The 2004 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2004 NBA Playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers outdueled Houston Rockets , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Houston Rockets ’s 1 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 92.6, defensive rating of 95.8, 19.0 free-throw attempts, and 22.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.182 percent clip as a team. Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 95.8, defensive rating of 92.6, 34.0 free-throw attempts, 9.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.333 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Houston Rockets finished the game with a record of 95 , and Los Angeles Lakers recorded Houston Rockets possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers’s based on the advanced stats, Houston Rockets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.45 percent, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 11.5 vs 17.9 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup of the 2004 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Jim Jackson and Karl Malone based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Jim Jackson for the Houston Rockets in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 13.0 and made 6.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 19.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.211. While Karl Malone put up 17.0 and made 11.0, 2.0 offensive rebounds, 11.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.253.