Former Nittany Lion Lamar Stevens slams home game-winner for Cleveland Cavaliers

Former Penn State basketball forward Lamar Stevens made his mark on the NBA Tuesday night. The Cleveland Cavalier flushed home a game-winning dunk with 4.1 seconds on the clock to propel the Cavs to a 112-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Stevens, who is averaging 14.4 minutes per game this season, finished the game with eight points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals to go with his game-winner. He split Tony Snell and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks and found himself on an open runway to the rim to take the one-point lead with less than five seconds on the clock.

The former Nittany Lion is averaging 4.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in 20 games this season.

Here’s how twitter reacted to the game-winning dunk.

This story was originally published February 23, 2021 at 9:52 PM.

Jon Sauber

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Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.