Dallas at Los Angeles

Dallas heads out on the road for Game 1 at a tough place to play. It's a rematch of a first-round series that the Clippers won last year, 4-2. Dallas has a weakness that can be exploited, which is their rebounding, ranked #21 in the league in total boards and #25 in offensive rebounding. Los Angeles is 43-30 ATS against winning teams and 51-35 ATS versus opponents who shoot 46% or better. Los Angeles has the second-best home record in the Western Conference and is dominant defensively, fourth in the NBA in points allowed. The Clippers are 32-15 ATS off a road loss, plus 38-22 ATS revenging a loss to the same opponent. Play Los Angeles for my NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game of the Year.