The Spurs should NOT even be favored here. Dallas has looked bad but they are starting to find themselves and get used to some of the new faces. Delonte West has been a nice fit and Odom finally showed some life against Phoenix. The Spurs had to rally to beat the Warriors and now they are facing a much tougher challenge. The only way San Antonio wins this game is if they shoot the lights out but I really see Dallas controlling this game from start to finish.
Portland is a better team than the Lakers. The Blazers are much much deeper and I expect Lamarcus Aldridge to go to work on Pau in the post. Felton will get the ball where it needs to go and the Blazers have the guys to hit the shots whether it's Matthews, Crawford, or Batum. Wallace is physical enough to neutralize Artest's tight defense as well. Lakers will hang around but in the end Portland wins by 8 or so.