Cavaliers G Max Strus hits half-court buzzer to shock Mavericks (Video)

A tipped pass was just the beginning of the pandemonium between the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

The fun began with the Mavericks trailing 118-117 and 8.3 seconds remaining. Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber nearly lost the game with a poorly timed pass to Luka Doncic, who still came down with the ball and drove to the basket to attempt a game-winning field goal.

Naturally, most of the Cavaliers defenders collapsed on Doncic. That left Mavericks forward PJ Washington wide open under the basket for a go-ahead layup.

Unfortunately for the Mavericks, there were 2.6 seconds left on the clock, which was just enough time for Cavaliers wing Max Strus to get the ball and hit a 59-foot buzzer-beater to blow the roof off Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

The Cavaliers win, 121-119.

Another angle:

That’s not even the end of the madness at work here on Strus’ part. Here’s how each Cavaliers possession ended over the final four minutes:

The Cavaliers started that stretch 110-100 and scored 21 points in four minutes, 15 of which came from Strus (and all of which came from 3-point range).

Strus finished the game with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting (7-of-10 from deep), which was just enough to spoil Doncic’s huge night of 45 points, 14 assists, nine rebounds, three steals and a turnover. It’s been a pretty solid season so far since Strus signed a four-year, $63 million sign-and-trade deal with Cleveland.