<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Orlando Sentinel - One star returned for the Magic on Sunday night while another remained virtually invisible. The good news for Orlando coming out of its 102-94 loss to the Boston Celtics was that Grant Hill made a successful return from his rehabilitation from a sports hernia. The forward, who hadn't played since Jan. 15 at Sacramento and was playing in his 12th game this season, came off the bench for just the second time in his 11-year career to score 15 points in 20 minutes. "I felt fine the whole game," said Hill, whose team has lost eight of its last nine games. "It's just rust and time. I hit some shots, but a couple of times I lost the ball, just little, subtle things. But it was a good day." Not for the Magic's other go-to guy, Steve Francis. The Orlando guard turned in his fourth straight lackluster performance, scoring just nine points in 38 minutes. Francis, who continues to be the subject of trade rumors heading toward the NBA's Feb. 23 trading deadline, failed to score a point or notch an assist throughout the first half. Most discouraging for the Magic was Francis' reluctance to take open shots, leaving the majority of the offensive opportunities to Dwight Howard (24 points) and Hedo Turkoglu (16). Fourteen points of Howard's season-high total came off his 17 trips to the foul line. "I can't really answer that," said Orlando Coach Brian Hill when asked about Francis' reluctance on the offensive end. "He has passed up a number of shots over the last couple of games. I'm not really sure why."</div> http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...creates_doubts/
Hopefully Francis can get back to his old self soon he is a way better player than he is showing right now
