Brooklyn had an issue playing against Oklahoma City's pace and offensive firepower, especially Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going off for 27 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals in just 29 minutes. Here are three Nets takeaways from Sunday's loss at the Thunder:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.Gilgeous-Alexander -- who missed Friday's defeat to Dallas with a wrist injury -- added 10 assists and four steals to his points tally in a wire-to-wire home victory for the Western Conference leaders.

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernández spoke about the Oklahoma City Thunder's successful rebuild following his team's Sunday night loss to the latter, and what he is looking for from the Nets as they begin their own process.

The Brooklyn Nets (14-28) close out their 6-game road trip Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder (34-8). Tip-off from Paycom Center is at 7 p.m. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds

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