Max Strus sent a group text message to motivate his teammates. Then he went scoreless as the Cavaliers lost Game 5.

Max Strus sent a message to his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates on Monday that in hindsight probably should have stayed in the drafts. The Cavaliers entered Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers with the threat of elimination looming.

Max Strus told his team to "believe" in themselves or stay home, then missed every shot in a crucial elimination game.