OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Na so e be! The Oklahoma City Thunder don carry their hot shoe for ground as dem just beat the Dallas Mavericks 132-111 for Paycom Center this Friday night. With this win, na dem 14th consecutive victory wey don boost their record to 22-1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander really show say na him dey lead dis team, scoring 33 points in just three quarters. No be small play o!
The Thunder don dey hot since the season started, their current winning streak na 14 games, and e no be one chance wey dem wan lose. Na true, their performance dey sweet fans belle as dem featured impressive 56% shooting from the field and na dem go join Olamide for the celebration as dem fit shoot 92.9% from the free-throw line. If you never see am, na time to watch the highlights, make you see as dem dey shine!
But no forget say the Mavericks wan give dem small wahala. Despite the injuries wey dem dey battle, including big names like Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively II, dem don manage win three games straight before dis match. Rookie Cooper Flagg wey dey shine like D’banj for stage, try to make some noise, scoring 16 points but e no fit keep up with the Thunder’s firepower. Jaden Hardy dey flex his game too, leading Dallas with 23 points. But e no reach dem level wey Thunder dey operate.
This game na huge test for the Mavs, as dem dey face the defending champions where no dey fear anybody. The first half of the match see Thunder take lead 63-48 going into halftime, but na the third quarter dey turn am to parade with the Thunder outscoring the Mavs 41-26. Wetin be your idea? Na serious levels be this. Shai don set record again, scoring at least 20 points now for 95 straight games, just small behind Wilt Chamberlain wey drop 126 straight points back in the day.
Next up, the Thunder dey prepare to visit the Utah Jazz on Sunday, while the Mavericks go host Houston Rockets. Hope say dem fit regroup make dem no turn to ‘careless goats’ again. No matter wetin happen, dis was a match wey everybody suppose shun miss, and na akpako we go dey talk about as di season dey unfold. So grab your cold palm wine, sit down, and watch as Thunder dey hot like pepper soup on a Saturday night! Today na their day!
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