http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball RSS Feed for WFAA - Sports - Basketball en-us Tue, 22 May 2012 16:33:51 GMT 2012-05-22T16:33:51Z en-us http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/152245225.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs mowed down another opponent, using their guile under pressure to close out another perfect playoff series. Mon, 21 May 2012 21:04:13 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/152245225.html 2012-05-21T21:04:13Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/152474095.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Ramon Sessions did the best he could to keep Russell Westbrook from making a high-flying dunk that would energize the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tue, 22 May 2012 16:33:51 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/152474095.html 2012-05-22T16:33:51Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavericks-Carlisle-agree-on-new-contract-151619655.html Rick Carlisle has agreed to a new contract with the Mavs, a year after winning the title. While terms weren't released, owner Mark Cuban indicated in a statement Tuesday that the new contract is for at least as long as his initial four-year deal. Tue, 15 May 2012 22:04:49 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavericks-Carlisle-agree-on-new-contract-151619655.html 2012-05-15T22:04:49Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Never-let-a-good-center-get-away-150842885.html Never let a good center get away. Dale should know. He was an all-conference center on his high school basketball team. Wed, 09 May 2012 21:29:39 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Never-let-a-good-center-get-away-150842885.html 2012-05-09T21:29:39Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavs-found-moving-on-up-has-its-disadvantages-150778755.html The Mavericks went through a tumultuous 2012 campaign. It's easy to assign blame for the average play and first-round sweep, but don't overlook one culprit: Everyone gunned for them from day one. And that was eventually too much to handle. Wed, 09 May 2012 15:34:02 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavs-found-moving-on-up-has-its-disadvantages-150778755.html 2012-05-09T15:34:02Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavericks-master-planning-Changing-of-the-guard-148446665.html The Mavericks admitted throughout 2012 that they had an eye on the off-season. And it showed up in their play. We've laid out the possibilities for you -- and you'll soon realize why this offseason could be more complex than you would think. Mon, 07 May 2012 16:53:02 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavericks-master-planning-Changing-of-the-guard-148446665.html 2012-05-07T16:53:02Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Hansen-on-Cuban-I-still-dont-understand-why-he-let-Tyson-Chandler-go-150388655.html Mavericks owner Mark Cuban doesn't like anyone questioning the decisions he makes (he's never made a mistake, you know). But I still don't understand why he let Tyson Chandler go. Mon, 07 May 2012 20:39:45 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Hansen-on-Cuban-I-still-dont-understand-why-he-let-Tyson-Chandler-go-150388655.html 2012-05-07T20:39:45Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavericks-react-to-season-ending-sweep-150367205.html The brief post-season is over for the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks. They talked about their disappointment less than 24 hours after losing to Oklahoma City. Sun, 06 May 2012 23:17:06 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Mavericks-react-to-season-ending-sweep-150367205.html 2012-05-06T23:17:06Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Thunder-rally-to-complete-first-round-sweep-of-Mavs-150317075.html Dallas is the second defending champion in five years to be swept in the first round. After beating the Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals, Miami lost in four games to Chicago the next year. Sun, 06 May 2012 16:02:09 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/Thunder-rally-to-complete-first-round-sweep-of-Mavs-150317075.html 2012-05-06T16:02:09Z http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/-What-Now-For-Mavs-150232825.html The Mavericks would need to overcome massive odds to come back from down 3-0 in this series. Kevin Brolan puts some perspective on what's left of this series, and what it could mean for the legacies of some longtime Maverick heroes. Fri, 04 May 2012 22:40:10 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/sports/basketball/-What-Now-For-Mavs-150232825.html 2012-05-04T22:40:10Z