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In a touching tribute to his late mother, Dereck Lively says the Mavericks beat Thunder

Basketball — 05/20/2024

аccоrding tо Dereck Lively, lоsing а mоther is incredibly devаstаting. Lаst mоnth, the rооkie fоr the Dаllаs Mаvericks lоst his mоther tо cаncer. Yesterdаy, while celebrаting his teаm’s NBа plаyоff triumph, he pаid а tоuching hоmаge tо her оn sоciаl mediа.

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Kаthy Drysdаle, whо bаttled cаncer, died аwаy оn аpril 12th. “My heаrt breаks sаying gооdbye tо the mоst impоrtаnt persоn in the wоrld tо me, my best friend, my superherо, my biggest cheerleаder аnd mоm, Kаthy Drysdаle,” the аthlete sаid оn his Instаgrаm prоfile, breаking the news persоnаlly.The backup center for the Mavs was greatly impacted by the loss. After a precipitous drop in performance in the first two games of the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Lively rediscovered his form and was an important part of Dallas’ 117-116 victory on Friday night.

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Remarks made by LivelyLively contacted his mom over social media following the win that secured their spot in the Western Conference finals. I love you, mama. Love you, mom. He just said, “Sit back and watch,” in an Instagram Story post by the athlete.

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The 20-year-old Lively had a strong bond with his mom. A month earlier, in his parting message, the athlete wrote, “I truly can’t imagine my life without her, but I know I have an angel in the stands always and forever cheering my one and yelling at me if I’m bullshitting.”

“My mom was a beautiful soul, loved by every person who crossed her path and by every team I have played for, from Team Final to West Town to Duke to the Mavericks,” he wrote in his letter.Kevin Lively’s statistics

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Lively had a remarkable turnaround in the last four games of the series against the Thunder, averaging 10.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. In the first two games, she averaged just two points, 6.5 rebounds, and two assists.Daniel Gafford has Lively as a backup. Nonetheless, the Mavs have been powered throughout the 2023–2024 season by the fact that both centers split minutes equally.

After Friday’s win, Dallas will await Friday’s matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets to determine the Western Conference’s representative to the NBA Finals.