Houston, we have a lighting problem.
Monday's Rockets-Pistons morning session was interrupted when the lights went out near the end of the first quarter.
“Ron Holland opens in the corner and triples,” Detroit announcer George Blaha said as the Pistons rookie took aim from 3-point range.
It was at that moment that the lights went out at the Toyota Center, leaving the crowd in near darkness.
“The pistons knock them down from the center,” Blaha continued. That one turns off the lights. It's a shot without lights.
Shortly after, the lighting was restored and the match continued. DailyMail.com has contacted the Rockets for more information.
PICTURED: Almost in darkness during the Rockets' game against the Pistons at the Toyota Center
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) drives against Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham
It is not the first basketball game in which the lights go out in the middle of the game.
In Atlanta in 2021, a playoff game between the 76ers and Hawks was interrupted near the final whistle when State Farm Arena lost its lights.
Many on social media make humorous references to Vicki Lawrence's song, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.
But a much more famous incident occurred at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, where Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was facing his brother Jim and the San Francisco 49ers.
Three first-half touchdown passes by Joe Flacco and Jacoby Jones' electrifying return early in the third quarter gave Baltimore a 28-6 lead. The Ravens were at the crest of the momentum that seemed certain to propel them to their second NFL title when the unexpected happened: A massive bank of lights inside the stadium went out, causing the game to come to an eerie halt.
For 34 minutes, players, coaches and fans loitered in the darkness. Realizing that this surprising delay could, ironically, sap the team's energy, John Harbaugh gathered the Ravens and offered an impromptu speech.
He said, “I'll remind you of that Motown song. There is no mountain high enough and no valley low enough and there is nothing stopping us from winning this championship. Not this, not anything. “We are going to win this game, no matter how long it takes.”
The Ravens won, 34-31.