The record that the Rockets always thought should be theirs, that Eric Gordon had pledged they would eventually own, was in sight by halftime. If there was any sure thing, it would be that the Rockets would keep shooting 3s, one after another. A place in the record book was clearly in reach.
As if taking another key step toward what they had been and expected to be, the Rockets had to crank up their 3-point shooting. It had become time to give James Harden some scoring help, anyway. A barrage of 3s would seem a fitting way to do it.