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
against backing good last success
After backing him up for two years I know him pretty well. I feel pretty good about my success against him the last two years, but now it's the playoffs.
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.
business care cause fall floating mark matter taking team thick type
We know where we're sitting. We're right in the thick of things in the conference. Any type of setback can cause us to fall pretty quick. We're floating right around the .500 mark and we don't like that. It's a matter of us taking care of our business and not take any team lightly.
against ball feels finally game good losing success win
We haven't had much success against losing ball clubs, and being on a five-game losing streak, it feels good to finally get a game in the win column.
coming knew waited
I knew it was coming my way, and I just waited on it.
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.
confidence defensive five fun helped played pressure trying
It's not much fun losing, especially five in a row. I thought we played with more confidence, and our defensive pressure helped our offense. ... We were just trying to be more aggressive.
five hit
They hit a big 3 and we went down five and never got back in it.
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.
crying either help home step team time
It's exciting. There's a time you either step up your play and help your team win, or you go home crying like a little baby.
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.
against good great number stepping success trouble
I've had pretty good success against J. The times that I have been able to get him off-balance, I've been able to get by him. J is still a great defender. But if my number is called, I have no trouble stepping up to the challenge.