Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers : Game 5 131.0 - 122.0

The 2020 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Los Angeles Lakers 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 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 Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 119.1, defensive rating of 110.9, 26.0 free-throw attempts, and 36.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.389 percent clip as a team. Portland Trail Blazers had an offensive rating of 110.9, defensive rating of 119.1, 26.0 free-throw attempts, 27.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.481 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers finished the game with a record of 110 , and Portland Trail Blazers recorded Los Angeles Lakers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers’s based on the advanced stats, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.625 percent, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 16.4 vs 17.3.

The most impactful players on each team in the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers matchup of the 2020 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were LeBron James and CJ McCollum based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. LeBron James for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 19.0 and made 14.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 10.0 defensive rebounds, 10.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.3. While CJ McCollum put up 25.0 and made 13.0, 3.0 offensive rebounds, 3.0 defensive rebounds, 7.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.131.