Must admit, I didn’t crunch my own numbers on this one, but as an Attorney it’s perfectly ok to use others casework as long as you cite it. Alex S. Points out that Lively is emerging. I’ll add that no Portzingis means less size and more opportunities for the 7 ft 1 in Lively. Over.

The Celtics have ruled out Kristaps Porzingis for this game, which is noteworthy for Derrick White. Porzingis has missed 11 games this season, 10 of which White played in. In those 10 games, White finished with at least nine combined rebounds and assists nine times. He even had at least 10 combined rebounds and assists in eight of those games. Also working in his favor to hit this over is that the Mavericks have played at the ninth-fastest pace in the league.

Dereck Lively has had a solid rookie season and is a nice fit inside of Dallas lineup that is led by two of the leagues highest usage players in Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Lively gobbles up rebounds, crashes the offensive glass, finishes lobs, and brings a lot of energy. When given consistent minutes hes been a solid producer as well. Lively has eclipsed this combo line in 11 of his last 12 appearances he has logged a minimum of 25+ minutes. I have Lively projected to play 27 minutes in what should be a competitive game against the Celtics.