The 2018 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans head-to-head, and both teams battled 4 times. Out of the 4 game series of the 1st Round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, New Orleans Pelicans outdueled Portland Trail Blazers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Portland Trail Blazers ’s 0 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Portland Trail Blazers had an offensive rating of 105.2, defensive rating of 114.4, 10.0 free-throw attempts, and 32.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.375 percent clip as a team. New Orleans Pelicans had an offensive rating of 114.4, defensive rating of 105.2, 19.0 free-throw attempts, 24.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.5 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Portland Trail Blazers finished the game with a record of 97 , and New Orleans Pelicans recorded Portland Trail Blazers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans’s based on the advanced stats,New Orleans Pelicans had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.583 percent, New Orleans Pelicans had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 14.4 vs 16.5 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans matchup of the 2018 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Al-Farouq Aminu and Jrue Holiday based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Al-Farouq Aminu for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 10.0 and made 5.0 , 5.0 offensive rebounds 10.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.141. While Jrue Holiday put up 24.0 and made 14.0, 2.0 offensive rebounds, 1.0 defensive rebounds, 9.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.198.