The 2020 West Conference Semi-Finals 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 Conference Semi-Finals of the 2020 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 119.0, defensive rating of 96.0, 29.0 free-throw attempts, and 37.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.514 percent clip as a team. Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 96.0, defensive rating of 119.0, 24.0 free-throw attempts, 49.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.265 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers finished the game with a record of 100 , 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 0.655 percent, Houston Rockets had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 12.0 vs 20.0 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets matchup of the 2020 West Conference Semi-Finals NBA Playoffs were LeBron James and James Harden based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. LeBron James for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Semi-Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 18.0 and made 9.0 , 2.0 offensive rebounds 9.0 defensive rebounds, 7.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.274. While James Harden put up 20.0 and made 12.0, 4.0 offensive rebounds, 2.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.15.