Daily Links 4/9

Herald   Celtics win a bench mark      
Celtics trio makes solid points   
Danny Ainge bracing for Thibodeau departure     
Cavs go 38-1 at home      
Globe   Celtics survive surge     
Chances rockier on road     
Scal in uniform for kicks     
Globe 10.0  - potential first round foes      
They had plenty in reserve    
Pistons continue to motor      
Rondo goes on the offensive     
FINAL: Celtics 106, Nets 104 

MetroWest Daily   Celtics 106, Nets 104: C's survive scare      
Celtics.com   Rondo gets upper hand on All Star rival in win over Nets   
Rondo, Celtics overcome Nets' late rally       
CelticsBlog   Doc Rivers:  A really good coach    
Bench Praise  
2nd effort      
LOY's Place   Comments from the other side - Nets      
Race to the playoffs    
Giddens solid in Flash win   
Red's Army   Light load      
Second unit surge     
Perkisabeast    Celtics squeeze out win, knock Nets out of playoffs     
SLAM    Tom Thibodeau and his defensive schemes could leave Boston    
StateNets   Nets get eliminated, fall to Celtics      
Celtic Pride   Mr Clutch:  Sam Jones    
Voice of the Celtics:  Johnny Most     
Dallas News   Getting Chris Paul could be plan A for Mavs' summer      
Celtics Hub   2nd seed matters?  Thibodeau gone after this year?      
Figuring out the playoff picture     
Berkshire Eagle   Q&A with Boston Celtics great KC Jones    
NESN    Stephon's star is rising        
WEEI Green Street   Doc has the right Rx        
Rondo... The new Pearl Washington      
Nets Insider    With loss to Celtics, Nets eliminated from playoffs     
Metro   Watching, waiting        
Enterprise  Aggressive Rondo keeps Celtics winning with 31-point performance   
Injured players will make final road trip next week      
Rivers confident KG will be ready to go when playoffs open      
NJ.com    Nets eliminated from playoff contention in loss to Celtics     
Bobby Simmons wants defined role next season     
Nets came up short too many times during lost season      
Examiner    Bulls got what Knicks need - big time PG and shot blocker      
Sporting News   Class differences, money management in the NBA    
Pippen Ain't Easy    Here's hoping it's the Celts         
Sports Central   Welcome to the Basketball Hall of Lame     
CollegeHoop.net  Rebound!  Basketball, busing, Larry Bird and rebirth of Boston  
Fan Fanatic Sports   C's don't need Garnett... Not right now          
Celtics Circuit    C's getting healthy at just the right time      
ProJo    Injured Celtics in a fight against the clock      
Tony Allen's practice battles with Pierce toughen him for the games       
Celtics hold off Nets, retain 2nd spot in Eastern Conference     
Bleacher Report    Think again, Celtics are still the defending champions      
Huffington Post   Marvin Webster, ex-NBA star, found dead in hotel      
Comcast SportsNet  Nets get rolled by Celtics, rolling observations
Stone Cold Sports   No KG, no title for Boston Celtics