Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus delivered a candid message to the franchise’s fanbase Wednesday via Instagram, acknowledging the team’s disappointing second-round playoff exit and promising better results ahead.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were the No. 1 seed in the East this year. They swept the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs and appeared well on their way to competing for the championship for the first time since 2018. However, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Cavaliers in the second round in five games.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were bounced from the second round of the NBA playoffs yet again this year, falling to the Indiana Pacers in five games. This season, however, it was very different, as the Cavaliers won 64 games and were viewed by many as shoo-ins to at least make the Eastern Conference Finals.
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus’ pregame comments to the team before their season-ending loss to Indiana, who knocked the Milwaukee Bucks out of the playoffs in the previous round, is going viral.
The Indiana Pacers made short work of Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland with a 4-1 series win. Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, and the rest of their players pushed the pace throughout the series and neutralized the Cavaliers’ size and offensive rebounding.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were the No. 1 seed in the East this season. They won 64 games during the regular season and swept the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs. It appeared the Cavaliers were destined to make the NBA Finals this year for the first time since 2018.
Cleveland Cavaliers fans mercilessly roasted Max Strus for his viral group text message before last night’s 114-105 Game 5 defeat against the Indiana Pacers.
Max Strus sent a message to his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates on Monday that in hindsight probably should have stayed in the drafts. The Cavaliers entered Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers with the threat of elimination looming.
After losing in the second round of the playoffs, what's next for Cleveland?
The Cleveland Cavaliers must win on Tuesday night, or their memorable season will end disappointingly and earlier than they want. The Wine and Gold are fully aware of what is at stake as they prepare to face the Indiana Pacers in a win-or-go-home showdown.
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Max Strus during the 2023 offseason to help with the floor spacing and three-point shooting. However, the forward also brought something that the Wine and Gold desperately needed: playoff experience.
With their season teetering on the edge, the Cleveland Cavaliers walked into Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 3 knowing only one outcome would do against the Indiana Pacers.
With injuries piling up and facing a 2-0 deficit, the Cavs need someone to step up immediately.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers swept the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers dispatched the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, the two victors will meet in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Max Strus joined the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023 after spending three seasons with the Miami Heat. Strus, one of the top shooters in the NBA, was stunned by the Cavaliers’ lack of maturity when he joined the team.
The Miami Heat face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers to begin their playoff run. A familiar face is the starting small forward for the Cavaliers: Max Strus.
The Miami Heat's first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers will feature former spark plug Max Strus lining up against them at small forward in the Eastern Conference's top seed's starting five.
Max Strus‘ long-anticipated season debut has once again been pushed back. The Cleveland Cavaliers have ruled Strus out for tonight’s game against Brooklyn.
Cavaliers wing Max Strus is almost all the way back, and it’s starting to feel like it’s more of a “when” than an “if.” After missing the first 25 games, Strus appears likely to make his season debut in Friday night’s home game against the Washington Wizards.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Max Strus is expected to make his season debut on Friday after battling an ankle injury, RG first reported Tuesday. The Cavaliers, 21-4 without Strus, host the Washington Wizards on Friday.
The Cavaliers have an NBA-best 21-4 record so far this season despite not yet having one of their five presumed starters available. According to Grant Afseth of RG.org, that fifth starter is on track to make his season debut later this week.
Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Max Strus will miss at least six weeks due to a sprained right ankle. Strus injured the ankle during individual workouts on Thursday, according to the Cavaliers.
Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Max Strus will be out past Thanksgiving due to an ankle sprain.
The Cleveland Cavaliers identified their biggest weakness after losing in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. They needed more three-point shooting, and with that, signed Max Strus to a four-year deal to be As Strus prepares for his second year in Cleveland, the Wine and Gold are going to rely on him to do one major thing in their offense next season.
The Cavaliers guard produced a performance for the ages on Tuesday.
The wild 60-foot game-winner from Max Strus was more than enough to send both Cleveland Cavaliers fans and NBA fans in general into a frenzy. But the energy provided by the team's radio host, Tim Alcorn, certainly rivaled any real-time reaction we've seen to an NBA finish this season.
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