"Goo-dong, goo-dong, goo-dong." Bruce Bowen gulped down Gatorade, his jersey soaked as if he had been in a sauna.

"One more drink." Kobe Bryant asked the caddie for another glass of water and handed it to Bowen.

Bowen drank it all again, then wiped the sweat from his head and neck with a towel.

The first quarter of the game had just ended, and as the only defensive point the Lakers used to defend Grant Hill, Bowen's physical exertion was staggering.

But now Bowen is still a long way from becoming a superstar killer, and Bowen was blown up by Grant Hill again in the first quarter.

Hill led the team, and at the end of the first quarter, the Detroit Pistons led the Lakers by 3 points at 21:18.

In this high-intensity match, the score of both sides is not high. The offensive tempo of this game was very slow, and under the confrontation of blood and muscle, it was difficult for players on both sides to hit 40%.

Hill, on the other hand, was the brightest player on the court, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 turnovers on 4-of-7 shooting.

The Lakers implemented Grant Hill's blocking tactics very well, even though Bowen was abused by Hill in various ways, he still clung to his defender and took the opportunity to cut off Hill's two passes.

Kobe Bryant in Joe Dumars full defense of the game, also played a little struggling, although height advantage, but today Kobe Bryant's mid-range feel is not good, several days relying on height dry pulls are out of the basket, Kobe Bryant saw this and did not come strong, gave more opportunities to attack O'Neal, and he was waiting for an appropriate time to take over.

The Pistons were very ruthless on O'Neal's defense, continuously using tough fouls, and even if they gave O'Neal free throws, they didn't want him to attack the basket directly. O'Neal made 3 of 8 free throws in the first quarter and finished with nine points and three rebounds.

The Lakers' gorgeous offense this season was suppressed by the Pistons' unpretentious defense. And Hill's excellent performance became the brightest star on the field and gave the team the lead.

"Shaq, why don't you try emptying the toilet?" Campbell whispered.

"Empty the toilet? It's impossible to empty the toilet in this life, wait, Shaq's free throws at the critical moment must be scored. O'Neill seemed to have suffered a great humiliation.

"Then you have to be able to hit the critical moment." Campbell's words left O'Neill speechless.

There really is no one on the team who can say that Campbell is also a talent, and he uses it perfectly.

"It's okay, it's just three points behind." Kobe Bryant opened his mouth, and in the first quarter, he scored 4 points and 3 assists on 1-of-4 shooting under Joe Dumas's defense, which was very different from his usual performance, even so, Kobe's mentality was very calm.

This scorching game is bound to last a long time, and Bryant used the 34-year-old Joe Dumas's physical strength more with ball-handling offense and off-ball running in the first quarter, and it was not difficult to score after finding his touch.

Especially in this game, if you are not careful, you will lose, Kobe Bryant is unwilling to risk losing to brush the data, this kind of behavior is not what a professional player should do.

"Joe! You've got that rookie at bay! Well done! Pistons head coach Doug Collins is also praising Joe Dumas for blocking Kobe.

"No, he's consuming me." Jo Dumas's physical exertion was no less than Bowen's, and he was just as panting and sweating. Joe Dumas has experienced too many winds and waves, and he knows Kobe's purpose very well, but he has no way, he must consume all his strength in every defense, if Kobe Bryant is given an empty opportunity to attack, the consequences are unimaginable!

At the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe Bryant was surprised to find that Grant Hill continued to appear on the court.

That's right, Hill is ready to play this game without resting! It's the whole game.

The Detroit Pistons' already weak lineup is even more obvious on the bench, if there is no arrow figure, then it will inevitably be blown up by the Lakers' top bench lineup!

Who can be the arrow man for the Pistons and lead the bench team?

Hill is only 34-year-old Jo Dumas and 35-year-old Otis Thorpe, both of whom were powerful figures when they were young, but now, they are old.

It is impossible to let such two veterans lead the bench lineup, or play the whole game, so Hill can only take the initiative to take this responsibility. For most of the Pistons' bench play this season, Hill will lead the team.

Grant Hill is averaging 40.8 minutes per game! A time that makes the physical monster Kobe Bryant look sideways.

"It's a pity." Kobe Bryant sighed secretly, I don't know if it is a pity that Grant Hill's whole team has no help, the poor team configuration, or a pity for Hill's injury in the future.

Or both.

Heroes cherish heroes, watching Hill who continues to beat Robert Horry on the court in a row, Kobe Bryant clenched his fists.

"Coach, I want to play." A deep voice rang out next to Harris, it was Bowen, who usually spoke very little, and Bowen, who had rested for a while, stopped panting, but the wet jersey let Harris know that his physical exertion was very high.

But isn't the role player just used to exchange the physical fitness of the opponent's star? Harris looked at Hill on the court, and he broke through Horry again and hit a mid-range jumper.

Bruce Bowen has a natural inferiority complex and fear of superstars, and he worries every day that everything he has with the Lakers is a dream, and those superstars are the ones who bring him back to reality. Drexler, Scottie Pippen, Grant Hill, these players woke Bruce up in the middle of the night, and when Bowen faced them, it was as if he had returned to that summer when no one cared about practice......

It was Kobe Bryant who gave him a chance, and it was the Lakers who gave him a salary! Everything seems so good and unreal on a normal day, and Bowen is willing to give everything for a team like this, even if it is to face his fears.

And this time, even if he lost badly, Bowen decided to face it calmly.

Kobe patted Bowen on the shoulder, he knows best how much effort Bowen has put in, and Bowen's training intensity is the hardest of Kobe's many younger brothers.

No, he won't go from being a player who can't play to the first player to start with the Lakers, and he's improved the fastest. Kobe Bryant saw it all.

Del Harris thought about it, at least... Bowen's defense is certainly better than Hory's, and releasing Hory could also make the Lakers' bench offense more fluid.

If Horry is busy defending Hill, he will be a little weak on the offensive end, so the Lakers' bench attack power will drop by at least 30%.

"Tech desk, pause." Harris chose to replace Bowen with Bowen in this game, as long as Hill is there, Bowen will be there!

"Bruce, don't let me down."

Bowen looked calm, waiting for the chance of a deadball substitution.