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...
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.
guys loaded missed three tried
That was the play we called; I just missed the shot. It was a play we tried to get going to the basket, but they had like two or three guys loaded up over there and all the guys were covered, so I put it up.
ball guys missed normally shots took turned
Guys turned the ball over, and that kind of took us out of it. We had point-blank shots that we missed that we normally make.
aspect guys prepared
I'm about to go cry. It was bad, man. I thought we'd be more prepared and guys would come out and play harder. They outplayed us in every aspect of the game.
generous gets guys line million single team tone tough
Their two guys went to the free-throw line a million times and that set the tone for the night. It's tough to play a team that gets every single call. Those guys got too many generous calls.
against compete guys help looking played themselves work
I just think when you have guys who've played ... things will work themselves out. We're not looking to try to compete against each other. I think we can help each other because we pretty much know each other's game.
early groove guys hard looked pick score
I just didn't get in a groove early and it was hard to pick it up. I thought I'd come in and score 70. It looked like everyone was lethargic. I put our guys in a bind.
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.
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.
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.
giving respect time
Every time I get the ball, I get double-teamed. I respect the defense. I'm giving it up.
besides feels mother passing three top
Besides my mother passing away when I was 18, this is in the top three (worst times of his life,). It's like a funeral, that's what it feels like.
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.