Watch: Cavs star downs Mavs with insane half-court buzzer-beater

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus celebrates after hitting a last-second, game-winning three-point basket in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks. David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Cavaliers star downs Mavs with insane half-court game-winning buzzer-beater

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 2/27/24

Max Strus delivered a buzzer-beater for the ages.

Strus’ Cleveland Cavaliers were down 119-118 to the Dallas Mavericks with just 2.1 seconds left at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Cavs were taking the ball out under their basket and didn’t have much time to work with. Strus inbounded the ball to Evan Mobley, who passed it back to Strus.

Strus had no choice but to launch a shot from well beyond halfcourt. He shot the ball over Luka Doncic, and it went right in to give Cleveland a 121-119 win.

HALFCOURT. GAME WINNER. MAX STRUS. #LETEMKNOW pic.twitter.com/HtfZ9RRNGL

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) February 28, 2024

The Cavs shared an awesome photo on X of the shot:

1conic. #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/Mm73KqZ2Gl

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) February 28, 2024

That was one heck of a shot to win the game.

Strus was feeling it all night. The former Miami Heat guard had 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting. All of his points came off three-pointers. His winning shot was obviously the best — and it swished right in. He was seeing buckets all night.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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