Lively should be the inside answer for the Mavericks, and I've never seen a team so reliant on a rookie.
In the NBA regular season, the Mavericks lost to the Thunder 120-126 at home. Mavericks rookie Lively shot 9-of-9 from the field and 2-of-5 from the free-throw line for 20 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks.
With a 100% shooting rate on 9-of-9 shooting, such a strong finishing ability, he should feed Lively 20 pies per game.
In this game, Lively's 20 points, 16 rebounds, and 7 blocks were all career highs. The average number of blocks per game came to 15 times, moving up to 13th in the league this season.
Lively also became the first rookie in history to shoot 100% from the field with 20 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks in a single game.
At 19 years old, he doesn't play like a rookie at all, just like the rookie described by fans as an old man, a plug-and-play, instant newcomer.
Lively is the 12th pick in the first round this year, and this is the 17th game of his career.
In the second quarter of the game, Lively took off from long range and folded his hands to dunk Chet Holmgren. In the fourth quarter of the game, Lively and Doncic completed the extreme pull end after blocking and dismantling high.
Both the defensive and offensive ends are extremely impactful, and the tall, skinny man has excellent mobility. Doncic and Irving can rest in either rotation, but a game without Lively is a winless one.
It's similar to the barrel effect, which largely complements the Maverick's weak inner line. There is a high degree of passion, a ball quotient, strong athletic ability, can protect the frame and eat cakes, the fly in the ointment is that the experience is too thin, and the confrontation is a little poor. But for a first-year rookie, who has only played 17 NBA games, there is really no way to demand experience.