The Grizzlies had truly cemented themselves as a super team.
And you said they didn't have The Big Six!
The Western Conference Finals between the Grizzlies and the Spurs were about to kick off, and the pre-game hype was meticulously unfolding.
Although the two teams hadn't met in the last season's playoffs, the divisional semi-finals from two years ago were tumultuously noisy.
Tripping, the coach's injury exit, crippling, "it was intentional"... these were just like keywords in a small movie, where merely associating them could conjure up many scenes.
Adding to that, the Spurs' way of overcoming the Lakers was also riddled with controversial elements like tripping, making the clash between these two teams predictable.
Of course, at this time there were plenty of fans who were just watching the drama unfold, as they considered this a clash between the two "dirtiest" teams in the league.
