While Isiah Thomas was content with the 1-2 road trip through Denver and Texas, Malik Rose was not.

Rose, the former Spurs' champion who received a big ovation when he entered last night's 100-92 loss, doesn't think 1-2 on the road - or 2-5 for the season - is anything to be smiling about.

"It's not good, we went 1-2 on a three-game road trip," Rose said. "[Isiah] gets paid to make that decision. I support him on it, but I'm sure he would have preferred to go 3-0. I'm just tired of losing."

Thomas was fine with the 1-2 trip after beating Denver, then losing relatively competitive games in Houston and San Antonio.

"You get a win on the road, it's great, especially against the caliber of teams we're playing against," Thomas said. "We were in every basketball game. [The Spurs were] 20 points better than we were Monday. Tonight it's eight. We're getting better."