The NBA announced on Thursday that the Dallas Mavericks’ Friday night game against the Golden State Warriors has been postponed

due to the passing of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević.

A subsequent announcement will be made on the new date of the game.

Milojević, a former top player in his home Serbia and mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, passed away in Utah on Wednesday

following a heart attack. Milojević was a member of the team that assisted the Warriors in their 2022 NBA title victory. 46 was his age.

Milojević passed away on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City, when he was admitted to the hospital following a medical emergency that

occurred at a private team meal.

The Wednesday night Warriors game over the Utah Jazz was also canceled

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After defeating the Phoenix Suns 123-113 in their most recent game, the Dallas Mavericks have now won seven straight. This game

following the All-Star break had a lot of narrative weight because it was the last meeting between the two teams.

Dallas now holds the sixth seed in the Western Conference after defeating the Suns in the game that broke the tie. Luka Doncic and

Kyrie Irving took the game upon themselves, scoring a combined 70 points to help their team win.

Doncic helped the Mavs win by finishing the game with a nearly 40-point triple-double and several outstanding defensive plays in the

closing minutes. At times, Irving even won the game while Doncic sat on the bench.

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In addition, rookie PJ Washington played well, finishing with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Durant of the Suns was continuously

harassed by Washington, who limited him to 23 points on low efficiency. During their current winning streak, Washington’s defense

has been a major asset to the club.

After missing several weeks due to a broken nose, youngster Dereck Lively II is back, and the Mavericks are almost back to full health.

It has been difficult for any opponent to get easy shots above him and collect easy rebounds because of his length in relation to Daniel

Gafford.

Fans were curious to see which of Gafford and Lively II will start before the game against the Suns. Ultimately, Lively II outstarted

Gafford and proved why he may be the starting quarterback going forward.

Lively II had a big defensive influence even though he only finished with five points. Let’s look at Lively II’s ranking in the current

Rookie Power Rankings in light of this.

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