If the Grizzlies were facing any other team, their performance in the first half would have been enough to secure a win, but tonight, their opponents were the Heat, and a stronger Heat compared to last season.
In the end, the Grizzlies lost to the Heat 93 to 101, marking the first time Hansen had lost an opening game since joining the Grizzlies.
Hansen scored 43 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, gave 6 assists, made 5 steals, and blocked 5 shots.
After the post-game handshake, Hansen didn't stop to talk to the court-side reporters; instead, he went straight to the locker room.
Seeing Hansen enter with a serious look, the previously chatty locker room quickly fell silent.
"Is this what you all want? To be beaten down like underdogs on our own court, letting them spoil our championship night?" Hansen scanned the locker room with his gaze.
Players who met his gaze instinctively lowered their heads; aside from Hansen, everyone else's performance tonight was below expectations.
