Daily Links 5/5

Herald    Celtics crush Hawks to advance       
An explosive situation      
Watch out, big brother: Younger Eastern Conference teams growing up     
Silent Paul Pierce proves deadly to Hawks     
Doc Rivers finally passes postseason exam     
Center’s big first quarter Perks up mates      
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers show respect      
Hawks get their due      
Potent Celtics will test Cavaliers      
Globe    Playoff plans of Celtics still a go with Game 7 win      
Bad thoughts choked off by captain Pierce       
Rondo lands hard     
In this game, they obeyed stop signs       
Hawks come up empty      
James still leading way    
Cut to the quick out West   
Crisis averted      
Various posts in the Globe Celtics blog         
MetroWest Daily   Celtics 99, Hawks 65: Clincher a cinch   
Celtics bring the intensity       
Courtside View  Post deadline thoughts from game 7       
Celtics.com   Post ups notebook      
Sleepless Celtics regain identity in Game 7 Garden party  
Perkins comes up huge in game 7 rout     
CelticsBlog   Much respect due   
Sizing up the semis       
LOY's Place   Comments from the Other Side - Hawks Game 7     
Celtics win game 7 in a blowout       
Celtics 17    Hawks out, the LeBrons next        
NBA.com   Celtics coast to game 7 victory  
ESPN    Garnett's double double propels Celts to second round    
Nearly burned by Hawks, Celtic learn about consistency the hard way      
Restless, ringless Garnett battles his inner A-Rod       
Hoopsworld   Stars of the Game:  Game 7 ATL at BOS     
Celtics 24/7   Bring on Cleveland      
Red's Army   Cleveland:  The anti-Hawks   
Worcester Telegram    Perk wakes up for finale          
Guarding the Garden       
James certainly not overrated     
SI.com   Fast Breaks:  Celtics- Hawks game 7      
Capsule preview of the Cavaliers Celtics series        
Perkisabeast   Post game interviews      
Full Court Press   Garnett, Celtics deliver message in series clincher     
Journal Constitution     Hawks a real team with a bright future     
Hawks fans hurtin' a little after loss       
What we learned from game 7      
Smith was off his game    
Hawks' season ends with Game 7 loss to Celtics       
Williams ejected after taking down Rondo   
Newsday   LeBron could be a nightmare for the Celtics     
Patriot Ledger   The Celtics can’t sleep vs. Cavaliers      
Hawks series a concern, Cavs may present even bigger challenge       
Celtics turn attention to Cavs after Game 7 romp       
Connecticut  Post    Hawks, vultures, Piranhas and a predator in green    
ProJo     Perkins saves his best for series clincher     
Pride and Joy: Boston crushes Atlanta, moves on to face Cleveland     
Now, Celtics can rest a little easier      
The Gazette   Cavs Celtics Matchups       
NBC Sports   Tricky Celtics both dominant and vulnerable    
Armchair GM  David Stern's dream is still alive      
Enterprise   King James, Cavs await tested Celtics    
SouthCoast Today   The defense didn't rest        
Monkey off Doc's back      
Morning Journal   Cavs headed to Boston     
NY Times    Celtics finish off an upstart with a game long victory party      
Sox and Dawgs    Celtics leave no doubt, blow out Hawks in game 7   
Fox Sports   Celtics shouldn't feel good after being taken to the limit  
Green Bandwagon   Celtics vs Hawks game 7 recap       
Meet the Cleveland Cavaliers         
Braves and Birds  Celtics are getting amazing all over our faces    
Cavalier Attitude   What we can learn from the Celtics-Hawks series  
USA Today   LeBron James set to face Celtics' Big 3 in second round   
Eastern Conference semifinals preview capsules       
Cleveland.com    Cavaliers praise Celtics, dismiss mystique      
Precedenting the unprecedented           
Cavs won't let history of Boston Celtics get in their heads   
BostonSportZ   Bye bye ZaZa           
Shamrock Headband   There's nothing left to feel      
Sports of Boston  Celtics finish off Hawks, set for round 2      
Metro   Bye bye Birds