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Miami Heat's Max Strus Has Corey Brewer-like First Half With 23 Points Against Chicago Bulls

Max Strus scored 23 points in the first half for the Miami Heat against Chicago Bulls
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Miami Heat's Max Strus Has Corey Brewer-like First Half With 23 Points Against Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat's Max Strus Has Corey Brewer-like First Half With 23 Points Against Chicago Bulls

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If the first half was any indication, Miami Heat guard Max Strus is going to get drug-tested by NBA after the game for scoring 23 points. 

Strus had an opening half that helped the Heat to a 49-44 lead. The performance reminiscent to when former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Corey Brewer was actually tested after he scored 51 points against the Houston Rockets in 2014. The performance is among the most legendary from a role player. 

Strus was 6 of 9 from the field, with all of his baskets coming from the 3-point line. He was also 5 of 5 from the free throw line. Strus' effort came after Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he was considering shaking up the starting lineup. 

Instead, Spoelstra kept the same starters, including Strus. The Heat are now just one half from qualifying for the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. 

They would play the top-seed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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