Dallas at the moment is such a strange team. It feels like "no Luka no problem" for me. They got some pretty decent wins with Luka sidelined, for example @ Denver and @ OKC. I mean how is this possible, the best man is out and suddenly the team somehow plays better. Maybe he has the ball too often or what is the difference here? I mean there must be something, right?
Most of the time, it's the rotation and ball movements. Teams usually rely on the superstars. They need to touch the ball the most in every possession, so that hinders the other player's ability to get red hot and start making their own shots. Well, that depends on how the superstar's impact to the team when he's on the floor. Luka is the kind of player who always makes the right play. However, any team knows that he's the main man to prioritized the defense to. With his absence, the team's offense are now less predictable for any teams & that goes to every other team that has superstars.
AHOYBRAUSE considering how Luka has been playing for so long, this is a weird situation. Usually a team would want their overwhelming superstar to be out there to take the ball when it is the most important. But for the time being they seem to be getting along without him playing almost full-time. But under normal circumstances, he is the guy who wins them the games most of the time.
From Jovic's point of view I think it is good to see that they can do it without him and the other players realize that as well. If they are now being put together again, maybe some synergies are created.
But despite being sidelined more than usual, he is still averaging 28.1 points, which is probably why you raise the question how it is possible that a team actually improves without him.
I think even the bookmakers were surprised as the handicap would've been adjusted if they knew he would play. 
