GAME 58: DAL (31-27) @ SAC (32-24) | Dallas lost 133-128 in OT

[LukaMVP]

it doesn't matter to lose some games in regular season as long as we can finish top 6. there ain't easy opponents in the playoffs and it's hard to tell which team we match up well or poorly with (after all those trades that almost reshaped the west). lakers are probably gonna make the playoffs and more likely than not they will finish in the 7-10 range (same for the defending champs warriors). the top 2 seeded teams will then take on warriors and lakers in the first round, and the warriors and lakers are clearly tough matchups no team wanna take as early as in the first round. maybe you'll see nuggest also tanking a few games later when lakers get hot and come back strong. we're smart enough to do the tanking job earlier (just as we did in trade market where we got a superstar at a low price) so we can clinch a spot in the mid-table where the path seems easier.