought tickets to the Los Angeles games.

In my past life, I didn't like to show off.

Yao Ming doesn't like it now either.

The OK duo was considered by Yao Ming to be the most unstoppable combination. If Kobe had developed and Shaq had been willing to step down, they probably could have won another three-peat without much difficulty.

Unfortunately, basketball doesn't offer many "what ifs".

This gave Yao Ming an opportunity.

He still has two years to try and beat this NBA super team.

Every game of this duo's partnership is precious. As long as Kobe remains obsessed and eager to prove himself, the breakup of OK is only a matter of time.

On the other side, McGrady and Ben Wallace are also very interesting to watch.

These are the two strongest offensive and defensive players in the East.

Their games are inherently capable of stirring up the emotions of the fans.

Yao Ming, wearing a cotton-padded coat and a baseball cap, sneaked into the Staples Center with Francis. Unfortunately, he stood out so much that it was impossible not to notice him.

Yao Ming was recognized before he even dared to buy any snacks.

The first reporter arrived, followed by the second and third. At this point, even the Lakers' backstage control room received news of Yao Ming's arrival.

Yao Ming is incredibly popular these days, and his arrival almost steals the show.

Reporters rushed out of the reserved reception room and surrounded Yao Ming and Steve Francis.

"Yao Ming! Are you here to watch the Lakers game or the Kings game today?"

"This is the Staples Center, so of course I'm here to watch the Lakers play. Bryant and Shaq are guys I really like, and Chris is great too, but I haven't had a chance to play against him yet."

The reporters were a little excited.

"What do you have to say about the Malice at the Palace incident, Yao Ming? You've been refusing interviews lately; are you dissatisfied with the league's inaction and discrimination?"

Discrimination... has always existed.

The US claims to be a country that "opposes discrimination," but if you really don't discriminate, then why oppose it?

China has 56 ethnic groups. I heard someone say not to discriminate against other ethnic groups?

The old lady with the "sky-high" facial tattoo was almost driven to despair by the locals' constant scolding.

Of course, saying that would be like swearing.

"I didn't feel any discrimination. On the contrary, I quite like it here. Maybe some people don't like me, but playing basketball is my hobby and my job. I'm not here to date, so if you don't like me, it doesn't matter. I don't like you either."

Yao Ming's perfectly standard answer, tinged with a touch of American humor, quickly earned him the favor of reporters.

They like this.

The interviews were not tiring and were very topical.

When Lakers management and security personnel rescued Yao Ming, the game was about to start in 20 minutes. He had entered the arena through the player tunnel.

The Staples Center, a huge arena, was packed to capacity today.

The festive atmosphere and the cheers of the fans reminded Yao Ming of his Christmas games in a past life.

Just wait and see, this is what a real man should be like.

I will be back!

The Lakers and Kings are warming up on the court. Shaquille O'Neal has returned after a long absence, but the Lakers' Derek Fisher and Daniil Medvedenko have also suffered injuries.

That's the kind of place the NBA is.

With a tight schedule and high intensity games, the risk of injury increases exponentially with age. The Lakers, with the OK duo and Phil Jackson, are already one of the teams with the best injury control.

Yao Ming and Francis sat down in the crowd.

The young fan next to me asked for an autograph.

Boss Francis, who seemed to have somehow acquired a box of popcorn, asked, "Which team do you favor?"

After thinking for two seconds, I said, "The Lakers!"

"Alright!" Francis said, taking out his phone and having his agent place a bet of 20!

Gambling addict!

Yao Ming's lips twitched uncontrollably: "I thought you'd stopped gambling. The coach specifically forbade you from participating in gambling after the previous games!"

"No problem, Yao, you have an amazing eye for talent. I made several million last time! By the way, the backstage staff just contacted me and said they'll prepare 5000 million for your friend, but 1200 million will be deducted for taxes, and the rest will be paid after the All-Star Game. Wow, Yao, your friend is going to be rich!"

No, friend, I sent it!

Yao Ming was silently calculating.

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It seems Adidas has stepped up its efforts.

To ensure a smooth entry into the Asian market, Yao Ming had great confidence in Adidas' legal team's debt collection capabilities.

The starting players from both sides entered the field at 7:20 pm.

The ratings broke 23% as soon as the game started, and OK's return after a two-month hiatus certainly had great market appeal!

Kobe displayed extremely strong offensive ability and aggression from the start of the game.

Without relying on O'Neal for rebounds, Kobe only showed his textbook-level one-on-one ability when drawing the offense!

Many fans are talking about McGrady's talent and Kobe's hard work.

It's not actually comprehensive.

Kobe was a true basketball prodigy from a young age. He wasn't as exceptionally gifted, but the foundation he built over the years was far more important than his natural talent. His hard work over the years made Kobe virtually invincible on both offense and defense.

What can defend him isn't a defensive stalwart, but his own shooting touch.

Kobe was clearly on fire today!

After the first quarter, Kobe had already scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting!

Even more terrifying is O'Neal.

Kobe scored 12 points in the first quarter, while O'Neal only played 7 minutes, drawing 3 fouls from the Kings and scoring 8 points and grabbing 5 rebounds!

He played very easily.

Despite missing two key players, the Lakers led 32-28 going into the second quarter.

Barkley, in the commentary booth, was both professional and entertaining in his passionate delivery.

but!

The biggest problem with OK is that Kobe and Shaq didn't connect in this game.

Although the Kings initially held a slight lead in the first three quarters thanks to the dominant performance of OK, the Kings relied on the Princeton offense, which features contributions from all players.

Thanks to the outstanding performances of veteran Divac and power forward Chris Webber.

They launched a furious comeback in the fourth quarter!

O'Neal and Kobe were almost exhausted at this point; they hadn't expected the Kings to play such an aggressive style.

36 to 22 in a single quarter!

The Kings pulled off an incredible comeback, winning 118-105!

White Devil Bibby's three-pointer in the final moments was like an arrow piercing through the clouds, slamming into the behemoth that is the Los Angeles Lakers!