--Coming off Saturday's 111-107 loss at Houston, coach Nate McMillan demanded better defense Sunday at Oklahoma City.
"It was a gut check for us coming off last night's loss," McMillan said. "We played better basketball." Oklahoma City shot .343 from the field and 3-of-14 from 3-point range.
"We all took it personally that Houston scored that many points on us," G Steve Blake said. "Everybody stepped up and did a good job playing team defense. That's what we have to do every night if we're going to win games."
--Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant had a miserable game, making 3 of 21 shots with Martell Webster having primary responsibility for guarding him. Durant finished with 16 points.
"We know (Durant) is their go-to guy," Blake said. "He's going to get up 20, 30 shots a game. Martell was going to be physical with him, chase him around the court, and he knows we have his back."
"Martell and the other guys who had Durant made it tough on him to get a clean look," McMillan said.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "The defense was good. We made (the Thunder) work. We made them earn it tonight. We were able to get stops when we had to have them." -- Portland coach Nate McMillan after the win over Oklahoma City.
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