Webdallas — as the dallas mavericks near the beginning of their first nba finals series since winning the championship in 2011, dereck lively ii remains an. Webrookie dereck lively ii explains why the mavs must play 'desperate' in game 5. 1 overall player rating in espn’s top 100 ranking for the. Webwhen the buzzer sounded at the end of game 6 of the western conference second round, dereck lively ii was hailed a hero. Lively was a key bench player, contributing 8. 5 points per game. Webdereck jerome lively ii (born february 12, 2004) is an american professional basketball player for the dallas mavericks of the national basketball association (nba).
