Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets : Game 1 81.0 - 108.0

The 2009 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets head-to-head, and both teams battled 6 times. Out of the 6 game series of the 1st Round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Houston Rockets outdueled Portland Trail Blazers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Portland Trail Blazers ’s 2 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 96.4, defensive rating of 130.1, 16.0 free-throw attempts, and 11.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.091 percent clip as a team. Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 130.1, defensive rating of 96.4, 28.0 free-throw attempts, 21.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.381 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Portland Trail Blazers finished the game with a record of 84 , and Houston Rockets recorded Portland Trail Blazers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets’s based on the advanced stats,Houston Rockets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.646 percent, Portland Trail Blazers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 10.7 vs 18.1.

The most impactful players on each team in the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets matchup of the 2009 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Brandon Roy and Aaron Brooks based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Brandon Roy for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 23.0 and made 10.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 2.0 defensive rebounds, 2.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.094. While Aaron Brooks put up 17.0 and made 10.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 3.0 defensive rebounds, 7.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.217.