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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA MVP, and he could be so much more than that

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a legendary NBA future ahead of him with Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander zoomed past Jarrett Allen for his first bucket of the night in the highly anticipated rematch between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. He got Georges Niang on a switch, stopped on a dime, and flowed into a beauti...2025
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• Jimmy Butler Has Missed Multiple Shootarounds, Requested Select Private Flights Separate From Team

Jimmy Butler was suspended seven games for the Miami Heat earlier this month for "conduct detrimental to the team," but the specifics of that conduct was not disclosed. Sources tell Jake Fischer that there had been multiple instances where Butler skipped morning shootarounds and also insisting on private flights separate from Miami's team charter. The crux of the issue between the Heat and Butler ...2025
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Week 13 Streaming Options

Fantasy basketball waiver wire targets for Week 13 include Max Strus, Malik Beasley and Kelly Oubre....2025
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• Trae Young’s halfcourt dagger joins NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever list

Trae Young hit one of the coldest game-winners you will ever see. Trae Young has been known for his shooting range since he first burst onto the scene at Oklahoma ahead of the 2018 NBA Draft. While Young hasn’t quite lived up to the Steph Curry comps he was getting in college, he has established himself one of the league’s best facilitators while also being able to pop off for 20+ points basically...2025
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• NBA Power Rankings: Cavs Continue To Dominate Into New Year
Hoops Wire’s NBA power rankings as we enter the 2025 portion of the schedule … 1. Cleveland Cavaliers 2024-25 record: 29-4 Cleveland remains the league’s top team, bolstered by a deep bench that now includes Max Strus, who could push their ceiling even higher if he returns to last season’s form. 2. Oklahoma City Thunder […] The post NBA Power Rankings: Cavs Continue To Domi...2025
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• Fantasy Basketball Pickups: The Strus was loose in Los Angeles

Max Strus had his best game of the season on Tuesday, while two Grizzlies have streaming value due to injuries....2025
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA MVP, and he could be so much more than that
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• Jimmy Butler Has Missed Multiple Shootarounds, Requested Select Private Flights Separate From Team
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• Fantasy Basketball Pickups: The Strus was loose in Los Angeles
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• Cavs’ Sam Merrill Day-to-Day; No Updates On Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade

When you stand at 15-0, everyone wants to know your business. And business is indeed booming for the Cavaliers. In fact, right now, about the only thing that could potentially slow these Cavs, it seems, is the injury report. Basically, it’s been a bad time for ankles in Cleveland. As you know, Max Strus suffered […] The post Cavs’ Sam Merrill Day-to-Day; No Updates On Isaac Okoro...2024
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• Cavs’ Max Strus To Miss At Least First Six Weeks Of Season With Ankle Sprain

Cavaliers guard Max Strus missed two games of the preseason with a hip injury. He’ll miss at least the first six weeks of the season with an ankle injury — or more specifically, a right ankle sprain. Strus suffered the injury while working out in Chicago, the site of the Cavaliers’ preseason finale on Friday […] The post Cavs’ Max Strus To Miss At Least First Six Week...2024
• Cavs’ Max Strus, Sam Merrill Expected To Be Good To Go For Opener

Max Strus and Sam Merrill have missed the last two preseason games for the Cavaliers due to injuries, raising concerns about their readiness for the regular season. But fear not, they should be good to go, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Both players have recently taken significant steps in their recovery at practice — with […] The post Cavs’ Max Strus, Sam Merrill Expected To ...2024
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• The Cavs threw last game to manipulate NBA Playoff matchups, and it could haunt them

Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images The Cavs tanking the last game of the season reeks of cowardice and idiocy The Cleveland Cavaliers had a lot at stake in the final game of the regular season against the lowly Charlotte Hornets. It was possible for the Cavs to climb as high as No. 2 in the Eastern Conference playoff picture with a win plus losses from the Bucks and Knicks. Cle...2024
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• Cavs’ Evan Mobley, Max Strus, Dean Wade ‘Progressing’ Toward Returns

CLEVELAND — Coach J.B. Bickerstaff couldn’t offer specifics, but he didn’t have something resembling positive news. And it was related to the injuries involving Cavaliers starters Evan Mobley (ankle) and Max Strus (knee), and top reserve Dean Wade (also knee). All have missed significant time in March, along with leading scorer Donovan Mitchell (knee and […] The post Cavs&#...2024
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• Dribbles: Undermanned, Flat Cavs Take One On Chin Vs. Nets

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 120-101 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. 1. The Cavs were injury-plagued and lacked the energy to make up for it. The Nets were very good. It really was that simple. 2. Along with Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus and Evan Mobley, the Cavs were missing Dean Wade, out […] The post Dribbles: Undermanned, Flat Cavs Take One On Chin Vs. Nets appe...2024
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• Max Strus hit one of NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever to stun Mavs

Max Strus hit a true game-winning buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt to lift the Cavs over the Mavs. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been the most pleasant surprise of the NBA season. The Cavs’ season seemed to be on the brink when Darius Garland and Evan Mobley both went down with injuries in mid-December, but instead the team ripped off a huge winning streak to move all the way up to the No. 2 se...2024
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• Trae Young’s halfcourt dagger joins NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever list
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
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• ‘Playoff Jimmy’ wills Heat to another upset as Miami beats Celtics in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Plus: Jayson Tatum falls apart late in Celtics’ second-straight game 1 loss I guess the Miami Heat fan I met in a tattoo parlor hours before the game tipped didn’t end up needing the prayers or moments of silence he was asking for, because what an absolute clinic put on by Erik Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler, and the entire Heat in their 123-116 ...2023
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"NBA fans might remember Max Strus’ 59-foot buzzer-beater for the Cavs last season."

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"Cavaliers swingman Max Strus hit a shot for the ages on Tuesday, draining a game-winner from beyond half-court to beat the Mavericks 121-119 at the buzzer."

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"Bam Adebayo added 23 points, Max Strus had 14 and Kyle Lowry added 11 off the bench."

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"Heat vs. Celtics: Reversed Max Strus 3-pointer proves pivotal in final moments of Game 7"

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"Tucker, and Markieff Morris while retaining of Victor Oladipo, Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus, and Dwayne Dedmon, the Heat are looking to take back the Eastern Conference in 2022 and bring an NBA title […] The post The Heat’s perfect three-team trade to steal Bradley Beal from the Wizards appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Chicago Bulls shooting guard Max Strus underwent surgery on Jan."

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"December 23, 2019 - Chicago Bulls guard/forward Max Strus sustained a torn ACL and bone bruise to his left knee on Dec."

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA MVP, and he could be so much more than that
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• Jimmy Butler Has Missed Multiple Shootarounds, Requested Select Private Flights Separate From Team
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• Cavs’ Evan Mobley, Max Strus, Dean Wade ‘Progressing’ Toward Returns
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• Dribbles: Cavs Slam Blazers, Break Even on Trip, and ‘We’ll Take It’

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ fairly easy 109-95 road win over the Trail Blazers on Wednesday. 1. Other than a highlight-worthy one-handed slam from Max Strus in the second half, this one was pretty much dullsville. 2. But that’s no fault of the Cavs, who came in, threw a couple of quick haymakers in the […] The post Dribbles: Cavs Slam Blazers, Break Even on Trip, and...2023
• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Let’s give out winners and losers from the blockbuster Damian Lillard trade. Damian Lillard’s trade request was the NBA storyline that just wouldn’t end. For three months, Lillard’s trade request was stuck at the same crossroads: the superstar guard claimed he only wanted to play for the Miami Heat, but his Portland Trail Blazers had no interest in anyth...2023
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• Georges Niang Ready to Roll With Cavs: ‘It’s a Perfect Fit’

AKRON, Ohio — Without question, expectations will be higher for the Cavaliers in 2023-24. Part of that has to do with the signing of former 76ers forward Georges Niang to a three-year, $25.5 million contract. The Cavs also traded for guard/forward Max Strus and signed guard Ty Jerome and center Damian Jones. So adding that […] The post Georges Niang Ready to Roll With Cavs: ‘It&#...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• 6 unexpected NBA Summer League stars who deserve to make a rotation
Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images These unlikely NBA Summer League standouts proved they deserve a roster spot. NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is more than just the initial introduction to this year’s rookie class and a platform for second-year players to show how much better they’ve gotten over the short offseason. For NBA hopefuls on the fringe of the league, it’s also a major ...2023
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• 6 NBA teams who got better in free agent frenzy this summer
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Here are six teams that should be better next season after making strong signings in free agency. The biggest trade of the NBA offseason is still on the horizon, but the free agency has mostly settled. As the league waits on the Damian Lillard trade to finally go through — and maybe a James Harden trade, too — rosters around the NBA have been reshuffled...2023
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA MVP, and he could be so much more than that
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• Trae Young’s halfcourt dagger joins NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever list
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• The Cavs threw last game to manipulate NBA Playoff matchups, and it could haunt them
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• Clippers complete their largest comeback of NBA season as Paul George carries LA late vs. Cavaliers
The LA Clippers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 on Sunday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles despite trailing by 26 points, completing their largest comeback win of the season. Clippers All-Star forward Paul George outscored the Cavaliers by himself 23-20 in the fourth quarter, scoring the final go-ahead field goal with 7.1 left to play, then blocking a driving layup attempt by Cavaliers g...2024
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• The NBA’s shot of the year, plus new reporting around Caleb Williams
This is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! I won’t be franchise tagging you today. There is something special about basketball during the moment when the calendar turns from February to March. College tournaments loom, and NBA regular season games start to have weight. Each result fee...2024
• Max Strus’ 59-foot buzzer beater over Luka Dončić lifts Cavaliers past Mavericks
CLEVELAND — Max Strus’ 59-foot shot that left his hands just before the buzzer sounded splashed through the hoop and lifted his Cavaliers to a 121-119 thrilling win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Strus, who scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter — all on 3s — had no choice but to heave one from behind the half court line after the Mavericks took a 1-point lead with 2.6 seconds lef...2024
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
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• 6 unexpected NBA Summer League stars who deserve to make a rotation
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• 6 NBA teams who got better in free agent frenzy this summer
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
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• The NBA’s shot of the year, plus new reporting around Caleb Williams
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• Max Strus hit one of NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever to stun Mavs
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• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
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• 6 unexpected NBA Summer League stars who deserve to make a rotation
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• NBA free agency: 5 winners, 3 losers from offseason deals so far
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Here are the biggest winners and losers of NBA free agency so far. The opening days of NBA free agency saw players sign for more than $2.6 billion in guaranteed contracts. Most of that money was from teams retaining their own players, highlighted by max extensions for LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Haliburton that could total more than $250 million. The biggest stories...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
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• The Nuggets are too big and too powerful for Heat in NBA Finals
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Heat have been a tremendous Cinderella story, but the clock is about to strike midnight against Denver. The Denver Nuggets were the best team in the Western Conference all season long. And in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals, they showed why they’re the best team in the NBA. It’s not because the Miami Heat completely shut down. While some players s...2023
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• Nuggets vs. Heat: Ranking all 10 NBA Finals starters, from Nikola Jokic to Max Strus

This is based on how these players are performing at this moment...2023
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• ‘Playoff Jimmy’ wills Heat to another upset as Miami beats Celtics in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
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• The Heat’s perfect three-team trade to steal Bradley Beal from the Wizards
The Miami Heat are re-tooled and ready for another deep playoff run this season. After bringing in Kyle Lowry, P.J. Tucker, and Markieff Morris while retaining of Victor Oladipo, Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus, and Dwayne Dedmon, the Heat are looking to take back the Eastern Conference in 2022 and bring an NBA title […] The post The Heat’s perfect three-team trade to steal Br...2021
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• Heat advance to Eastern Conference finals with Game 6 win over Knicks: How Miami got it done
The Miami Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, defeating the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 of their semifinal series on Friday. Here’s what you need to know: Jimmy Butler led Miami with 24 points on 7-of-22 shooting; he went 10-of-11 from the free-throw line. Bam Adebayo added 23 points, Max Strus had 14 and Kyle Lowry added 11 off the bench. Jalen Brunson had another big game ...2023
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• The Nuggets are too big and too powerful for Heat in NBA Finals
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• NBA free agency 2023: Heat's Max Strus agrees to 4-year, $63M sign-and-trade deal with Cavaliers
Max Strus shot better than 37% from the 3-point line during his three seasons with the Heat....2023
• Heat vs. Celtics: Reversed Max Strus 3-pointer proves pivotal in final moments of Game 7
Boston won Game 7 100-96...2022
• Heat prospect earning Jimmy Butler’s respect in practice
The Miami Heat had quite an offseason as they provided superstar Jimmy Butler with a lot of supporting cast by trading for Kyle Lowry and signing PJ Tucker, Markieff Morris, and more. Aside from acquiring fresh faces, one of the Heat’s own young players in Max Strus has been quietly ramping up his workload in […] The post Heat prospect earning Jimmy Butler’s respect in practice a...2021
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• The top-75 NBA free agents in 2023, ranked
Let’s rank the top free agents in the NBA. Young NBA superstars don’t hit free agency like they used to, but championships can still be won or lost with signings in the offseason. This summer’s free agent crop is headlined by several big-name veterans expected to hit the open market, and includes plenty intriguing talents available at a variety of price points. When we did this list a year ago, J...2023
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA MVP, and he could be so much more than that
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• Trae Young’s halfcourt dagger joins NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever list
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• NBA Power Rankings: Cavs Continue To Dominate Into New Year
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• Cavs Gearing Up For Max Strus’ Season Debut

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. While Cleveland won’t officially declare him in just […] The post Cavs Gearing Up For Max Strus’ Season Debut appeared fir...2024
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• Cavs to Open Playoffs vs. Magic; Game 1 in Cleveland ‘Probably’ On Saturday

Well, at least the Cavaliers aren’t playing the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA playoffs. Instead, they will face off with the Orlando Magic, with Game 1 in Cleveland on Saturday or Sunday. “Probably Saturday,” guard Max Strus predicted, via Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Either way, for the second straight season, the Cavs (48-34) finished fourth […] The post Cavs to Open Play...2024
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• The Cavs threw last game to manipulate NBA Playoff matchups, and it could haunt them
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• East Notes: Cavs, Max Strus, Heat, Kevin Love, Pacers

Cavaliers Coach JB Bickerstaff is committed to guard/forward Max Strus and it’s unlikely that the Cavs will shake up the starting lineup before the end of the season, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Strus’ scoring has been inconsistent, but his effort and defense have been solid, at worst, and he’s considered a strong fit next […] The post East Notes: Cavs, Max Strus, Hea...2024
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• Emo Jimmy Butler is still sad about the Damian Lillard trade at NBA media day

Jimmy Butler’s new haircut to begin NBA training camp shows he’s still not over the Damian Lillard trade. This offseason did not go the way Jimmy Butler expected. After carrying his team on a Cinderella run to the 2023 NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed, Butler saw Damian Lillard request a trade to the Miami Heat to give the franchise the push it needed to win a championship. Lillard did not get traded t...2023
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• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers
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• Trae Young’s halfcourt dagger joins NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever list
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• East Notes: Cavs, Max Strus, Hawks, Bulls
Cavaliers Guard Max Strus said he was in a good flow leading up to his 59-footer at the buzzer to beat the Mavericks on Tuesday. “The last five felt pretty good,” he told reporters. “I felt a rhythm and it’s fun when you do that. Every time I shot it, I felt like it was […] The post East Notes: Cavs, Max Strus, Hawks, Bulls appeared first on Hoops Wire....2024
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• Cavs Pod: Talkin’ Max Strus Buzzer-Beater, Upcoming Slate, More

You don’t see 59-foot buzzer-beaters to win games every day in the NBA. Maybe once a decade. But Max Strus managed to do it and the Cavaliers claimed a thriller against the Dallas Mavericks. Afterward, I stopped at the gas station and a random stranger just walked up to me and started talking about the […] The post Cavs Pod: Talkin’ Max Strus Buzzer-Beater, Upcoming Slate, More a...2024
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• WATCH: Cavs' Max Strus, Evan Mobley did everything right on 59-foot buzzer-beater to sink Mavericks

Strus could've launched a long pass, and Evan Mobley could've launched his own long shot...2024
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• Cavaliers G Max Strus hits halfcourt buzzer-beater to shock Mavericks

Strus made FIVE 3-pointers in the final four minutes....2024
• The NBA’s shot of the year, plus new reporting around Caleb Williams
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• Everything Cavs' Max Strus, Evan Mobley did right on 59-foot buzzer-beater to sink Mavericks

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• Cavaliers win on the most ridiculous halfcourt buzzer-beater from Max Strus

Max Strus tossed up a hope and a prayer, and the basketball gods seemingly answered the Cavaliers' shooting guard on the last-second shot Tuesday night....2024
• Max Strus’ 59-foot buzzer beater over Luka Dončić lifts Cavaliers past Mavericks
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• Cavaliers G Max Strus hits halfcourt buzzer-beater to shock Mavericks

Strus made FIVE 3-pointers in the final four minutes....2024