Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming meet Saturday, which means a couple hundred million people will be watching in China

Game Info: 8:30 pm EST Sat Feb 2, 2008

TV: NBA By MIKE VOTTA, STATS Senior Writer

Houston's Yao Ming (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3599/;_ylt=ApQfFPdzI1Cu7rEAsAUvVjGPvLYF) got the better of Yi Jianlian (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4284/;_ylt=AozgacxR.cLDOiV3yH0.QqOPvLYF) in the first meeting between the two Chinese stars, but the Milwaukee rookie did manage to impress his veteran countryman.

Milwaukee fans will get their first look at Yao and Yi on the court together when the Bucks host the Rockets on Saturday.

Yao had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three assists and Yi had 19 points and nine rebounds in the first meeting between the two players, a 104-88 Rockets win in Houston on Nov. 9. The game was a huge event in China, where it was broadcast on 19 television networks.




The numbers in China are so large that they boggle the mind.

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It's a country where 40 million people are named Chang......
We have 8 cities with 1 million or more, they have 143.......
Can you imagine the possibilities for franchising the NBA.....

They will be watching if they made it to their families. They had some killer storms preventing them from travelling on their only major work holiday of the year, so now EVERYONE and their dog are packing the trains to get home for a few days. Poor overworked people.