Daily Links  5/12

Herald    Celtics win going away
Paul Pierce of old gets better of LeBron James
Celtics do their math
Ray Allen pulls trigger
Rajon Rondo stands witness to Big Three
Sebastian Telfair wears it well
LeBron James leaves bad taste
Russian to own Nets
King misplaces crown when Cavaliers need him most
Top 10 reasons why this version of the Magic is better than last season’s
Magic act for real
Tuesday shootaround notes
Globe    Celtics’ Davis in a unique position
MacMullan is named Gowdy Award winner
Final: Celtics 120-88
Celtics-Cavaliers Game 5 wrapup
Cavaliers are at a complete loss
Pierce rebounded with aggression
They were on fire from the start
Given an opening, Rondo broke through
Ohio players
Celtics offices unscathed in downtown fire

CelticsBlog   Most Valuable Team
The Work Is Not Done
King of Blame
Celtics Green    Comments from the Other Side - Cavs Game 5 5/11
Loscy    Highlights from Game 5, Starring LeBrick James
Celtics.com   C's respond to Pierce's aggressive Game 5 outing, blow out Cavs
Ford Keys to the Game: Game 5 - Celtics at Cavaliers
NBA.com   LeBron, Cavs not themselves in ugly Game 5 loss to Boston
Celtics take commanding lead as Cavs fold in crucial game
Eastern Conference Finals Scenarios
Cleveland.com   Boston Celtics were on fire; No Rondo, no problem; Big Baby; Pierce gets better of LeBron
Fading away: Cavaliers and LeBron James see their hopes slipping away in an improbable failure
Antawn Jamison talks following Game 5
Ray Allen talks following Cavaliers-Celtics Game 5
Terry Pluto's postgame scribbles from Cavaliers-Celtics, Game 5
Mike Brown empties bench in hopes of finding a spark, without reward
Shaquille O'Neal keeps the faith: 'You've just got to win two'
Once again, Boston's Big Three towers over the helpless Cavaliers' defense
LeBron James discusses Boston's 120-88 rout of the Cavaliers (video)
Cavs' sudden tailspin indicates team chemistry problems
Windhorst and Boyer analyze the Cleveland Cavaliers' Game 5 loss
Stunned Cleveland Cavaliers owner Daniel Gilbert wonders about team's effort
Fans react on Game 5 and LeBron's future Fans react on Game 5 and LeBron's future
A season at the abyss: Boston Celtics rout Cleveland Cavaliers, 120-88, for 3-2 lead in series
Hoop Doctors    Rajon Rondo Writing His Own Tale In Celtics Lore
Ball Don't Lie   Behind the Box Score, where LeBron James did not care
Red's Army   Return of the Big 3
Your Morning Dump... Where the Celtics have done nothing
Just 2 left
Celtics Hub     Pivotal: Game 5 Open Thread
Beatdown: C’s 120, Cavs 88
LeBron on Rondo: Much Ado About Very Little, and Mike Brown Pays The Price
NESN    Celtics Live Blog: C's Blow Out Cavs in Second Half, Take 3-2 Series Lead
Ray Allen Drops 25 Points as Celtics Blow Out Cavaliers 120-88 in Game 5
Big Three Comes Up Aces for Celtics in Game 5 Victory
Is Larry Bird or Cam Neely a Bigger Boston Sports Legend?
Is Ray Bourque or John Havlicek a Bigger Boston Sports Legend?
My Southend    The next great Celtic has arrived
North Station Sports   North Station Sports Talks Celtics/Cavs on Don Best TV
Celtics Rout Cavs In The Cleve By 32, 120-88
Tim Donaghy is Playing a Shell Game
Celtics Town    Paul Pierce mighty confident in his Celtics
Big Three play Even Bigger; Celtics win Game 5
Season of ups and downs finally leaves me confident
Lex Nihil Novi   1988 NBA Playoffs: Celtics Send Series Back to Boston for Game 7
Celtics Life    Anything Cavs Can Do, C's Can Do Better: Boston 120, Cleveland 88.
Celtics 120, Cavs 88, Game 5 Highlights
Lebron getting beat up
This series is far from over
Banner 18?    The defense is the backbone..
Gino's Jungle   No Time For A Game 3 Rerun
Celtics Stuff Live    Gold Rarities Postgame Show: Celtics at Cavs - Game 5
Breaking Down the Celtics Memento-Style
Rivalry Renewed   Celtics Throttle Cavaliers
Boston Sports U18    LeBron falls flat as Celtics shock Cavs, take 3-2 series lead back home
Pro Basketball Talk   Game Five: Cavs vs Celtics Recap (Celts 3-2)
Hoopsworld    NBA PM: Rebounding BOS-CLE Key
ESPN   Chat: Chat with Maria Menounos
Pregame notes: Forget torch, pass the ball
First impressions: Celtics 120, Cavaliers 88
Postgame notes: Pierce the aggressor
Eye on the prize
With a convincing victory, the Boston Celtics come full circle in Cleveland
Orlando Sentinel    Dwight Howard has no preference for Magic's next opponent.
ProJo   The NBA shifts its focus to the Cavs vs. Celtics
Is this the end of the line for the Big Three?
Celtics Journal: Defending Rondo is Catch-22 for the Cavaliers
Celtics 120, Cavaliers 88: Big Three step up and crush Cavs
Doc trying to monitor Rondo's minutes
WEEI     Jon Barry, ESPN and ABC Sports on WEEI
Cedric Maxwell and Bob Ryan on WEEI
Mass Live    Celtics buzz: Paul Pierce talking hard hats, Cleveland Cavaliers not talking at all
NY Times    Celtics 120, Cleveland 88 - Celtics Dominate, and Cleveland Crowd Boos James
Celtics 120, Cleveland 88 - Celtics Dominate, and Cleveland Crowd Boos James
Courier Journal   Yes, Celtics' Rajon Rondo is ‘that good'
NY Daily News    The end? LeBron James scores just 15 points as Boston Celtics stun Cavaliers, 120-88
CBS Sports    Celtics know their identity, Cavs have one game left to find theirs
NBC Sports   Was the Cavs' Game 5 loss to the Celtics LeBron's final game in Cleveland?
Bleacher Report    2010 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers Seal Fate with Game Five Performance
A pair of surprises: Dice-K dazzles for Red Sox, Celtics crush The LeBrons
Fan House    LeBron Sets Tone as Cavs Flop in Game 5
Dispatch    Cavs get clobbered
James vanishes, and Cavs fans should be terrified
Yahoo   LeBron’s moment of truth awaits
Chronicle    Cavs absolutely pathetic in 32-point loss in Game 5
Cavs’ yellow brick road looking like dead end
SacBee   LeBron is hurting, and so are his Cavs
NY Post    Allow LeBron to defend red-hot Rondo
Green Street    Searching for consistency in an inconsistent series
Fast Break: Celtics - Cavs
Dimemag    Franchise on the Brink
Fox News    LeBron's putrid performance a shockerLeBron's putrid performance a shocker
CSN-NE     Boston Celtics Video - Post Game Interviews
Celtic notes: C's defense clamps down on LeBron
Rondo-less stretch keys Celtics victory
Celts romp in Game Five, take control of series
The Truth finally hurts the Cavs
Washington Post    Ilgauskas on time with Wizards: 'I was undefeated, wasn't I?'

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