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Takeaway: Lively has added a new wrinkle to his vastly improved game

Dereck Lively II has added a new and effective wrinkle to his game.

Not only is the Dallas Mavericks’ second-year center a major threat with the lob dunk. But over the offseason, Lively added the jump hook shot to his vastly improving arsenal.

The addition – on full display during Monday’s game against the Utah Jazz — will make Lively even more difficult to defend.

“I’ve been working on that a lot this summer and just being more consistent,” he said. “I missed a couple – right hand and left hand.