Dillon Brooks gives bold 8-word response about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after Game 3

Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder have built up an indestructible 3-0 series lead over the Phoenix Suns , the latter will go down swinging. That's all you can really do at this juncture of the Round 1 matchup — as the reigning NBA champions have cruised to three straight double-digit wins to flex their muscles. After Jalen Williams sustained a third hamstring strain in four months, some thought his absence would inject this David-Goliath playoff series with some excitement.

Nope. All it did was give Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the runway to have one of his best postseason performances ever. Gilgeous-Alexander was a one-man wrecking crew.

He completely dissected the Suns' upper echelon defense. He had an unreal 42 points on 15-of-18 shooting and eight assists. Those types of numbers you see in the regular season.

Not at this stage of the year. The Thunder picked up a 121-109 Game 3 win over the Suns. They're now a win away from their third straight Round 1 sweep since Gilgeous-Alexander ascended into an MVP candidate.