Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
American mixed martial artist nicknamed "Rumble" who began fighting in Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Light Heavyweight Division in 2014. That year, he was named Comeback Fighter of the Year by Combat Press.
ProfessionMMA Fighter
Date of Birth6 March 1984
CityDublin, GA
attention circle dates excitement fans pay
When you see (Detroit) on the schedule, you kind of circle those dates because our fans and their fans really pay attention to this game. There was a lot of excitement out there.
full hands soon
We'll have our hands full offensively and defensively. We need to get it going as soon as possible. We're at .500 now; we need to get back some of those games.
broken
It was a broken play. When it's a broken play, you've just got to do your 1-on-1 thing.
bottom ended felt perfect threw
He threw me a perfect pass. It felt good. I thought it was bottom of the net, but it ended up short.
ball defense looking losses open playing streak together wins work
Definitely, a streak of two wins is better than the streak of losses that we had. We must work on our defense and keep playing together and looking for the open person. When we play like this, we're going to win ball games.
cut finding good guys helped knock lead shots somebody spots step time win
Once they cut the lead to 91-90, it was time for somebody to step up and make some plays. Guys were finding me in some good spots and I was able to knock down shots that helped us win the game.
close finish good playing records sure teams three whenever
I'm not sure if it's the records or not being able to finish ballgames, whenever we're playing teams that don't have good records we play well for three quarters, but we don't close them out down the stretch.
coming knew waited
I knew it was coming my way, and I just waited on it.
against game great type win
It was a great win for us. That's the type of game that had been going against us this year.
ball constantly defend defense difficult run second starts stops taking whenever
It starts on defense for us. Whenever we're getting stops like we were in the second half, we were able to run and get things in transition. If you're constantly taking the ball out of the basket, it makes things difficult. It makes it difficult to run. As long we're able to defend we'll be fine.
behind fighting game gives leg lose means pressure
It means a lot. This gives us a lot of confidence. If you lose the first game it's like you are fighting from behind the whole series. We wanted to get a leg up on them, put the pressure of being behind on those guys.
ball defense good needed shared timely
It's good to put two together. Our defense wasn't up to par, but at the same time, we shared the ball and made timely baskets. It was a much needed win.
fought game hard hitting kid needed played resilient shots win
This is what you think about as a kid in the backyard, hitting big shots to win big games. We're a resilient bunch. We played a hard fought game and got a much needed victory.
picks starting
That made a big difference. They come out there, starting it up, and everyone else picks it up.