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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
"I'm sick of hearing about all the negative stuff. It's a big problem. Negativity is just not good."
Dwight Howard, ESPN.com
OF THE DAY
The Lakers are 12-3 this season when Kobe Bryant takes 19 or fewer shots, but 6-22 when he takes 20 or more
— ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: There have been 66 championships throughout the history of the NBA. How many do the Lakers and Celtics have combined?
A: 33.
ESPN.com
THE MORNING BREW Two classic franchises struggle to maintain success
one of the hardest things to do in life is to be successful. What's even more difficult is to main-
even more difficult is to maintain the success that everyone expects you to have. As we near the halfway mark of the NBA season, it seems like the traditional superpowers of the league are no longer powerful. The recent struggles of the Boston Celtics and season-long obstacles the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to overcome put these two historically successful franchises in a position that many of us do not usually see.
Time is not on the Celtics' side; the roster is aging. The team must figure out a way to get back to the winning tradition it is used to seeing before it is too late. The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 21, and that may be the only option for them. However, they have no one on their roster they can trade
Paul Pierce is likely going to retire as a Celtic and Kevin Garnett is really the only significant big man on the team, so they cannot be traded. The only person the Celtics could realistically trade is Rajon Rondo, but he is one of the best point guards in the league, provides the youth this team needs and just tore his
ACL on Friday.
As far as the Lakers are concerned, they are certainly not looking any better than the Celtics. Looking at their roster on paper, one would think they have the best team in the league. Sadly though, the game is played on the hardwood and not on paper. Entering Sunday's game with a dismal record of 18-25, the Lakers have played the entire season without excitement. It's a team that looks like it doesn't want to win.
To say the Lakers are having a disappointing season would be an understatement, as talks about trading Pau Gasol are circulating again. The problem with that is if Dwight Howard decides to leave after this season, then they will be short on big men. So, do you trade Howard so he doesn't leave the team for free? But
how could you trade someone that could potentially be handed the torch from Kobe Bryant?
There are many questions surrounding both franchises as the second half of the season is approaching, but there aren't enough answers. The unfortunate thing about the situation both teams face is this: All dynasties come to an end.
— Edited by Allison Hammond
This week in athletics
Monday
Tuesday
No Events Scheduled
Wednesday
Women's basketball
vs. Iowa State
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday
No Events Scheduled
Friday
Women's Tennis
Denver
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Track
Armory Collegiate
Invitational
All Day
New York, N.Y.
Saturday
Women's Swimming
vs. Arkansas
10 a.m.
Lawrence
Women's basketball
vs. Kansas State
2 p.m.
Mhattan, KS
Men's basketball vs. Oklahoma State 3 p.m. Lawrence
Track Armory Collegiate Invitational All Day New York, N.Y.
Sunday
NBA
Women's Tennis
vs. Saint Louis
12 p.m.
Lawrence
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Celtics overcome Rondo injury to beat Heat in overtime
on Friday night.
BOSTON — Paul Pierce hit a go-ahead jumper with 31 seconds left and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 100-98 in double overtime Sunday after learning that All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Rondo will have surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He was hurt late in Boston's 123-111 loss, also in two overtures, to the Atlanta Hawks
This game was the first in Boston for Ray Allen since he left the Celtics after five seasons and signed as a free agent with Miami. He scored 21 points.
Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Pierce added 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the Celtics, who ended a six-game losing streak, their longest in six seasons. LeBron James had 34 points for the Heat, whose winning streak stopped at four.
Pierce's basket gave the Celtics
a 99-98 lead. James had a chance to put the Heat ahead but missed a 12-foot jumper with 6.8 seconds to go from the left with defender Jeff Green jumping out at him. Pierce got the rebound and was fouled by Shane Battier.
He sank the first shot. Then, as a fan shouted "This one's for Rondo," he missed the second.
Miami had one last chance, but Battier missed a long jumper at the buzzer.
The Heat also could have won in the first overtime, but Dwyane
Wade, who had 17 points, also missed a long jumper as the buzzer sounded. They had led 93-89 after consecutive baskets by James, but Garnett hit a layup with 1:45 remaining and a shot from the right baseline with 1:14 to go.
Boston could have avoided the first overtime when Pierce inbounded from behind his backboard with two seconds left to Jason Terry. But Terry's shot from the top of the key was short. The Heat had tied it on a 3-pointer by James with seven seconds remaining in regulation after Allen missed a 3-pointer from the left corner with 15 seconds to go.
Boston coach Doc Rivers did not mention Rondo's injury in his meeting with reporters about an hour before the game, but Courtney Lee started in his place. Doctors decided to keep Rondo out of the game after he went through his normal pregame routine, the Celtics said.
Allen was part of the Big Three with Pierce and Garnett starting in 2007-08. In their first season together, Boston won its 17th NBA championship. He played against the Celtics once before this season, a 120-107 Heat win in Miami in the opener.
The crowd gave Allen a standing ovation when highlights of his career with the Celtics were shown on the video board above center court during a timeout with 5:33 left in the first quarter. At the Miami bench, he raised his left hand in recognition.
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