Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta didn't mince words after watching his team get eliminated from the playoffs at home with a 118–113 Game 6 loss to the Warriors.
Speaking with reporters after the game, Fertitta called Houston's inability to win at home "unacceptable," emphasizing that the team had to "be better" in the future.
"They kicked our ass on our home court," Fertitta said. "They beat us by 10 points in the fourth quarter. It's unacceptable, OK? We just have to be better."
After recording an NBA-best 65-win season in 2018 and pushing the Warriors to seven games in the Western Conference finals last year, Houston let Trevor Ariza go during free agency and failed to fill out the rotation with promising veterans.