Shohei Ohtani hits homer in Dodgers debut; Game-winners galore in NBA, college basketball

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MAX STRUS AND REED SHEPPARD

Tuesday night was full of terrific basketball action and two truly magnificent game-winners.

Let’s start in the NBA with Max Strus nailing a 59-foot heave to beat the Mavericks, 121-119. After Luka Doncic found P.J. Washington for a go-ahead layup with 2.6 seconds left, Strus inbounded to Evan Mobley, sprinted, got the ball back from Mobley and launched.

Sure, it was a miraculous shot — the second-longest game-winning buzzer-beater in the 3-point era (since 1979-80) — but credit Strus and Mobley for doing everything right, Brad Botkin explains. The Cavaliers have won 20 of their last 24.

In the college ranks, No. 17 Kentucky is also surging, with Reed Sheppard playing hero in the Wildcats’ latest win. The excellent freshman capped a career-best 32-point performance with a running jumper through traffic to beat Mississippi State, 91-89. Sheppard is terrific — calm, cool and collected beyond his years with an outstanding feel on…

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-02-28 13:59:26

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