Steven Adams helped Oklahoma beat Portland. Photo / Getty Images
Steven Adams and the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a crucial victory in their NBA playoff series, beating Portland 120-108 to trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
OKC can level the series in game four at home but Adams said one win was "nothing that much to celebrate about just yet".
Adams, who had 10 points and seven rebounds, said the Thunder's defensive effort was key yesterday.
"The guards did a really good job of just getting into them and influencing them one way," said Adams. "That makes the bigs' job way easier. That was the difference from game one and two to now."
The other change was a better performance from Russell Westbrook, who called his play in game two "unacceptable".
