The Lakers took a slight lead into halftime in Saturday night’s Game 3 against the Thunder behind an impressive shooting display, but even that wasn’t enough to hand Oklahoma City its first loss of the playoffs. In the second half, the Thunder outscored the Lakers 74–49 for a dominant 131–108 win which gave OKC a commanding 3–0 series lead and pushed Los Angeles to the brink of elimination. The Thunder have yet to lose in the postseason and are now just one win away from the Western Conference finals. What’s so impressive about this Thunder run, and specifically the second-round series with the Lakers, is that someone new seems to take the reins each night. Last year’s MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged a pedestrian 21.0 points per game over the three games against L.A., well below his average of 31.1 points a night over the regular season. Even further, OKC remains without Jalen Williams who’s been absent since Game 2 of the first round series with the Suns due to a hamstring strain.…