The 2004 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets 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 Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 105.4, defensive rating of 85.7, 27.0 free-throw attempts, and 14.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.143 percent clip as a team. Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 85.7, defensive rating of 105.4, 22.0 free-throw attempts, 16.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.313 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers finished the game with a record of 92 , and Houston Rockets recorded Los Angeles Lakers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets’s based on the advanced stats, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.513 percent, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 13.0 vs 24.2.
The most impactful players on each team in the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets matchup of the 2004 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Kobe Bryant and Steve Francis based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 21.0 and made 12.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 5.0 defensive rebounds, 10.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.343. While Steve Francis put up 15.0 and made 5.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 8.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.132.