After missing Tuesday's game and practice Wednesday and Thursday because of migraine symptoms, Rockets guard Steve Francis participated in practice Friday.

He was upbeat but cautious afterward.

"I felt great," Francis said. "I actually worked out last night (Thursday), shooting around by myself. Things are coming along great."

Meanwhile, Steve Francis' migraines have given court time to unlikely NBA point guard Tierre Brown.  He wasn't given much of a chance to make the team in the preseason, but he did and his tenacity continues to impress.