Just when the signal sounded for the half-time break, Danuel House Jr. saw a three-point shot from 15.5 meters go in the basket.
It gave Silas good feelings on the bench.
- It was like "woah" maybe it's time tonight?
It felt like something special had happened, says coach Silas.
Houston's suite is the ninth worst in the league's history and was the worst suite since Philadelphia lost 28 games in a row in 2016. The 28 straight losses in a row are the league's absolute bottom record by the way.
Wall's first triple-double in five years contributed to the victory
Houston's John Wall set his first triple-double (19-10-11) in five years, which helped the team win its first match since February 4.
Opponent Toronto now took over the suite of ongoing longest games with losses in the league.
It was Toronto's ninth straight loss.
Houston's mega loss line has become a snack bar in the NBA and no less than seven named coaches have offered coach Silas their help during the loss journey.
- It has been tough to see my players' disappointment after fighting so hard but still going on loss after loss.
Today it was so cool to see everyone so happy when they went to the locker room.
It was so cool, says Silas.