Damian Lillard expressed his frustrations after the Portland Trail Blazers dropped to 7-6 with their 126-109 loss at the Houston Rockets.

"We kind of suck right now," Lillard said. "It's that simple."

The Blazers allowed 126.8 points per 100 possessions to Houston. In their six losses, the Blazers have allowed 113.1, 120.6, 105.6, 118.6, 115.9 and now 126.8 points per 100 possessions. Portland ranks 29th in defensive efficiency at 111.5 points per 100 possessions overall.

"We're just not very good right now," Lillard said. "We've just got to keep fighting. It's important for our team to stay together and I think that's one of the biggest strengths of our team is we stay together. If we try to stay positive and we just keep working and keep fighting, I think at some point it'll click. We'll get it right and things will be fine. But I think everybody's frustrated."

"I think it's just communication issues a little bit," Moe Harkless said. "A little bit of attention to detail. We've just got to keep our focus and execute on defense. We're scoring enough. That's not the problem. We've got to get stops."