The 2019 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, Portland Trail Blazers outdueled Oklahoma City Thunder , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Oklahoma City Thunder ’s 1 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Oklahoma City Thunder had an offensive rating of 95.1, defensive rating of 106.7, 22.0 free-throw attempts, and 40.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.375 percent clip as a team. Portland Trail Blazers had an offensive rating of 106.7, defensive rating of 95.1, 23.0 free-throw attempts, 35.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.429 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Oklahoma City Thunder finished the game with a record of 103 , and Portland Trail Blazers recorded Oklahoma City Thunder possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers’s based on the advanced stats,Portland Trail Blazers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.494 percent, Portland Trail Blazers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 12.5 vs 13.6 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers matchup of the 2019 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Paul George and Al-Farouq Aminu based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Paul George for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 21.0 and made 8.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 10.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.214. While Al-Farouq Aminu put up 16.0 and made 7.0, 2.0 offensive rebounds, 7.0 defensive rebounds, 0.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.159.