MINNEAPOLIS — Coming off road games in which the Thunder survived the Los Angeles Lakers and lost to the Portland Trail Blazers via a barrage of 3-pointers, Thunder forward Kevin Durant said the team isn't good enough to “turn it on and off," particularly on defense.

“We're not good (enough) yet to do that,” Durant said before the Thunder's 101-96 win over Minnesota on Tuesday. “San Antonio, Golden State, they can do that; they can coast then turn it on in the fourth quarter and win the game. We can't do it. So, we've gotta be on from the beginning of the game. We're not that good yet to do that. We all know that; we all know we have to be better.”

Durant also said OKC's defense "can guard anybody when we put our minds to it," and that the loss to Portland on Sunday was a game where players just made shots, particularly Damian Lillard — who hit five 3-pointers in the final 3:07.

"Last game, if Damian Lillard misses those shots, you guys are screaming ‘we played great defense,' let's just put it that way," Durant said. "... but he made them. Sometimes you're going to have games like that, when guys just get hot on you and make 3s."