The conference finals are officially underway. Four teams will vie for the chance to compete for a championship and while this year’s NBA Final Four doesn’t feature the Mavericks, there aren’t many degrees of separation from participating teams to the defending Western Conference champions — a title Dallas has owned for nearly the last year.

Dallas Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney has learned from Jason Kidd, is from Saint Paul, Minnesota and stands on business. Described by league sources as someone who has an unrivaled work ethic, Sweeney is one of several candidates for the Phoenix Suns head coaching vacancy.

The Western Conference Finals are set to make history, as the Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Dallas and Edmonton in the playoffs for the eighth time, dueling it out in another Western Conference finals that starts here at the AAC at 7 on

A wild Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves Western Conference Finals stat involving the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Dallas Mavericks stunned the NBA in February when they traded five-time All-NBA first teamer Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The move sparked an open rebellion among Mavericks fans, who started a movement to fire Dallas general manager Nico Harrison.

A surprise Western Conference team has emerged as one of the favorites to land Austin Reaves from the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason.