Strus totaled 12 points (4-10 FG, 2-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds, five assists, one block and two steals in 31 minutes during Sunday's 114-102 victory over the Raptors in Game 7 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Despite shifting to the bench, Strus logged at least 30 minutes for the first time in the playoffs, falling two rebounds short of a double-double while also adding three combined steals-plus-blocks. It was a welcome return to form for Strus, who prior to Sunday had scored just 15 points over three games. Cleveland will now face Detroit in the second round of the playoffs, with Game 1 scheduled for Tuesday.
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Max Strus Career Stats
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Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL10.43.52.30.20.5Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2025-26 12 5 24.0 11.2 5.4 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0 0 2.8 6.8 40.2% 1.2 2.0 58.3% 3.9 8.8 44.3% 0.6 0.8 77.8% 0.8 4.7 2.8 2.7 -3 60.9% 2024-25 50 37 25.5 9.4 4.3 3.2 0.2 0.5 1.1 0 0 2.3 5.9 38.6% 1.0 1.6 65.0% 3.3 7.5 44.2% 0.6 0.7 82.4% 1.1 3.3 2.1 2.9 +221 60.7% 2023-24 70 70 32.0 12.2 4.8 4.0 0.4 0.9 1.6 5 1 2.4 6.8 35.1% 1.9 3.6 54.6% 4.3 10.4 41.8% 1.1 1.4 79.4% 0.9 3.9 2.4 2.5 +254 55.3% 2022-23 80 33 28.4 11.5 3.2 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 2 0 2.5 7.0 35.0% 1.6 2.8 55.9% 4.1 9.9 41.0% 1.0 1.1 87.6% 0.6 2.6 2.1 2.4 -145 55.7% 2021-22 68 16 23.3 10.6 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 0 0 2.7 6.5 41.0% 1.0 1.8 55.7% 3.7 8.3 44.1% 0.6 0.8 79.2% 0.4 2.6 1.7 1.6 +171 61.4% 2020-21 39 0 13.0 6.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0 0 1.3 3.8 33.8% 0.9 1.0 89.7% 2.2 4.8 45.5% 0.4 0.6 66.7% 0.1 0.9 1.1 3.0 -40 59.7% 2019-20 2 0 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.5 0.0% 1.0 1.0 100.0% 1.0 1.5 66.7% 0.5 0.5 100.0% 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 +15 72.7% Career 32116125.510.43.52.30.20.51.0712.36.337.0%1.42.358.4%3.78.642.7%0.81.081.1%0.62.92.02.4+47357.9% -
Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL9.94.32.20.30.6Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2025-26 7 2 25.0 10.3 5.1 2.3 0.1 0.6 1.4 0 0 2.0 5.3 37.8% 1.3 1.9 69.2% 3.3 7.1 46.0% 1.7 2.0 85.7% 1.7 3.4 2.7 1.6 -10 64.1% 2024-25 9 9 28.1 11.7 5.7 3.9 0.2 0.7 0.8 0 0 2.9 7.4 38.8% 1.2 2.4 50.0% 4.1 9.9 41.6% 0.6 0.7 83.3% 1.8 3.9 2.6 5.0 +55 57.3% 2023-24 12 12 36.2 9.5 5.3 2.9 0.0 0.8 1.3 0 0 2.1 6.0 34.7% 1.4 2.6 54.8% 3.5 8.6 40.8% 0.4 0.4 100.0% 0.7 4.7 3.4 2.3 -32 54.2% 2022-23 23 23 28.1 9.3 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0 1.9 5.9 31.9% 1.4 2.3 61.1% 3.3 8.2 40.2% 0.9 1.1 80.0% 0.6 3.0 2.0 5.5 -24 53.8% 2021-22 18 18 29.1 10.9 4.1 2.1 0.4 0.8 1.1 2 0 2.6 7.9 33.1% 1.2 2.2 52.5% 3.8 10.1 37.4% 0.7 1.0 72.2% 0.8 3.2 3.1 1.9 +88 51.6% 2020-21 2 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.5 0.0% 0.0 0.5 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 +1 0.0% Career 716428.79.94.32.20.30.60.8202.26.434.2%1.32.356.5%3.58.640.1%0.81.080.9%0.93.42.62.7+7854.5%
Max Strus Game Log 2025-26
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%4/10L 124-10223240000400.0%5120.0%9111.1%000.0%130.0-304511.1%4/8W 122-116218220015240.0%2150.0%7342.9%000.0%022.0-21757.1%4/5W 117-108304750009111.1%100.0%10110.0%2150.0%070.0-83518.4%4/2W 118-11127245200210660.0%4375.0%14964.3%000.0%051.0+1732285.7%3/31L 127-1132311310007342.9%11100.0%8450.0%000.0%030.0-104768.8%3/27W 149-12822298100111872.7%3266.7%141071.4%2150.0%171.0+2223297.4%3/24W 136-1312611330108337.5%2150.0%10440.0%000.0%120.0+1331055.0%3/21W 111-106245820014125.0%11100.0%5240.0%000.0%262.0-621050.0%3/19W 115-11023061021500.0%000.0%500.0%000.0%061.0-7120.0%3/17W 123-116236640016233.3%000.0%6233.3%000.0%154.0+15650.0%3/15L 130-1202224810017685.7%2150.0%9777.8%44100.0%351.0+0525111.5%
Regular Season Totals 24.611.35.52.00.00.30.76.92.942.1%1.91.052.4%8.83.944.3%0.70.575.0%0.84.62.8-103.014.461.7% -
PostseasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%5/3W 114-1023012851238225.0%22100.0%10440.0%22100.0%441.7+2032055.1%5/1L 112-110196530014250.0%200.0%6233.3%000.0%143.0-41850.0%4/29W 125-12027842010200.0%22100.0%4250.0%44100.0%040.0+031269.4%4/26L 93-8920170001500.0%000.0%500.0%2150.0%340.0-15318.5%4/23L 126-1042515630128450.0%2150.0%10550.0%2150.0%331.5-1621768.9%4/20W 115-105266330014250.0%100.0%5240.0%000.0%033.0-32860.0%4/18W 126-1132324300026466.7%44100.0%10880.0%44100.0%120.0+8521102.0%
Postseason Totals 25.010.35.12.30.10.61.45.32.037.8%1.91.369.2%7.13.346.0%2.01.785.7%1.73.41.6-102.714.964.1%
Max Strus Player Profile
Career History
Max Strus: Breaking News
Not starting Game 7
Strus won't start Sunday's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Raptors. After starting the last two games, Strus will slide to the second unit in favor of Dean Wade in Sunday's do-or-die matchup. Over four appearances off the bench in the series, Strus has averaged 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.5 minutes per showing.
Passive performance Friday
Strus ended Friday's 112-110 overtime loss to the Raptors in Game 6 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with six points (2-6 FG, 2-4 3Pt), five rebounds and three assists across 20 minutes. Strus scored in single digits for the fifth time in the past six games. Despite starting the past two games, Strus has been unable to provide the team with anything of note, scoring a total of 14 points, including two three-pointers. Friday's loss means both teams will now head back to Cleveland for Game 7, with the winner advancing to face either Detroit or Orlando.