Oklahoma City's Steven Adams (12) dives for the ball beside Portland's Meyers Leonard (11) during an NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

Steven Adams isn’t one to sugar coat when he’s playing poorly.

For the second time in a week on Tuesday, the Thunder’s defense was picked apart by Portland in a 126-121 loss, particularly by center Jusef Nurkic. A big part of the Thunder’s defensive deficiencies against the Blazers was the inability to stop Nurkic’s offensive production.

Nurkic was a clever passer in the screen-and-roll game or at the top of the 3-point line, racking up 10 assists in two games. He pulled down 20 rebounds in those games.