Dereck Lively Goes Viral After Slam Over Former DPOY in Mavericks-Grizzlies

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively is going viral after his posterizing dunk.

Oct 28, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (2) in action during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

The Dallas Mavericks are amid a hot streak. They are 8-1 in their last nine games and are currently leading the Memphis Grizzlies, who are 14-7 on the season, 47-38 with halftime looming.

Luka Doncic has 22 points and is cooking the defense, and he's getting help from his starting center, Dereck Lively, who has ten points on 5-of-6 shooting. The Duke product also has four rebounds and three assists, leaving his footprint all over the game.

The duo is doing the heavy lifting offensively. Lively was sure to add to the momentum with a powerful posterizing dunk over Jaren Jackson Jr., a former Defensive Player of the Year. The highlight video of Lively's amassed 7,000-plus likes within 11 minutes of being posted.

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The Mavericks need a big win as it's an NBA Cup group play contest. They're both in the hunt for Wild Card bid to the knockout rounds. The Golden State Warriors have already won the group, and they did so through three games.

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