Mauled in Memphis

When this man checks in, and your team is loosing, it's a baaaaaaad night.

Great feel to the start of the game; fans were into it.  And from there, Memphis fed the fan frenzy.  

The Grizzlies seemingly could do no wrong through the night.  The Heat could do no right.  The result: a wire-to-wire dismantling of the world champions, 86-104.

The energy level the fans put off seemed to be either kryptonite to the Heat, or spinach to the Grizz.  The game would crescendo to an absolute eruption in the fourth as Rudy Gay made LeBron James look silly with a behind-the-back move exclamated by a tremendous tomahawk dunk.  The game was over at that point.  The roof was off the building.

It did look like it was going to be a heavy weight fight early, and the Heat seemed to do a better job counter punching early, topped off by a three-fourth court ally-oop from Wade to LJB, followed by a James monster dunk off of another ally-oop.  The Heat must have thought the game had ended at that point because they didn't put forth much effort afterwards and were on the ropes by halftime. 

Playing another big team, Spo went to UD early.    This time, the Heat power rotation (Bosh, Battier, and UD) came ahead in points, but got crushed by Mephis' bigs (Gasol, Randolph, and Spieights) on the boards 11 to 27.  And the Heat wings and point guards were just plain outplayed by their Memphis counterparts.

Wade had another really bad game against Tony Douglas.  At least he doesn't play for Boston anymore.

The Heat missed four straight free throws at the start.  By their most reliable shooters, Mario. Allen, and Bosh.  It didn't get any better from there, leaving 14 points on the rim while going a pathetic 22 of 36.  On the other hand, the Grizz didn't miss their first FT till the fourth.

Rashard gave Miami another spark off the bench.  Unfortunately, their was no fuel or oxygen to make any fire.

Heat seamed like they were forcing it through the first half.  They tried make it a track meet as they ran after every board, but they couldn't hit a shot.

Free throws, free throws, free throws.  Ugh.

And the Grizz were a smoking 14-24 for three.  Ah, the Heat's weakness exposed again.  And the Heat weren't hitting theirs so they really had no chance.

The last counter-punch came in the third.  But Memphis responded as they did all day and it was over before the fouth. 

Conley living up to his high draft pick in this one…. 

Ellington?????? Who is that guy???? 25 points, a career high.

It’s the 3s again.  Just like vs the Knicks

Many expletives during this game.  I get the feel that the Heat would win a series (because they can't play that bad for that long, while the Grizz can't play that well), but Memphis sure does give Miami fits.

Many expletives.

Conley from 33 ft?!?!?!?!?!  Good!  Not a heave, a straight up shot.  THEY CAN NOT MISS.  

Borat, aka Hamed Haddadi, checks in at 2:56 of fourth.  Where is the naked fat man to wrestle him so at least I can get a laugh out of the game?  

Many, many expletives. 

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