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.
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.
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