Daily Links  12/1

Herald     Paul Pierce a special closer     
Attack on Paul Pierce gave Tony Battie perspective on his life      
Sundays tough on the Detroit Pistons     
Report: Stephon Marbury lashes out at teammates, coach
Globe    A win-win situation

MetroWest Daily     Celtics: Celts picking up the defense     
CelticsBlog    December look ahead     
Another impressive win for Blazers     
Winning when one is off       
SouthCoast Today      Despite bull's-eye, Celtics strong out of gate again    
Comcast SportsNet   Celtics rotating toward the limits    
Celtics Stuff Live:  CSL's Kevin Henkin & Jack Jemsek    
Hoopsworld   Lakers:  Are the victories getting harder to come by?    
Howard leads shorthanded Magic against Celtics     
Florida Today    Magic, Celtics tangle     
The Examiner     All Celtics, or All Stars?    
OC Register    Bynum starting to rise up, assert himself      
WEEI    Preview:  Celtics vs Magic      
Enterprise    Celts’ Allen finds his groove      
Eric Musselman's Blog    Practicing on holidays     
Patriot Ledger    Defense never rests for Celtics     
NBA.com    Watch D League Games live    
The Way of the Future    Rookie Celtics look stellar in D League debut    
Charlotte Observer     Groggy game ends in flourish    
Get Out of My Ballpark     Swagger 101     
Lex Nihil Novi     Play Playing .900 after twenty games     
KG era hits the century mark   
The Sports Network     Division leaders meet in Boston as Magic face Celtics    
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