The 2020 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Portland Trail Blazers 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 2020 NBA Playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers outdueled Portland Trail Blazers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Portland Trail Blazers ’s 1 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 104.9, defensive rating of 112.6, 19.0 free-throw attempts, and 35.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.343 percent clip as a team. Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 112.6, defensive rating of 104.9, 43.0 free-throw attempts, 30.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.333 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Portland Trail Blazers finished the game with a record of 103 , and Los Angeles Lakers recorded Portland Trail Blazers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers’s based on the advanced stats,Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.564 percent, Portland Trail Blazers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 10.7 vs 17.5.
The most impactful players on each team in the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup of the 2020 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Damian Lillard and LeBron James based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Damian Lillard for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 20.0 and made 8.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 5.0 defensive rebounds, 7.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.166. While LeBron James put up 18.0 and made 11.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 11.0 defensive rebounds, 8.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.273.