OKLAHOMA CITY – Dereck Lively II said it’s OK if he and some of his teammates have a little flashback.
The Mavericks on Tuesday will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder in the quarterfinal round of the 2024 NBA Cup with a spot in the semifinals in Las Vegas on the line.
The stakes: win or get knocked out.
“It brings me back to my (NCAA) tournament days, trying to be as competitive as possible, trying to bring as much energy, as much discipline and as much focus as we can to these games. There’s a lot on the line.