Mavs’ Dereck Lively II Speaks After Loss vs. Celtics: Mar. 1, 2024

Mavs’ Dereck Lively II Speaks After Loss vs. Celtics: Mar. 1, 2024

How you doing best you can be PJ was shooting to put you out of the head that five minutes ago in the third qu then the wheels just fell off what happened after that uh you know we were trying to get certain spots we trying to get certain

Shots we trying to get different uh matchups you know just we just weren’t able to execute it but you know in games like that we got to be able to just stay focused you know even if we don’t get certain match ups or certain things we could always get into other actions well

They’re making 21 three pointers how difficult is um they’re an amazing team you know I think one through nine can shoot threes so being able to go up against a team like that as hard you know we definitely tried to limit the amount of Threes they

Had we tried to be able to uh Veer every we learned to Veer every uh screen but you know they still were able to hit shots over us but you know we were trying to make their thre hard as possible and that’s what we tried to do

When you look at this a measuring tick game they’re clearly the best team in the league where what did you guys learn about yourselves you know I feel like we it was a game for three quarters three and a half quarters D there so I feel

Like being able to just we just got to he got to be able to just work through some of the Downs that we have you know just because offense is working doesn’t mean our defense met up I feel like you know there’s times where you know the

Summer players are in our heads about things but you know I just feel like we got to be able to just have a bond and just continue to trust each other in those moments speaking of that you got a quick turn around got a no game on Sunday how

Difficult is that process going from this PO Game World trip to that game I mean just’s be honest we play a game every other day D near every day so you know it’s just got to be able to just be an adult you got to be able to be a pro

To be able to move on from a loss and try to get the win next so didn’t ask you the obvious but how it feel to play your first game in Boston you know I like the big stages you know I feel like there was it was an

Amazing environment you know there’s a lot of heckling there’s a lot of things going on a lot of people saying a lot of things to you you got to go out there and play basketball I feel like that’s what we tried to do that’s what I tried

To do you know it was a great atmosphere and I love playing out here honestly that seems in recent weeks uh youve done more switching uh how do you think you’ve handled that personally as you’ve experienced more of that you know uh I’m trying to be able to do my job

And making sure I’m just trying to get them off the line trying to make sure I get him off the three so that you know once they drive I have my low man and I kick the low man back out that’s why I’m say in low you know we just got to be

Able to just work on our rotations we got to be able to work on a communication on the floor trust what can you say about what you guys got from L he almost had a triple over after the third quarter you know he’s ler you know

I feel like he was uh he was definitely pushing the pace I feel like he was definitely leading the way leading the charge he was getting points he was getting post UPS he was also getting other people involved he was rebounding as well so you know I feel like he was

Doing MVP numbers as usual you know this is kind of there know way we’re going to make uh almost a triple double every game Norm just being able to just have someone like that on the floor as making playoff like in the car he found you a fair amount of times

Throughout the game uh what was working between you two personally uh just being able to trust each other uh I know exactly what position he needs me to be for an outlet and I know exactly if one or two people step up to him or they try

To smoke him or they try to hit him I know exactly where it be because I’m his Outlet you know he trust me to be there and you know I trust him to make a play I trust him to make the pass to me so I

Got to be able to finish the play appreciate thank you

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II spoke to reporters after the team’s loss against the Boston Celtics on Mar. 1, 2024.

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