Any conversation involving the Dallas Mavericks' Kristaps Porzingis will almost always be about his “Unicorn” skill set, and for understandable reasons. A close second will be about his gruesome ACL injury that occurred almost two years ago and his comeback. But Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle thinks it's about time a piece is made about his defensive impact.

Speaking to the press after the Mavs' brutal dismantling of the Cleveland Cavaliers, their second straight 40-plus point drubbing of an opponent, Porzingis blocked four shots and altered a few more, prompting the request from their longtime taskmaster.

The 7-foot-3 Latvian is one of the league's top shot-blockers this season, averaging 2.3 swats per night, eclipsing even the numbers of two-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz.

Strangely, Porzingis' defensive prowess remains largely ignored. Most notably, Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen once famously said prior to the start of the season that the Mavs big man is not known as a shot-blocker despite owning career averages of just over 2 blocks.

Porzingis has also improved tremendously on the rebounding side, snatching a shade under nine rebounds – far and beyond a career-high and puts to rest criticisms about his deficiencies in that area given his immense size. His drastic strides in rebounding combined with the large block numbers and advanced metrics supporting his impact in containing the paint will surely aid in how Porzingis is perceived around the NBA, especially when these are sustained.

But Carlisle probably still wants that article.