Portland at Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks were the team that was expected to struggle the most in the first round of the playoffs. They turned out to be the only favorite of the eight game ones to get the money. Dallas has had a lot of regular season success with 11 straight years of 50 or more wins, but it hasn't translated well in the playoffs and this just might be their year. Portland has had problems on the road all season long. They were tremendous at home with a 30-11 mark, but on the road just 18-23, now 18-24 after their game one loss. They have just five road wins vs. teams in this year's playoffs field, covering just seven all season. Lay the points and play on Dallas.