The Dallas Mavericks are in the 2024 NBA Finals, with their playoff run being a testament to the leadership of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Mavericks' rookie Dereck Lively II has been integral to the Mavs;' success in this run and revealed how the leadership of the team's star backcourt is helping the team succeed.
The stars will be out for the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics when the NBA Finals open on Thursday.
Celtics forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum and Mavericks guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are the undeniable headliners, but the series' role players could prove just as substantial a factor in determining which team hoists another Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Dereck Lively II’s rookie performance in the regular season was a call for deserved attention, acting as the team’s defensive anchor as a 42-game starter who could fortify the interior on each end.
DALLAS — As the Dallas Mavericks near the beginning of their first NBA Finals series since winning the championship in 2011, Dereck Lively II remains an instrumental element of their success.
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are preparing to play the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals. The health of rookie center Dereck Lively II will be a talking point heading into Game 1, as he suffered a neck sprain during the Western Conference Finals.
Who knew that months after Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum got interviewed during the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend by Dallas Mavericks rookie big man Dereck Lively II that the two players would cross paths in the 2024 NBA Finals?
MINNEAPOLIS – He may be an NBA rookie on paper. But the last thing Dereck Lively II’s teammates want him to do is think, act and play like he’s an impressionable rookie.
His impact was evident during the Mavericks' rout of the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.
No matter what, at least one Duke basketball product will be a 2024 NBA champion as a player. And regardless of who does or doesn't shine between the Duke
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are headed to the NBA Finals after getting past the Minnesota Timberwolves in five Western Conference Finals games.
Dallas Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively II was quite literally perfect throughout the Western Conference Finals.
The Dallas Mavericks are going to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011 after blowing out the Minnesota Timberwolves by 21 in a game that was not close from the start.
The Dallas Mavericks are headed to the NBA Finals after routing the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Dallas fans are still feeling upset at Minnesota’s Naz Reid after a flagrant foul on Dereck Lively II.
The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to close out their series with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. But the Timberwolves have new hope after they escaped Game 4 with a victory in Dallas.
The Dallas Mavericks will have a little help as they try to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5.
Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively is listed as questionable to play Thursday in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
At 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, the Dallas Mavericks, featuring Luka Doncic and 2010-11 Duke basketball one-and-done Kyrie Irving, look to bounce back from Tuesday night's 105-100 Game 4 home loss by closing out their Western Conference Finals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road.
The 20-year-old has been a big-impact player for Dallas as a rookie this season.
The Dallas Mavericks have a chance to finish the job in the 2024 Western Conference finals as soon as this Tuesday when they play the Minnesota Timberwolves for the fourth game of their series.
The Mavericks won’t have their outstanding rookie center for Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, but they could get another veteran big man back in action.
Dallas Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively II suffered a frightening injury during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night, and his status going forward remains in question.
Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively departed Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night with what the team labeled a neck sprain. Lively was injured during the second quarter when he fell backward in the lane and was inadvertently kneed in the head by Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns.
Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively on Sunday entered concussion protocol after taking a huge blow to the head during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Timberwolves.
Nobody’s perfect. Except Dereck Lively II in the Western Conference Finals. Lively still hasn’t missed through 13 quarters, shooting 3-for-3 in the first quarter of Game 3 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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