The Rockets proceeded to flip open the pages in the NBA record book, but having this scene play out often before, it was not needed.
The shouts began with the Rockets taking the ball up the floor. "Go for the record!" "One more 3!"
The Rockets, for the second time this week, had tied their NBA record of 26 3-pointers with plenty of time to break it.
If nothing else, that made a 149-113 Rockets romp of the Suns worth watching until the end.
Austin Rivers got the record-breaker, hitting his step-back off the dribble with 1:05 left.