DALLAS, Texas – The Indiana Pacers don enter another wahala as dem lose their fourth consecutive game, this time against the Dallas Mavericks, who now dey vibe with a 107-105 win. E be like say Pacers wan start di season better, but na wetin dem go fit do?
Even though Pascal Siakam show plenty hustle with 27 points and 13 rebounds, na wetin body go do if your mates no join am? Jarrace Walker and RayJ Dennis try join the scoring party with their double-digit points, but di Pacers still dey search for their first win for this season. Dem sit down for 0-4 now like dem dey wait for bus wey no go come anytime soon.
The game start with di Pacers leading di Mavericks, dem carry 5-point lead as dem dey finish di first quarter. But chukuma, second half come turn am upside down like wetin dey happen for Naija market. Pascal Siakam’s magic no fit turn the season in dem favor. Dem needed more than just fine play from him.
Anthony Davis self come dey waka like person wey no sabi road before he jam toe on di court. He be try maintain his balance after he drop some points earlier, but leg no gree am. He suffered bilateral Achilles tendinopathy, and as he make quick dunk, di injury come wahala again. He just pack bags and waka go locker room, leaving di team in bigger wahala.
On di other side, di Mavericks gather pace like dem dey run marathon. Brandon Williams lead di score with 20 points, adding 7 rebounds and 2 assists. No wonder dem dey call am ‘Superman’ for di court. And Dwight Powell, Cooper Flagg and Max Christie no fall hand too. Dem all contribute well, but no forget say na di teamwork wey keep dem in di game.
Dem hold back dem opposition to a woeful 34.9% shooting from di court. E no sweet at all. Pacers bench dey rotten like bad pepper, while di Mavericks dey dance to di rhythm dem create for di second half. Di Mavericks wan continue di winning vibes as dem prepare to face di Detroit Pistons next.
As di Mavericks dey catch di extra win, wetin we go talk? Football wey dey take your mind off di struggle go hard on top them. Make we see wetin go happen next, but for now, Pacers go need to check their score sheets and figure out wetin dey happen. Na so di NBA dey run; some days you dey shine, other days na wahala and tears.
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