The Suns Have Gone Old School at Center. It’s Working.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports The center matchup between Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez and Phoenix’s Deandre Ayton is pitting two eras of basketball against each other.https://nyti.ms/3jZLIQE

Do the Clippers Have the Suns Right Where They Want Them?

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports For the third straight playoff series, Los Angeles spotted an opponent two wins and then roared back in Game 3. In each previous series, they kept winning and advanced.https://nyti.ms/35PkaFr

LeBron James and the Burden of Being Great(est)

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports He is miffed about not winning the M.V.P. Award, and rightfully so. His magic on and off the court is often unfairly taken for granted.https://nyti.ms/2FNoRWD

Serge Ibaka Can’t Stop Thinking About Being That Hungry Kid in Africa

By BY ALEX WONG from NYT Sports The Toronto Raptors star returned home this summer, as he always does. But this time he did so as a world champion.https://nyti.ms/2QlxAAV

Warriors vs. Raptors Game 5 Live Updates and Score

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Yes, he’s Kevin Durant. But is his return enough for the Warriors to win? Stay here for live updates from Game 5.https://nyti.ms/2WBGAI5

Raptors vs. Warriors Score: Live Updates of Game 5

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Yes, he’s Kevin Durant. But is his return enough for the Warriors to stave off elimination Monday night? Or will Toronto win it all?https://nyti.ms/2I7jLTq

Raptors Title? Warriors Survive? What to Watch for in Game 5 of the N.B.A. Finals

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports Yes, he’s Kevin Durant. But is his return enough for the Warriors to stave off elimination Monday night? Or will Toronto win it all?https://nyti.ms/2EYSwIU

The Warriors Finally Meet Their Match: A Raptors Team With Their Playbook

By MARC STEIN from NYT Sports The Toronto Raptors are one win from halting Golden State’s dynastic run, thanks to injuries, yes, but mostly because they’re beating the Warriors at their own game.https://nyti.ms/2QWhahZ

N.B.A. Finals Live Updates: Raptors vs. Warriors Score

By SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Golden State is in trouble, but Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney are back. The Raptors have been on fire, but can that last? Stay here for live updates.https://nyti.ms/2IqxVhz

N.B.A. Finals Live Updates: Raptors vs. Warriors Game 4

By SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Golden State is in trouble, but Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney are back. The Raptors have been on fire, but can that last? Stay here for live updates.https://nyti.ms/2I38h3s

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Puts Memorabilia Up for Auction

By FIELD LEVEL MEDIA from NYT Sports The auction includes four N.B.A. championship rings.https://nyti.ms/2ToxWu8

The East Needs Some Beasts

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports LeBron James as a Laker makes the Western Conference absurd. Time for most of the East to become the Far Eastern Conference.https://nyti.ms/2lUIAX0

LeBron James: The One-Man Show That Dazzles Even in Defeat

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Rarely has one of the N.B.A.’s supreme players chased a championship with less help and more athleticism. Will his thrilling performances prove futile?https://nyti.ms/2sHnEpz

You Knew the Warriors Were Coming Back. The Rockets Did, Too.

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Another sublime third quarter. More pain for Mike D’Antoni. “We thought we had it.”https://nyti.ms/2si9WK9

Look Who Answered LeBron’s Call: Jeff Green, the Former Celtic

By HARVEY ARATON from NYT Sports Green was a twice a Celtic before rising Sunday night to help defeat his former team in the conference finals and get LeBron James to yet another N.B.A. Finalhttps://https://nyti.ms/2L4nb8p