Chris Miller, Wes Hall and Quinton Mayo give their takeaways from Washington's 125-112 loss to Phoenix in the Orlando opener for both teams. There was some good (Jerome Robinson, Rui Hachimura) and bad (turnovers, fouls) to go around. All gets discussed here.

And with the loss, and only 7 games remaining, is it too early to call the next game against the Nets a must win?

There's also a peak into the future, when John Wall and Bradley Beal return to the court next season. And let's just say one of the pod-guys is worried - and it has nothing to do with health.

You'll also get the early skinny on some of the early action down in the Bubble - with impressive performances by the 2 likely contenders for this year's MVP Award.

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