(513) Dallas Mavericks at (514) Los Angeles Clippers
3% Los Angeles Clippers +2.0 (-110)
Sometimes teams step up and play better and harder when one of their main players is out. It's not that the Clippers are lacking star power even with the absence of Leonard. However they need to have others step up. Dallas got off to a miserable start in game 1, and could never recover as they trailed by as many as 29 points. LA understands that holding home court is going to be paramount if they are going to win this series. There is no time table for a Leonard return so they have to go on as if he is out for the series. I look for a game that could go down to the wire this evening, and I am going to take the points with the gritty Clippers.