Whereas the rest of the league is trying to play faster and with more pace, the Grizzlies, who defeated the Wolves 100-87, are trying to slow you down and make you work for every inch of open space. Their brand of basketball can be grueling to watch at times, but so far it has been successful, with Memphis off to a 10-5 start. The Wolves had their second-lowest offensive output of the season against the Grizzlies and shot just 39 percent. If you were wondering if Sunday’s game was an accident, it wasn’t.
“It was a conscious decision that we made to play this style of basketball,” said coach J.