Following its seventh loss of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder responded with a 127-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, improving to 35-7 on the season.

The Nets come into this game following a 127-101 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday in which Brooklyn essentially lost the game in the first quarter after falling behind 39-19 by the end of the period.

Oklahoma City Thunder's head coach Mark Daigneault received a major honor from the NBA after their recent win.

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:

The Nets got a look at the team they hope to be one day during Sunday's blowout loss to the Thunder in Oklahoma City.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collected 27 points and 10 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 127-101 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

Clowney 2-8 3-4 9, Z.Williams 2-8 2-2 7, Claxton 5-7 1-2 11, C.Johnson 6-11 0-0 15, Russell 2-6 5-5 9, Evbuomwan 4-7 0-1 9, Wilson 3-13 0-0 8, Sharpe 4-5 1-1 9, Beekman 1-1 1-2 3, K.Johnson 2-9 2-2 6, Martin 6-12 0-0 15. Totals 37-87 15-19 101.

The NBA schedule on Tuesday will include Cameron Johnson and the Brooklyn Nets (14-29) hosting the New York Knicks (28-16) at Barclays Center, with the matchup tipping at 7:30 PM ET.The Knicks

By virtue of clinching the best record in the West, Daigneault has earned a spot as a head coach in the NBA All-Star Game.

Phoenix is back to a .500 record after a devastating loss to Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.