CLEVELAND, OH – FEBRUARY 27: Max Strus #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates after making the game winning shot against the Dallas Mavericks on February 27, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
Max Strus' shot is in the record books.
The Cleveland Cavaliers guard drilled a game-winner to beat the Dallas Mavericks 121-119, with the shot coming from beyond halfcourt.
It capped a night for the 27-year-old that saw him score 21 points while hitting 7 of 10 shots from deep in 26 minutes.
The last bucket, of course, was the most satisfying. It went down in the records as a 59-foot shot, but is the make the longest in that situation?
Let's look at the five longest buzzer-beating game-winners in NBA history in the 3-point era, via ESPN Stats & Info:
5. 50 feet - Tyreke Evans vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 2010
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Down 98-97, Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans hit an off-balance 50-foot shot at home to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-98.
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4. 53 feet - Julius Erving at Dallas Mavericks, 1986
Throwing it back to 1986, Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving hit a 53-foot shot with under two seconds to beat the Mavericks.
3. 55 feet - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf at Los Angeles Clippers, 1992
About six years after Irving's then-record-setting bucket, Denver Nuggets' Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf helped beat the Los Angeles Clippers on the road with a 55-foot game-winner.
2. 59 feet - Max Strus vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2024
Strus' 59-foot game-winner falls a couple of feet short of the top spot on this list.
1. 61 feet - Devonte' Graham at Oklahoma City Thunder, 2021
The top spot belongs to former New Orleans Pelicans guard Devonte' Graham, who drilled a shot from 61 feet out (1.4 seconds left) to beat the Thunder on the road. It came right after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a ridiculous off-balance 3-pointer to tie the game at 110.
