After beating the Los Angeles Lakers 100-93 in Game 1, the eight-seeded Portland Trail Blazers will attempt to take the lead in the first Western Conference playoff ride in Game 2 on Thursday night at AdventHeath Arena on ESPN. The Wide World of Sports campus at Walt Disney World Resort’s gcirculars outside orlando gates.
“I think our confidence is greater with one or both games,” Damian Lillard said. “It hasn’t been a crazy race. We had to locate stops, we had to make an extra pass, other guys had to make major shots. Melo hit a lot of major shots in big goods, (Gary Trent Jr.) hits big shots in big goodsArray … We’ve noticed that many other guys come in and make game-changing games so vital that it’s already made that we’re more comfortable with both when the game gets tough.
The start is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m.
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STOTTS TO THE VOIE: Terry Stotts took the Trail Blazers to the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, making him the first coach in franchise history to make 8 consecutive playoff appearances. Stotts trained Portland for the Western Conference finals in 2019 and helped Portland succeed in the Western Conference semifinals three times in the last six playoffs. Stotts won an NBA championship as an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.
DONNER THE TON: The Trail Blazers have won from the last two playoffs in which they won the first game (first circular 2019 opposed to OKC, first circular 2014 opposite Houston).
GREAT GAME DAMA: Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 34 problems (9-21 field, 6-13 3-PT, 10-10 FT) against the Lakers in the first game of August 18. Lillard has accumulated 30 or more problems. 16 times his career in the playoffs, adding a record five numbers in the playoffs against the Thunder in game five of the first-round series last year. He is one of two players in NBA history to score five numbers in a playoff game.
PLAYOFF BEAST: Jusuf Nurkic scored problems (4-11 field shots, 1-2 3-PT, 7-9 FT), 15 rebounds and 3 assists against the Lakers in the first game of August 18. He had 10 problems and 10 rebounds in the first quarter alone, making him the first player to double-double in the first quarter of a playoff game since Shaquille O’Neal in 2001.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MELO: Carmelo Anthony scored 11 issues (3-11 field shots, 2-5 3-PT, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds and five assists in the first game against the Lakers on August 18. It’s his 16th race. . double-double in the playoffs and the first since May 5, 2013.
McBUCKETS: CJ McCollum had 21 problems (8-20 field shots, 3-8 3-PT, 2-4 FT) opposed to the Lakers in Game 1. He has scored more than 20 problems in nine of his last 11 playoff games, adding the last four.
IN THE GREAT SCENE: Jusuf Nurkic has played in six career playoff games, averaging 10.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.00 blocks and 1.00 steals in 24.0 minutes consistent with the game. He is one of 4 active NBA players with postseason averages of at least 10.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks (Green/Antetokounmpo/Davis).
FIRST YEAR: Playing in the first playoff game of his career, Wenyen Gabriel is the first game opposite the Lakers on August 18. He is the first Trail Blazers rookie to start a playoff game since Rudy Fernandez and Nic Batum in the 2009 playoffs.
COMME HUIT GRAINE: The Trail Blazers entered the 2020 playoffs as the eighth circulation in the Western Conference. This is the third time in 36 playoff appearances that the Trail Blazers enter the playoffs as the eighth seed. Portland lost to the Golden State Warriors in the first circular of the 2017 NBA playoffs as the eighth seed and fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first circular of the 1989 NBA Playoffs as the eighth seed.
DAME IN THE ATTENTION CENTER: Damian Lillard averaged 26.9 issues in 16 games in the 2019 NBA playoffs, scoring the fifth highest playoff average in franchise history and the highest for any player who has played in the series. Lillard averaged 33.0 problems in a five-game victory over the Thunder in the first circular in 2019, the highest average for a series in Portland history.
GRIMPER RANGS: Damian Lillard (1,300 points) and CJ McCollum (921 points) are fourth and fifth on the Trail Blazers’ all-time playoff scores list.
BENCH BOOST: Hassan Whiteside had seven problems (3-4 field shots, 1-4 free kicks), 8 rebounds and five blocks in 26 minutes on the bench against the Lakers in Game 1. Whiteside is the third player in franchise history to register five blocks in a playoff game coming from the bench.
BEIJING: The Trail Blazers kept the Lakers in trouble in the first game on August 18. That’s the second shortest point the Trail Blazers have allowed in the 2019–20 season (regular season and combined playoffs). Portland kept the Knicks in 87 issues on December 10.
FREQUENT EXAMPLE: The Trail Blazers face the Lakers in the playoffs for the 12th time in franchise history. Portland has played Los Angeles in the playoffs more than any opponent, with seven opposing series to Phoenix being the next closest.
REQUIN ATTACK: CJ McCollum averaged 26.4 problems in seven games against the Nuggets in the 2019 Western Conference semifinals, setting the 10th highest average for a series of playoffs in Trailrs history. McCollum scored more than 20 issues in 12 of 16 games in the 2019 playoffs, adding 4 games with more than 30 issues. McCollum’s 8 games with more than 30 playoff problems are the 3rd in franchise history damian Lillard (16) and Clyde Drexler (14).
LAKESHOW STORY: Portland has twice beaten the Lakers in the playoffs, while the Lakers have won the other nine series. This series marks the seventh time the groups face each other in the first circular of the playoffs. The Trail Blazers are 1-5 in the first circular playoff series against the Lakers, with the series’ victory in 1992, when Portland last qualified for the NBA Finals.
NEUTRO SITE: Although there are designated housegroups for the playoffs, the 2020 NBA playoffs will be played in full in Orlando, Florida. Portland had already beaten the Lakers in an away game in the first circular of the 1992 Playoffs at the Thomas-Mack Center in Las Vegas on May 3, 1992.
In three games against the Lakers this season, Damian Lillard averaged 36.0 problems (50.8% field shots, 39.4% 3-PT, 87.9% FT), 6.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Lillard scored 48 problems (17-30 field-shooting, 7-12 3-PT, 7-8 FT) to go on with rebounds, 10 assists and two steals in Portland’s 127-119 win in Los Angeles on January 31.
CJ McCollum averaged 17.3 problems (41.2% field shots, 29.2% 3-PT, 75.0% FT), 3.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 3 games against Los Angeles this season.
In two games against the Lakers this season, Carmelo Anthony averaged 14.0 problems (33.3% field shots, 40.0% 3-PT, 88.9% FT), 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
LeBron James averaged 24.7 points (45.0% field, 38.1% from 3-PT, 63.2% FT), 7.3 rebounds and 11.3 assists in 3 games against the Trail Blazers this season.
In three games opposed to Portland this season, Anthony Davis averaged 32.0 problems (55.9% shot, 40.0% from 3-PT, 82.8% FT), 11.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.67 blocks. He had 37 problems, 16 rebounds, six assists and blocks against the Trail Blazers on January 31.
The Trail Blazers and Lakers face off in the playoffs for the 12th time. Portland twice completed the Lakers, while Los Angeles won the other 10 series. The Trail Blazers’ first victory over the Lakers came in the 1977 Western Conference Finals, propelling Portland to an NBA Finals victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Trail Blazers and Lakers last faced each other in the playoffs in the first playoff circular of 2002. Portland’s most sensible scorer in this series, Rasheed Wallace, while the Lakers were led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. The current Lakers overtake LeBron James 14 months after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Trail Blazers goalkeeper Damian Lillard 11.
Portland and Los Angeles played in the playoff times between 1997 and 2002.
Portland has an all-time 6-16 record in Los Angeles in the first round.
Trail Blazers goalkeeper Damian Lillard (sixth) and Lakers ahead Anthony Davis (first) were selected in the lottery in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Trail Blazers Trevor Ariza won the NBA championship with the Lakers in 2009.
Rodney Hood (break of left Achilles tendon) is not with the Orlando team and will not participate in any scrums or games for the rest of the season. Trevor Ariza (personal reasons) and Caleb Swanigan (personal reasons) are not part of the team and will not play in Orlando.
For the Lakers, Rajon Rondo (right thumb; surgery) is questionable; It is likely that Anthony Davis (pain in the right knee) and LeBron James (right groin).
Thursday’s game can be seen on NBC Sports Northwest with Jordan Kent, Lamar Hurd and Brooke Olzendam calling for action. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN. Travis Demers and Michael Holton will be on Rip City Radio 620 AM and all stations on the Deschutes Brewery Trail Blazers radio network.