CLEVELAND – Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II was a fresh 25 games into his NBA career when he had to face one of the game’s
It was Cleveland’s All-Star center Jarrett Allen, who has a history of chewing up opposing centers and spitting them out like they’re some worn out piece of bubble gum.
Allen finished that Dec. 27 game in Dallas with 24 points, 23 rebounds, six assists and two steals, while Lively had four points, four rebounds and two blocks. Allen also picked up nine offensive rebounds – two more than the entire Mavs’ team collected.