The Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies are playing live on the NBA schedule on Wednesday and the game from FedEx Forum starts up at 8 pm ET and has LeBron James and Marc Gasol battling. James and the Cavs come in after a loss to the Chicago Bulls and they will be looking to bounce back from that defeat.
Memphis won 55 games last season and was one of the best teams in the western conference and the Cavs won the east and this could be a potential finals matchup depending on how things go. Memphis will have a tough time getting out of the west, but hey, you never know. The Grizzlies were one of the top defensive teams in the league and they now will try and get a win to start the season against the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers swept the Grizzlies last season and Memphis comes in after making the playoffs in each of the last five years. The team ranked second in the NBA in points allowed per game and the offense was ranked 20th. The team likes to wear opponents down and the Cavs may be a bit tired after opening the season against the Bulls. James has put up over 30 points per game in 10 games against the Grizzlies in Memphis and he will try and do that again.
James had a solid game against the Bulls in the loss, going for 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and he had the chance to tie the game at the end, but he was rejected by Pau Gasol. The Cavs have Kyrie Irving on the mend and the team has Mo Williams holding things down at point guard and he had a solid game to start the season. James is looking to bring a title to Cleveland and he has Tristan Thompson back to do it. Kevin Love signed a max contract and he is back as well and the Cavs have all the proper pieces for a championship run.
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