Steve Francis EXPLOSIVE Houston Rockets Rookie Season Highlights

Steve Francis EXPLOSIVE Houston Rockets Rookie Season Highlights

the DevOps. The ball somehow ended up Weber. Steal by Francis up the escalator. He slams it to himself. Steve Francis, cuz you get an assist for your own pass. Oh, three from up there. You can see where he’s planning himself. Francis just throws it up. Oh, what an athletic play by Steve Francis who did choose. So happy to win. Oh man, giddy up against that. Right. You have to go back to the 83 84 season, of course, when the Rockets had 14 wins, right? Oh, Steve. He had Troy Hudson turning round and round like a tough Steve Francis putting on a show. A new season and careerhigh 34 points for Steve Francis along with 14 assists. The kids he brought his best basketball player. There’s an alleyoop to Francis for two. He went over KO. I think Ko wanted it, but Francis went up and took it away from him. Oh, and they’re going to call a technical Houston Rockets. Steve Francis State Country Re was reduced to watching that unfold. He never left the ground. Back out to Steve Francis trying to get it inside. Down to three. Down to two. Got to put it up, Steve. He gets it off in time. They clear it out. Here we go. Mono mono. Francis couple of moves now. Dives down to the baseline. Flies into the paint. Gives inside and it’s good. Okay. Who wants to score this time? Bivby on defense against Francis. Drives to the lane. Kicks up the shot. That’s good with his I believe with the lightning quick. Francis still with the ball. Boy, this is a real selfish basketball. Lays it in. Yes, indeed. He’s averaging almost six rebounds a game. Nice pass outside. Shannon Anderson hits the three in the league in steals. There’s a steal by Steve Francis. Hang on as he goes airborne. [Music] Steve slaps it over Rodney Rogers. Did he get up in the air? The crowd all but at least he changed the shot enough where he missed it. Now Steve will take another shot and he hits the three-pointer. Short armed it. That’s a tough shot and a long downcourt pass to Steve Francis and he finishes it off. What a place. What a place to pass English in Denver. Oh yeah, Henderson puts it. Oh, there he is. 124 for Ratiff and 25 for Iverson. Francis turns the corner. Iverson trying to stay with him through a mass of picks. That leaves Kenny Thomas wide open and he drains the three. That’s coming off that 25 against Dallas a couple of nights ago. Oh, Francis with a great 360 to KO for two. Wow. Rebound to Shannon Anderson on the run. Steve Francis already underneath. Steve Francis putting a little Carter on Carter. I’ll tell you what, that had to be a picked up by Christie. You see Steve started with that. 3 seconds. Two seconds. Got to put it up. There’s a strip ball. Shannon Anderson got it. Here’s Steve Francis in the open for the simple. Good rebounder now. He’s up to six and a half rebounds in game two. Francis. Oh boy, did he push that up and over Bradley. There’s not enough room. Steve Francis takes it inside for the slam inside. Almost traveled. Created a turnover. Here’s Francis in the open court. Flies by Rooks and slams it home. I I don’t understand. I don’t think they accused you of just out on the floor. es with a slam. Oh man, what a great pass from Walt Williams. How do you defend that? Back outside to Francis. Francis will put up a three. Got it. Stevie Franchise with the game winner. Possibly points in the game. Francis around Strickland. Oh, slams it in. ran over Jiidi White and crank up Paul Williams. They keep swinging. Steve Francis [Applause] the time for Francis from Moley. [Applause] [Music] Steve Francis explodes and then hits the reverse. You’ll see this more than once. Watch the change of direction there. I mean, you get an appreciation of how good that was. And he takes the ball to the other side of the basket. I mean, this is so good. This young guy, what he just did on this play, the vertical leap, the ability, the concentration, the finish. What a tremendous play. Fox switches on to Francis. Francis drives on him. O’Neal cut him off, but Francis scores into the hands of Francis and You send Anderson to Steve Francis. 6’3 guy dumps on you, especially when you’re 7’4. He hangs on the rim right there.

Steve Francis the 2000 NBA Rookie of the Year has some of the NASTIEST highlights! He was the original high flying point guard who would posterize centers and break ankles.