Max Strus connected on a 59-foot heave at the buzzer, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a wild 121-119 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday (February 27).

Strus made five 3-pointers in the final 3:42 of the game and capped a back-and-forth

Without any timeouts to advance the ball, Strus inbounded to Evan Mobley, who quickly returned the ball. Strus took one dribble before launching from behind the half-court line and swishing the game-winning bucket. Strus finished with 21 points. Donovan Mitchell also made seven 3's and led the way for the Cavs with 31 points. With the win, Cleveland (38-19) remained alone in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Mavericks, who lead by 10 with under four minutes remaining, squandered a signature performance from Luka Dončić, who finished with 45 points, nine rebounds and 14 assists.

ending, giving the Cavs their 20th win in their last 24 games. Dallas' PJ Washington made a contested layup with 2.6 seconds remaining to put the Mavs up 119-118.

Celtics extend season-best winning streak Jaylen Brown scored 31 points, Jayson Tatum flirted with a triple-double and the Boston Celtics weathered a rare cold shooting night, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 117-99 for their ninth straight win. The Celtics, who lead the NBA in both 3-point makes and attempts this season, shot just 5 of 22 from beyond the arc, both season lows. Boston compensated for their cold shooting by attacking the rim and shooting 34 of 37 from the free throw line. Tatum - who finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists - was 10 of 11 from the line, while Kristaps Porzingis made all 12 of his free throws. The Celtics (46-12) improved to 25-0 at home against Eastern Conference opponents. Tyrese Maxey was the high-point man for Philadelphia with 32, but the rest of the 76ers' starters combined for just 22 points. SGA powers Thunder to 6th straight win Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continued to make his case for league MVP, Jalen Williams scored an efficient 24 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 112-95 to win their sixth straight game. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 31 points and has scored at least 30 in every game during the Thunder's winning streak. The win kept Oklahoma City (41-17) in a tie with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the best record in the Western Conference. Alperen Sengun had a team-high 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets, who are just 6-14 in their last 20 games.