If you think about it wouldn’t it be more beneficial to purposefully tank out of the NBA in season tournament because you avoid having an extra game in the regular season against a tougher opponent? Why would the mavericks want to win this game if it means Luka will have to play a tough extra game during the season… everyone knows the NBA is all about the playoffs. Gregg Popovich the king of load management also figured out he doesn’t want an extra game so he tanked against the thunder. He’s obviously been pretty open about wemby no winning an MVP because if games. Also if Cuban and Popovich believe they’re also gonna play tougher opponents in the tournament they’d rather avoid those and play worse teams who lost the tournament.
Sorry if this all sounds like dumb conspiracy.
We were bound to lose a game soon, I think the stars just aligned on a tournament night but Mavs just weren’t into the game and Pelicans had something to prove. We move on.