Steve Francis Ball Quotations

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.

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.

Don't get me wrong, I love Gil's game, but if I shot the ball every time down on offense, I'd be considered explosive as well. He's a great player so you have to get a hand in his face and you have to make him defend on the other end of the court. We made it difficult for him tonight.

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.

They made some good plays down the stretch and we turned the ball over twice and that really hurt us in crucial situations,

I turned the ball over. I thought I saw something that wasn't there.