By the time the buzzer mercifully put an end to 48 minutes of basketball futility, the Rockets were left with no words to explain a 101-74 drubbing and the worst shooting night in the 35-year history of the franchise.

The Rockets set a franchise record by shooting 29.9 percent (26-of-87), breaking the record of 30.0 percent set Jan. 12, 1968, during their inaugural season in San Diego.

"We were horrible," said Tomjanovich, whose team committed 16 turnovers. "I have no reason. I can't understand why. It was about, without using profanity, the blankety-blank-blank as I've felt about this team, because that's just not the guys I know who have fought all year.

"Today they weren't the guys that I thought I knew."