Chapter Twenty-Nine: All-Star Ticket King

Detroit, located in the Great Lakes region of the northeastern central part of the United States, along the Detroit River, belongs to the Great Lakes urban agglomeration, is the largest city in Michigan, USA, and is also the seat of Wayne County. The city gets its name from the Detroit River, which connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie, and is derived from the French "Rivière du Détroit", which means "river of the straits."

Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the United States, after New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. In the 1940s, the first freeway in the United States was built in Detroit. World War II brought great development to Detroit's industry, and it was truly the "American Arsenal".

Detroit was once known as the world's most famous motor city. However, with the rise of Japanese and European automobiles and the further opening of cheap labor markets in Asia, the competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry has been declining, not only in the decline in the global share of American brands, but also in the proportion of Americans in the overall workforce of enterprises. The former led to the bankruptcy of some companies, and together with the latter, triggered a broader wave of layoffs in almost all upstream and downstream industries, and the decline in Detroit's profits and tax revenues became an irreversible fact.

"Kobe, I'm telling you, don't walk around in Detroit." O'Neill's face was chattering. "It's so dangerous here, maybe there's going to be a shootout in any neighborhood."

Kobe knew that there were only three kinds of people in Detroit, workers, gamblers and criminals. It ranks second in the nation as the most dangerous cities in the country after St. Louis, Missouri, with 1,759.6 crimes per 100,000 people, including all crimes involving force or threat of force.

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The Pistons have been using the "famous" Auburn Hills Palace Arena since August 1988. While it's the fights that really make people aware of the arena, from an architectural standpoint, the Auburn Hills Palace Arena does have something unique about it. With a capacity of 22,076 people, it is the largest arena in the league and is nationally recognized as an excellent building facility.

In retrospect, the facilities in the arena are really not luxurious, and their appearance is a bit old-fashioned now. But that fits perfectly with the Pistons' unpretentious toughness, and the two complement each other perfectly. Besides, enthusiastic Detroit fans don't care about the good or bad of the stadium.

Before the game, the Lakers announced the starting list: PG Nick Van Exel, SG Kobe Bryant, SF Cedric Ceballos, PF Elden Campbell C, Shaquille O'Neal.

Fisher screamed, his boss hit the starter, will he be far away? When my old fish makes the starter, will the All-Stars be far away? The pinnacle of my old fish's life is coming again.

Kobe Bryant's group celebrated, and Eddie Jones in the locker room turned grim. His starting spot was taken by the 18-year-old, who was very unconvinced.

In terms of defense, their defense is just as good, even Eddie Jones thinks. Kobe Bryant's excellent performance is based on the premise that the opposing players are very rubbish.

Wait, tonight's Pistons point guard, member of the Bad Boy Army, Joe Dumas can make you shine for who you are.

Pistons starters, PG Lynch Hunter, SG Joe Dumas, SF Grant Hill, PF Otis Thorpe, Csio Latlive.

Joe Dumas, a future Hall of Famer player, is a two-time professional basketball champion, an '89 Finals MVP, a six-time All-Star, a three-time All-All-NBA, and a five-time All-Defensive Team.

He is the only one of the current Pistons' remaining bad boy legion, and the 33-year-old veteran is tasked with reviving the team again.

In 1992, after FIBA allowed professional players to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time, the United States Basketball Association formed the "Dream Team", but in an internal training session, the team, known as the "most powerful basketball team in human history", was defeated 62-54 by the Collegiate United led by Grant Hill, and Hill became an instant hit.

Hill won back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992 and defended the following year, when Hill assisted Lightner in a final 2.1 seconds to beat the University of Kentucky, a game that has become an NCAA classic to this day.

Grant Hill is the hottest successor to Jordan in the first batch, and his elegant style of play has won the All-Star vote in his rookie season. He was also the first player in the four major professional sports in North America to become an All-Star Game as a rookie.

In the last season after Jordan's return, Hill beat Jordan and won the national vote king again!

In the 95-96 season, Grant Hill averaged 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists on 15 shots per game, playing 40.8 minutes per game, third in the league and second in the league with a total of 656 defensive rebounds, second only to Robinson and higher than interior players such as Ewing, Malone and Kemp.

Otis Thorpe is also an inside player, the 94-year-old champion, paired with Olajuwon as a big forward on the inside, was also a 20+10 striker at his peak, and at the age of 34, he can still contribute 14+8 qualified starting numbers last season.

This Pistons team is strong and should be the strongest opponent they have faced in a few preseason games. Balanced offense and defense, with supergiants and quality role players.

Kobe Bryant was never nervous about the strength of his opponents. It just so happened that in this game, Kobe Bryant ushered in the starter, and Kobe Bryant sat quietly in the locker room before the game.

This is a habit of his, whenever there is a strong opponent, he will sit in the dressing room before the game, think about nothing, and empty his mind.

This is what the Zen master taught him, and doing so can adjust his emotions. Kobe Bryant found it useful.

"Guys, let's play." Rambis called out to his players and the game was about to begin.

Bryant walked onto the court, and he looked at Grant Hill, who was wearing the number 33 jersey, with a height of 2.03 and a weight of 102 kilograms. Bryant couldn't help it and used the ability viewing feature on him.

"System, check out Grant Hill's abilities."

"The host uses the ability view function on Grant Hill, and the use is successful."

"Grant Hill, basketball player, position match PG90%, SG90%, SF100%, PF90%, C80%."

"Physical Skill S-, Layup Skill S, Dunk Skill A, Mid-range Shooting Skill A-, Three-point Skill C, Ball Control Skill S-, Playmaking Skill A+, Defensive Skill A-."

"The current physical condition, full of energy, very low risk of injury."

"When the ability is used, the cooldown time is 7 days."

If as Bryant expected, Hill's physicality is S-class. S-level physicality is history-level physique, like O'Neal is S+. This level of body is often a combination of speed, strength, and bounce. They often don't need much skill to play, and simple moves are difficult to defend.

In fact, Hill was injury-free for the first four seasons of his career. That said, he wasn't an injury-prone player. The reason for not reaching the expected heights is because of poor playing time and the team of doctors.

Trouble, the Lakers' small forward Ceballos is an ATM in front of Hill.