Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets : Game 1 92.0 - 100.0

The 2009 West Conference Semi-Finals of the NBA Playoffs featured Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the Conference Semi-Finals of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Houston Rockets outdueled Los Angeles Lakers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Los Angeles Lakers ’s 3 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 95.8, defensive rating of 102.0, 19.0 free-throw attempts, and 18.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.111 percent clip as a team. Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 102.0, defensive rating of 95.8, 29.0 free-throw attempts, 18.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.278 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers finished the game with a record of 96 , 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,Houston Rockets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.514 percent, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 13.5 vs 18.4.

The most impactful players on each team in the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets matchup of the 2009 West Conference Semi-Finals NBA Playoffs were Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Semi-Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 31.0 and made 14.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 8.0 defensive rebounds, 4.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.168. While Yao Ming put up 17.0 and made 9.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 9.0 defensive rebounds, 0.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.202.