GAME 3: DAL (1-2) @ NOP (3-1) | 111-113 loss

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That’s about as good as the Mavs can play. Luka was excellent. Wood shot 80%. Even Widdie played well. The Pels were missing a near Luka level player and an all star plus one of their best role players and still won.  That’s a franchise that knows what it’s doing.  Other than injuries, there’s not a path for the Mavs to get by that team. They’re just way, way better.  It’s likely we’ll look back at the brief moment when the Mavs had Luka, Wood, and Brunson on the roster and realize that was their championship window. They cheaped out and have now fallen behind another team in the pecking order.  The Mavs need another excellent player. And they better get him soon before Luka melts down having to carry this team on his back.