Public Enemy Number One and the Wildest Boss

Grizzlies fans all breathed a huge sigh of relief. The upsets involving four higher-seeded teams yesterday had undoubtedly made them nervous. But now, watching the Grizzlies pull far ahead, everyone happily ate popcorn and drank beer in the stands.

Did the Grizzlies' first-round game even need watching? In the blink of an eye, it was another rout!

On the court, the Mavericks players were still fighting. This group of veterans had battled desperately just to make the playoffs; they had not come here to serve as the Grizzlies' supporting cast.

The idea might have been crazy, but the Mavericks truly wanted to win! They had even planned to take a victory away from FedExForum!

But now, they had undoubtedly realized just how unrealistic that plan was.

With the collar of his jersey completely soaked in sweat, Nowitzki caught the ball in a triple-threat stance before suddenly driving off the dribble.

This time, the German miraculously got past Randolph and extended his long arm to send the ball toward the basket.

Yet incredibly, Nowitzki's layup clanked off the rim and failed to go in!

Ever since the Mavericks set a franchise record for their lowest-scoring quarter in the first period today, they had been in terrible form, their shooting percentage steadily declining. At this point in the game, other than Dalembert, none of the Mavericks' five starters were shooting above 40%.

Though Dalembert was shooting 50%, that was only because he had attempted just two shots.

The Mavericks looked utterly lost against the Grizzlies' playoff-caliber defense, but no one had expected the Mavericks players to go so cold that they would even miss layups.

"Dirk actually missed that layup! It looks like the Mavericks have no way to turn this around today. There are only four minutes left, and the Mavericks