Dereck Lively (nose) likely playing in Mavericks' second leg Wednesday
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively (nose) is probable for Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What It Means:
Lively should be good to go for the second leg of the Mavericks' back-to-back. His playing time bumped up to 22 minutes on Tuesday night and Lively finished with 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
numberFire's models project Lively for 22.1 minutes and 22.2 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per numberFire's NBA Heat Map, the Mavs' implied total (120.25) is second-best out of 12 active teams on Wednesday.
Source:
NBA Injury Report
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