When the NBA lottery was reduced to just two teams in the all-or-nothing LeBron James sweepstakes on Thursday night, Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown began believing.

"Anxiety, oh yeah," Brown said of his feelings. "Did I think we had it? Well, maybe."

Then, the draw. Game, set, lottery and LeBron, the high school wonder boy and certain No. 1 pick, to the Cleve land Cav a liers. The Grizzlies' No. 2 pick gone-with-the-wind to Detroit to satisfy an awful 1997 trade.

Suddenly, the Heartbreak Hotel wasn't at the end of Lonely Street. It was at the Grizzlies offices downtown in the Toyota building.

"Frustration?" Brown said of the end result. "Absolutely."