GAME 11: DAL (6-5) @ WAS (6-6) | 105-113 loss

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I’m not sure if Luka’s regular season teams will ever be great because he’s carrying a roster with talent even less than what Lebron was working with in his first Cleveland stint and, that at the same time, is in decline. He can do it enough in the regular season to get 50 wins and then for a sustained period in the playoffs. But to do that with this roster night in and night out for 82 games, through back to backs on the road, after basically setting a modern record for consistency in scoring to start a season (with ridiculous usage and a physical, bruising style) is not feasible. The Mavs just need better players around Luka. The Luka denigration is kind of ridiculous. He’s looking pretty battered, borderline injured to me, because he has to do everything.