Can 'Grit and Grind' Basketball Still Win an NBA Championship?

With the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs as the odds-on favorites to win it all with high-powered offense, the Memphis Grizzlies have gone in the other direction in an attempt to grind their way to an NBA championship. Is that still a viable way to win a title? Taking a look at Miami's championship team a season ago, the Heat did have the fourth-ranked defense, allowing just a shade over 100 points per possession, but they backed it up with an eighth-ranked offense. They ...