I Cleveland Cavaliers managed to snatch a 121-119 victory on their home floor against Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Mavericks: it was the night of Max Strus who, with the Mavs ahead 100-110 with 3:40 left, was able to string together five consecutive shots from long distance, including the buzzer beater from well beyond the halfcourt line That handed the W to the Cavs.
Thanks to a basket by Max Strus, formerly of the Miami Heat, Cleveland consolidates its second place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 38 wins and 19 losses, just ahead of Gallinari’s Bucks (38-21), while Dallas remains in eighth place in the West (33-25), behind the Kings (33-24), Suns (34-24) and Pelicans (35-24) and will have to fight to the last to clinch a spot in the upcoming NBA playoffs.
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