Boston Celtics daily links 4/16/19

Herald Gordon Hayward returns to playoffs after long pause

Celtics shouldn’t dribble down memory lane against improved Eastern Conference

Celtics need to keep following Marcus Smart’s grinding example

Globe Marcus Smart shares an update on his recovery process

Kyrie Irving is glad to get that first playoff game as a Celtic out of the way

Pacers say they’ll be ready to get physical for Game 2

Doc Rivers says a stranger returned nearly $2,000 he had dropped on the street

CelticsBlog Defense keys an ugly win: 12 takeaways from Celtics/ Pacers 2019 NBA Playoffs Game 1

Celtics’ finally found a way not let poor offense affect their defensive effort

Limiting the Pacers to the mid-range

Marcus Smart “making real progress” in recovery

ESPN Boston escaped a rock fight and some bad habits in Game 1 win

Lex Nihil Novi Doug Collins: Celtics have No Weaknesses

The Sports Daily Marcus Smart only hurts when he laughs, coughs and walks

CLNS Media Gordon Hayward Said First Celtics Playoff Appearance “Felt Great” - Postgame (Full)

Jayson Tatum “Wasn’t Nervous” For Game One - Postgame (Full)

Al Horford Said Celtics’ Win Was “Old School” - Postgame (Full)

Celtics .com C’s Set the Tone in Game 1 With Defensive Masterpiece vs. Indy

NBC Sports Boston Celtics still have room to grow after gritty Game 1 win

NBA Rumors: Celtics hosted these three draft prospects for workouts

Celtics need the Game of Atonement vs. Pacers to begin... now

NESN NBA Playoff Odds: Celtics Solid Favorites Vs. Pacers In Game 2

Why Richard Jefferson Believes Kyrie Irving Will Leave Celtics In Free Agency

Marcus Smart Injury: Celtics Guard Provides Update On Oblique

WEEI The advice Kyrie Irving gave Jaylen Brown after a technical foul in Game 1

Celtics Wire 2019 NBA Draft: Celtics hosting trio of seniors for predraft workouts

The Athletic ‘Playoff Kyrie’ has arrived, but this Irving looks different than many Celtics fans expected

Studying what the Celtics can improve after their opening win vs. Pacers

Mass Live Kendrick Perkins announces retirement, discusses crying with teammates after OKC trade

Indiana Pacers confident they can shoot their way to a Game 2 win

Kyrie Irving, Boston Celtics feel for injured Marcus Smart: ’It sucks being hurt in the playoffs’

Marcus Smart discusses frustrating recovery process: ’You have to sit there helplessly’

Hardwood Houdini Boston Celtics: Should struggling teams give motivation?

Chowder and Champions Boston Celtics honor Marcus Smart with defensive masterpiece

Boston Sports Journal A timely Marcus Morris performance, a call for more Horford, Kyrie’s D and more Game 1 thoughts

BSJ Live Q&A: B-Robb on Celtics/NBA Playoffs at 3 p.m. Wednesday

One surprise tweak Brad Stevens made with Jayson Tatum is already paying off

Real GM Brian Windhorst On Kyrie Irving: Hell Of A Player, Strange Man

WBTW Pacers searching for offense in Game 2 vs. Celtics

Clutch Points Nate McMillan says Indiana must be more physical, ‘play through contact’ vs. Celtics

8 Points 9 Seconds Why the Indiana Pacers only scored 8 points in the 3rd quarter of game 1

NBA .com About Last Night: Clippers make history

Sportsnaut The greatest NBA 6th Men, from McHale to Sweet Lou

Scout Celtics Have a 9.6% Chance of Winning the Championship... Behind the Warriors and the Bucks

Hoops Habit Boston Celtics: 3 takeaways from Game 1 vs. Pacers

Boston Celtics: Losing Marcus Smart is not the worst-case scenario

Bleacher Report Your Team Ain’t It: The Argument Against Every NBA Title Contender

Indy Cornrows The Pacers need to make adjustments to the Turner-Sabonis pairing ahead of Game 2

Eagle Tribune Five quick takes: C’s and Pacers have adjustments to make

12 Up Celtics’ Balanced Scoring and Defense in Second Half Proved Why They’re a Threat in East

SouthCoast Today Brendan Kurie: Now it’s different for Celtics

Eagle Tribune Pacers just what Celtics needed in playoff opener

Yahoo Nervous Kyrie Irving kicks jitters, sparks Celtics in Game 1 win over Indiana

SB Nation Celtics vs. Pacers: Boston needs an ugly series like this

NY Times N.B.A. Playoffs: Celtics Hold Pacers to 29 Second-Half Points in Game 1 Win

Clutch Points Celtics news: Brad Stevens says Game 1 win vs. Pacers looked like a ‘1980s playoff game’

12 Up Brad Stevens Actually Played ‘Baby Shark’ in Celtics Weight Room Before Game 1

Bangor Daily News 17 banners? The Boston Celtics should only brag about four of those at most