Davis, Lively, Gafford making progress in injury rehab

The Dallas Mavericks gave updates on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford on Friday, and all three players are trending in the right direction in recovery from their injuries.
Davis has missed the last 11 games because of a strained left adductor and is improving daily to the point that the Mavs have cleared him for more dynamic on-court movements.
The Mavs said Lively, who has missed the last 24 games because of a right ankle stress fracture, had a recent re-evaluation and is prog