Steve Francis
Steve Francis
Steven D'Shawn Francisis an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and played for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association, and the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He was known for his crossover dribble, driving ability, and flashy dunks...
except wrong
I can't say much about that, except I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,
everybody game games hungry streak win
This should have been a game where everybody was hungry to win. It was at home. We had a streak going. Not just for the streak, but for us -- to show that we've matured, that we should be able to win games that we should win.
basket closer coming covering four guys three
The play was actually called for me coming closer to the basket but they had three or four guys covering it.
effort finish great helped hitting job late rose run stepping team tonight total win
Tonight we were just able to finish things off late in the game. They made their run and I thought we responded well. Malik Rose did a great job stepping up and hitting big shots. I thought it was a total team effort that helped us win the game.
feels
It's like a funeral, man. That's what it feels like.
aside bigger coming help pride role team tough
It's tough when you've started your whole career, coming off the bench. But if that's the role that I have to play to help this team get better, then you have to put your pride aside for the bigger picture.
asks comment everybody three
Everybody asks (what's going on). I've been here probably two or three weeks, so I can't really comment on the situation.
game hard
It was a competitive game and sometimes you get hard fouls.
break
It's not going to make or break our season.
advantage fourth guys hands open takes
The ball's pretty much in his hands in the fourth quarter. And he takes advantage of the opportunities -- getting guys open or even getting his own shot.
guys prepared
It was bad. I thought we'd be more prepared and guys would come out and play harder.
help losing night team top tough vision
It's tough because you have a vision of what you can do to help a team but then it kind of snowballs on top of you and you end up losing night in and night out.
ball saw turned
I turned the ball over. I thought I saw something that wasn't there.
defense definitely shots took tough
It took him 30 shots to get 37 points. I don't think the defense was that bad, but he definitely made some tough shots.