Cleveland 7-3 Memphis 2-8

Grizzlies are missing Pau Gasol and Shane Battier too much. The good results of the team last season was based in its extremely good defense and the good offensive performance of Pau. This year Memphis has lost its best defender Shane Battier (traded to Houston) and is without its best offensive weapon (Gasol will probably be back in December). The result is that they conceed 97.5 points per game (too much for Fratello´s team). They score 94 ppg, that is more than last year due to the transition to a faster style of play more adapted to the players in the roster. Anyway players like Mike Miller and Eddie Jones are missing the extra attention of the rival defense on Gasol (which provided them with plenty of open shots). Just one detail is enough to sum up the situation. At the moment Chucky Atkins is the best scorer of the team. Last night they defeat Orlando taking advantage of the relaxation of the Magic in last quarter and of the excelent performance of Hakim Warrick and the rookie Kyle Lowry. Without fan support and playing in front of a solid team like Cavaliers I don´t think they can repeat such a "miracle" and a double digit defeat should be the logical outcome.