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One for history books: Hawks eliminate Celtics: So this is what an exorcism feels like. A part of the Hawks’ inglorious history has been cleansed. Away with you, evil hauntings of Bird and Parish. Move along, Pierce and Garnett. Tommy Heinsohn — especially you, sir: out of here. (Bill Russell, you still looked like the perfect picture of cool sitting courtside, so you can stay.) -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Hawks eliminate Celtics in impressive fashion: The Hawks are moving on. And leaving some long-standing failures in Boston behind. The Hawks advanced to the second-round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a dominant 104-92 victory over the Celtics Thursday night at TD Garden. The Hawks won the best-of-seven series 4-2. They will face the Cavaliers in Game 1 on Monday in Cleveland. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Cliff Levington on playoff shot: ‘It just didn’t fall’: The play was never drawn up this way. The ball was supposed to go to Dominique Wilkins. He was intended to take the final shot. It never happened. Atlanta Hawks fans still remember Cliff Levingston’s running left-handed hook that fell off the side of the rim. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Relaxed Hawks can finally rest on their laurels: The scene in the Hawks’ locker room Thursday night was one of reserved merriment, a subdued celebratory mood as they acknowledged their success as well as the challenge ahead. Atlanta had just finished off the Celtics, 104-92, in Game 6 to end the teams’ first-round playoff series. A late-morning flight home on Friday awaited. -- The Boston Globe Celtics eliminated from playoffs by Hawks: About 10 minutes after his team’s season ended, Celtics coach Brad Stevens walked down a hall in the bowels of TD Garden, toward a news conference room that had been constructed for this playoff series against the Hawks. -- The Boston Globe Celtics not good enough to beat Hawks: In the end, you can’t outrun your talent. Or your lack of it. There are many ways to look at the Celtics’ 104-92 Game 6 loss to the Atlanta Hawks last night at the Garden but that is the underlying truth of why they were eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs. They simply weren’t good enough. -- Boston Herald Dominique Wilkins prods Melo: How to be superstar on bad team: NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins has an idea what Carmelo Anthony is going through with the Knicks. ’Nique’s advice to Melo? Play. Lead. Put the team on your back. Accept the criticism. Shoulder the blame. -- New York Post Kenny Atkinson’s global journey from ‘Spunky’ to Nets coach: Kenny Atkinson is the classic gym rat. He has been since he was a little kid growing up on Long Island, just 35 miles away from where Barclays Center now stands, dribbling a ball almost as big as he was. -- New York Post
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