G Kyle Lowry scored a game-high 35 points Monday as the Raptors beat the Cavs in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

F Kevin Love was 4-for-14 from the field -- 2-for-7 from 3-point range -- and had 10 points in nearly 31 minutes Monday night in the Cavs' 105-99 loss to the Raptors in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. He scored three points while shooting 1-for-9 from the field in Cleveland's 99-84 loss on Saturday in Game 2 in more than 29 minutes. He had four rebounds Saturday and seven Monday.

G DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points for the second consecutive game Monday in the Raptors' 105-99 win over the Cavaliers that tied the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2. He made a playoff-career-best 14 field goals in going 14-for-23, and Toronto is 6-0 in this postseason when he scores 25 or more points. DeRozan also scored 32 points Saturday in a 99-84 win over the Cavs. He scored 18 and 22 points in first two games of the series, both losses in Cleveland, after averaging 22.1 points in the seven-game series against Miami.

G Dahntay Jones was suspended one game for striking Raptors C Bismack Biyombo in Game 3 on Saturday.Jones struck Biyombo in the groin with 17.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Toronto's 99-84 win. The 35-year-old reserve has played sparingly during the series, scoring just two points in three games.

G Russell Westbrook tallied 30 points and 12 assists, and he was two rebounds away from his first triple-double of the postseason. "My job as a guard is to get those guys shots and trust in those guys," Westbrook said. "Got to keep the same intensity. Stay in attack mode. Find my spots, pick my spots and try and stay aggressive."

G Stephen Curry paced the Warriors with 24 points on 7-of-17 shooting, including 3-of-11 success from 3-point range, during a Game 3 loss to the Thunder.

SF Kevin Durant scored 33 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field to go along with eight rebounds and three blocked shots in the Thunder's Game 3 rout of the Warriors. He also hot from the free-throw line in the series. After going 12-for-12 on Sunday, he is a combined 22-for-24 from the stripe.

G Stephen Curry isn't having any lingering problems with his right elbow after falling on it Wednesday night during Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Curry developed a tennis ball-sized bump after diving into the stands going after a loose ball during the Warriors' 118-91 win that tied the series at one victory each. "Oh, it's fine. Swelling went down, so no worries," Curry said Friday at the Warriors' practice facility.

G J.R. Smith scored 13 points for the Cavs in a Game 2 win over the Raptors on Thursday.

G DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points to top Toronto in a Game 2 loss at Toronto.

F LeBron James recorded his 15th career postseason triple-double Thursday -- 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.James (5,254) also passed Shaquille O'Neal (5,250) for fourth place on the all-time postseason scoring list.

G Kyle Lowry is 8-for-28 shooting in the Eastern Conference finals, including 1-for-15 from 3-point range. He has totaled 18 points in two games. He finished with 10 points on 4-of-14 shooting Thursday.

F Kevin Love had 19 points for the Cavs in a Game 2 win over the Raptors on Thursday.

Pat Riley expects a fun July in Miami, and his plan starts with getting on the right side with center Hassan Whiteside. "He's a game-changer," Riley said. "I don't even think he's reached his real ceiling."The Heat enter a transition offseason with questions about their biggest and best. Dwyane Wade will be a free agent, but Riley said he talked to Wade and both sides are eager to stick together. Chris Bosh, who has $75 million on his contract but missed 81 games the past two seasons due to blood clots, is a major X-factor.Whiteside's contract is the matter of utmost importance to the Heat, Riley said."Your offense is only as good as what you do at the defensive end," Riley said. "... That's why Hassan is so important to us in a lot of ways. He'll block shots, he'll rebound the ball, he'll change 10 other shots, he'll scare the hell out of about four or five other people coming into the paint and he's got some intangibles that simply you just can't find."Whiteside was there for the taking... [More]

F Kevin Durant was the game's top scorer with 29 points, 23 coming in the first half, during the Thunder's Game 2 loss to the Warriors. "They were sending three guys; I was trying to make the right pass," Durant responded when asked why he attempted just five shots in the second half after he scored 23 points before the break.

G Russell Westbrook, who had a game-high 27 points in the Thunder's 108-102 Game 1 win on Monday, was held to 16 points on 5-for-14 shooting in Game 2 against the Warriors. He did find time for a game-high 12 assists, giving him his second consecutive double-double.

G Stephen Curry exploded for 15 of his 28 points over a 1:58 stretch of the third period, helping the Warriors even the West finals.Curry, who had 11 points in the first 28-plus minutes of the game, poured in 17 in the game-breaking third quarter. He connected on nine of 15 shots overall and five of eight 3-point attempts.Curry had his right elbow wrapped after the game as a result of his spill into the crowd late in the first quarter. He insisted he was fine, although he did mention the "tennis ball" just above his elbow.

NBA icon LeBron James' lifetime deal with Nike could be worth more than $1 billion.The Cleveland Cavaliers star's business manager and agent, Maverick Carter, suggested in a GQ story that James' lifetime Nike endorsement deal may top $1 billion.During the interview with the magazine, Carter was asked about rapper Kanye West's contention that the agreement was worth $1 billion.Carter smiled and pointed one finger skyward."Yeah. It's a fantastic deal. Nike feels great about the deal," Carter told GQ on Tuesday. "That's the most important thing. As great as I feel, as great as LeBron feels -- Nike feels fantastic about it. It's the largest deal in the history of the company. Their hope is he makes even more. And our hope is that, too, obviously."James signed the lifetime contact with Nike in December. The deal was reported as the largest single athlete guarantee in the sports apparel company's history. James signed a seven-year, $93 million deal with Nike when he entered the NBA in 20013 and signed another deal with the company in 2010.

F DeMarre Carroll faced the Cavs in the conference finals last year as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, although he injured his knee in the series. "Last year I was on one leg," he said. "So I am feeling a little more comfortable this year." He scored just two points Tuesday in Toronto's Game 1 loss to Cleveland.

G DeMar DeRozan scored 18 points for the Raptors in a Game 1 loss at Cleveland, but only six after the first quarter. Neither he nor backcourt mate Kyle Lowry hit a 3-pointer, and neither attempted a free throw.