The fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers will look to take a 2-0 series lead over the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks when they meet in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round matchup on Tuesday. Los Angeles opened the series with a 109-97 Game 1 victory. Kawhi Leonard (knee) is listed as questionable.

Tip-off at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.  Los Angeles is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Mavericks vs. Clippers odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 216.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before you make any Mavericks vs. Clippers picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows point guard Luka Doncic helped carry Dallas in the series opener, with 33 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and one steal in Sunday's Game 1. He has scored 29 or more points in each of the last four games, including a 39-point effort in a 130-104 win at Charlotte on April 9. In that game, he registered a triple double, adding 12 rebounds and 10 assists. He has played well against the Clippers this season. In three regular-season games against them, he averaged 34 points, 6.7 assists, six rebounds and 1.3 steals in 38 minutes.

The model also is aware that veteran shooting guard James Harden was dominant in Game 1, leading Los Angeles with 28 points, eight assists, two blocks and two rebounds. Harden has reached double-digit scoring in four of the past five games, including a triple-double in a 131-102 win over Utah on April 5. In that game, Harden scored 13 points, dished out 15 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds. In 72 regular-season games, all starts, he averaged 16.6 points, 8.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 34.3 minutes.

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