The Miami Heat weren't the only team in the NBA to hand out gobs of money last summer. The Memphis Grizzlies, for instance, forked $80 million over to Rudy Gay with hopes that he could become one of the best small forwards in the game. Like, say, LeBron James.
Saturday night, Gay earned his paycheck, besting James in a last-minute shootout to give the Grizzlies a 97-95 win over the now 8-5 Heat.
Memphis' expensive forward nailed a fade-away from the right baseline over the Heat's two-time MVP as time expired to give the Grizzlies a regulation win. The victory ended a tough five-game skid for Memphis, a team expected to challenge for a Western Conference playoff spot.
The Heat, of course, were expected to contend for much more. And while the season's still young, Miami's inability to dominate on the road, where the team is now 2-3, and against less talented opponents continues to gnaw at the team's once ominous mien of dominance.
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