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...
certain cool daughter feeling man perform
Everything is cool at my house. My daughter wasn't feeling well. As a man you have to do certain things and still be able to perform at your job.
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They made some good plays down the stretch and we turned the ball over twice and that really hurt us in crucial situations,
counter good people win
They had a lot of people injured, so they had to try and play with a lot of different lineups. We were able to counter everything they did. It was a good win ... a well-needed win.
feels
It's like a funeral, man. That's what it feels like.
guys prepared
It was bad. I thought we'd be more prepared and guys would come out and play harder.
brought far forward guys help looking next pieces reasons speculate team
As far as the future, I can't speculate on things like that. I'm looking forward to being one of the pieces here. That's one of the reasons why they brought me here, to be one of the guys to help the team get to the next level.
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Sometimes coach is calling stuff and I don't understand some of the things he's calling. I ask Phil Ford or Herb Williams just to give me some insight, so I think coming off the bench has really been helping me.
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Sam and Elton shot the ball great. And for us, it just looked like we didn't have a lot of energy. We didn't play with urgency.
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It was tough. We made a lot of mental errors at the end of the game that kind of solidified the victory for them. On the other hand, we didn't get stops when we really needed it. I guess it was a lack of communication. I'm not really sure. It was at a crucial time in the game.
beat envisioned free obviously throw
It was tough, man. I thought I had him. But I beat (him) to the spot. I envisioned myself going to the free throw line. Obviously they (the officials) didn't see it that way.
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Of course, he's had a lot of things that haven't went his way as far as the season, as far as him coming back to New York. They're not really winning as many games, but I can be a big brother to him even though he's a day older than me. I can be a big brother and help him get those extra victories.
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We didn't start the game particularly well and that kind of hurt us. Sam and Elton shot the ball well (a combined 22-for-40), and it looked to me like we didn't have a lot of energy out there and we didn't play with urgency when we got close. After we got it down to five, that was it.
gain games push win
We'll have opportunities to push the ball, and other times when we'll have to set up. What we need to do is try to win some games and try to gain confidence.
feeling
We are kind of feeling each other out.