Despite spectacular individual performances from Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kenny Thomas, and gritty efforts from all concerned, the Rockets came up short in double overtime against Miami, falling to the Heat 120-117 at the AmericanAirlines Arena in front of a crowd of 15,223 on Tuesday night.

Francis, Mobley and Thomas combined to score 91 points as the Rockets (27-50) posted a season-high point total in the wild affair, but lost their fourth consecutive game and 11th of their last 13.

"Any other time I would be mad about losing, but I can't be mad this time because I thought we gave maximum effort out there," said Francis, who led all scorers with 35 points. "It was a great game to watch if you didn't care who won or lost."