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"The Memphis Grizzlies are the most perfect team."

After the season opener, David Blatt's remark went completely viral. After all, it was a rare thing indeed for the head coach of their biggest rival to acknowledge their perfection.

Of course, Blatt's words still sparked some controversy. According to insider reports, some Cavaliers players were deeply disappointed by their head coach's comments.

As a head coach, instead of comforting his own players, he immediately went out and praised the opposing team's strength. That was undoubtedly a huge blow to morale.

No one knew whether the rumor was true or not, but people had at least seen David Blatt's shortcomings. And sometimes, once a crack appeared, it only grew wider and wider.

The combination of the Big Three and a decorated European head coach was far less wonderful than everyone had imagined.

Cleveland's championship dreams had been overshadowed from the very beginning, while Link and the Grizzlies had finally shaken off all those doubts.

People began to believe that the Grizzlies really did have, as Link had said, six or seven players worthy of making the top-50 superstar rankings. After all, Tobias Harris had played better than Love yesterday. Even Jimmy Butler had performed better than James.

In just one game, the Memphis Grizzlies had turned their reputation around. Now, nearly the entire world believed the Grizzlies could win this year's championship. If even the Cavaliers could not stop them, then there was no second team in the league capable of doing so.

And the Grizzlies had indeed kept up their overwhelming offensive charge. Following the season opener, they went on to defeat the Pacers, the second-best team in the Eastern Conference last season.

On October 31, the Grizzlies played their first road game of the new season, traveling to Indianapolis to