Chris Paul said that he had to step up his game following the Oklahoma City Thunder's 111-98 loss to the Houston Rockets.

The Thunder are down 2-0 in the series.

"I gotta be better. That's the tough thing, to know how hard we fought, guys worked hard. We put ourselves in position to win that game, and I gotta be better for us," said Paul after the game.

The Thunder were up 82-77 in the fourth quarter before the Rockets put together a 17-0 run. 

"That was the game right there. The guys just took it upon themselves to guard. We felt in a sense that Oklahoma City was getting tired, and we kept pressing the gas on them. That was a game-changer right there for us," said James Harden of the run.

Paul added that there was "a lot" for him to improve upon in the series.

"I'll go back and look at the film, but I know what it is. It's a lot."