Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson
everybody knew played roles tonight
We didn't know our roles (then). We were just out there playing. Tonight everybody knew what their roles were and we played them to the end.
counteract fourth played
We've been having letdowns in the fourth quarter. They made a little run, but we managed to come back and counteract it with our own run. I thought we played big in the fourth quarter.
bit both fought half played quarter second seemed third
Both team's fought hard, but in the third quarter it seemed like they wanted it a little bit more than we did. We played well in the first half but we had too many turnovers in the second and couldn't put them away.
came energy hurt played plays
They came in with some energy we really hadn't played with the whole night. It hurt us, we let them back in the game. They made some big plays and from that point, it was like a battle.
normal played settled
We started off very poorly. But we know what we can do. We just settled down and played our normal game.
came game last night played roll thinking
I think we came into this game thinking that they were going to roll over because they played last night and they were tired. You've got to give them a lot of credit. They're a hard-fighting team.
best came knowing played pride team time tonight
The first time we played them, we came out tentative, knowing they were the best team in the league. Tonight we came out with some pride and dignity.
life overtime playing regulation tried
We got some life at the end of regulation and I didn't want to go into overtime playing from behind. I went out and tried to take control.
basketball defensive hurt jump offense rely settled tend win
We got out of what got us the lead. We settled for jump shots. I think we rely a lot on our offense to win basketball games. We tend to get away from our defensive scheme. It's hurt us.
certainly extended science thousands
Science fiction. These (Navy sonar systems) have extended range, but it's certainly not thousands of miles.
basketball enjoying feels side turns
I've actually been enjoying myself but I've just got to get the basketball side going. It really feels like back home. When this thing turns around, it really is going to be crazy.
adjust
You got to adjust to it, that's all.
against best dream team
You always dream you're going against the team with the best record.
coming felt strong trouble
We really wanted to come out strong and we felt that if we could get up on them early, they would have trouble coming back. We got that big run.