Lions skipper Sam Warburton was not getting carried away after helping his side level the series with a thrilling win in Wellington.
The tourists were under immense pressure for the must-win second Test and despite an early boost with Sonny Bill Williams red-carded, they almost paid for poor discipline as All Blacks fly-half Beauden Barrett kicked seven penalties from 10 attempts.
But second-half tries by number eight Taulupe Faletau and scrum-half Conor Murray - plus 14 points from Owen Farrell's boot - got them over the line for a 24-21 win and set up the decider in Auckland on July 8, live on Sky Sports 1.
Warburton, recalled as captain after missing last week's opening defeat, told Sky Sports: "This is only half the job done. I will be happy next week when we bring the series home.
"It is great that we have levelled it 1-1 but we have to win the Test series. We gave away far too many penalties in the second half.
"I'm obviously delighted that we have won but we have got to remember it was against 14 men. We have got to up it again next week. We have an epic battle on our hands."
Warburton believes defeating New Zealand should secure the future of Lions tours for the time being with the tourists constantly fighting their corner in rugby's congested global calendar.
The Wales flanker added: "Whatever happens we will come back with some credibility, but I want to get the job done and bring the series home.
"We can't stress how important the Lions is for players. It is the absolute pinnacle of our careers. The Test matches are really important, and getting wins keeps it alive for the fans.
"It's great that we managed to put that performance into the jersey and hopefully that will keep the Lions going for at least another four years."
Warburton admitted that on the final whistle in Auckland he had not even appreciated the scale of the Lions shutting out New Zealand's forwards.
"I hadn't realised we hadn't conceded a try; that is an incredible achievement," Warburton added.
"I'm very proud of that defensive effort. You can talk tactics as much as you like, but sometimes it's about desire to get off the line and put in some hits."