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Despite not having Westbrook for the last two games and won't have him until after the all-star break, the 25-5 Thunder have won twice without him. For the first time all season, the 24-7 Portland Trail Blazers have lost two in a row and now go to Oklahoma City where the Thunder have only lost once.

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"I think overall we're playing well on the defensive end, trusting each other, having each other's back," center Kendrick Perkins said. "I think we're just putting the focus on defense."

This meeting between the Thunder and Blazers is the second of four for these division rivals. Portland won the home game by seven points on Dec. 4. LaMarcus Aldridge had 38 Pts, 13 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl in the victory.

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The Trail Blazers have allowed Miami and New Orleans to shoot 52.8 percent in consecutive defeats, opening this two-game trip with Monday's 110-108 loss to the Pelicans.

"We just have to do a better job of improving it," guard Damian Lillard said. "It's something that we care about, but in order to win more games we need to get it under control."

The Thunder average a league-best 6.3 blocks, but coach Scott Brooks would like to see his team's defense reach an even higher level, according to ESPN.com.

"We like to get our guys over quickly so we can contest those shots," Brooks said. "The thing that we want to continue to work on and build on throughout this season is prevent those shots from even taking place."