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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Player and coach class of ’91, when he is not in the gym he is in front of his PC writing about basketball (with BU since November 2012) or watching his beloved Grizzlies. He was editor-in-chief for Legabasketv’s Serie A Beko Live broadcast for the 2015 and 2016 seasons along with Matteo Gandini.
