6 ▁P PG , ▁ 5 . 5 ▁R PG , ▁and ▁ 6 . 2 ▁AP G . ▁The ▁Rock ets , ▁however , ▁made ▁the ▁play offs ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁Francis ' s ▁only ▁post season ▁experience . ▁Despite ▁his ▁aver aging ▁ 1 9 . 2 ▁p pg , ▁ 8 . 4 ▁r pg , ▁and ▁ 7 . 6 ▁ap g , ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁heavily ▁fav ored ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁in ▁five ▁games . ▁ ▁As ▁Francis ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Van ▁G und y ▁d eter ior ated ▁it ▁was ▁apparent ▁that ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁direction . ▁While ▁the ▁coach ▁sought ▁to ▁focus ▁the ▁team ' s ▁off ense ▁on ▁Y ao ▁M ing , ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁ended ▁up ▁trad ing ▁Francis , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁best ▁friend ▁on ▁the ▁team , ▁C utt ino ▁Mo ble y , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Kel vin ▁C ato , ▁for ▁T racy ▁Mc Gr ady , ▁Ju wan ▁Howard , ▁Ty ron n ▁L ue , ▁and ▁Re e ce ▁G aines . ▁ ▁During ▁Francis ' s ▁first ▁ten ure ▁in ▁Houston , ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 1 9 . 3 ▁points , ▁ 6 . 4 ▁ass ists , ▁ 6 . 1 ▁reb ounds , ▁and ▁ 1 . 6 3 ▁ste als ▁in ▁ 3 7 4 ▁games ▁( 3 7 2