| Boston Celtics | 119 |
| Indiana Pacers | 112 |
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | 118 |
| New Jersey Nets | 96 |
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| Golden State Warriors | 115 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 101 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | 101 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 79 |
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L.A. Lakers 79, Portland 101
Opening Round - Portland wins 3-1
Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Joe Crawford, Bruce Alexander, Bill Oakes
Team Rebounds: Los Angeles (0) Portland (0)
Technicals: Los Angeles (0) Portland (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL (43-39) | 16 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 79 |
| POR (57-25) | 25 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 101 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 89 | 88.9 | 113.7 |
| POR | 89 | 113.7 | 88.9 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | .400 | 0.146 | 0.343 | 0.188 |
| POR | .454 | 0.146 | 0.400 | 0.122 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Elden Campbell | Starter | PF | 33:00 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10.5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Vlade Divac | Starter | C | 34:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 45 | A.C. Green | Starter | SF | 27:00 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Byron Scott | Starter | SG | 33:00 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Sedale Threatt | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Chucky Brown | Bench | SF | 17:00 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 54 | Jack Haley | Bench | C | 07:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Cliff Robinson | Bench | PF | 12:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Tony Smith | Bench | SG | 10:00 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Rory Sparrow | Bench | PG | 07:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Terry Teagle | Bench | SG | 22:00 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 31-80 | 2-4 | 15-22 | 61.0 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 79 | ||||
| 38.8% | 50.0% | 68.2% |
Portland Trail Blazers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Clyde Drexler | Starter | SG | 32:00 | 7-20 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 14.0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 00 | Kevin Duckworth | Starter | C | 39:00 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 16.4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 25 | Jerome Kersey | Starter | SF | 33:00 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 30 | Terry Porter | Starter | PG | 31:00 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 12.8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 52 | Buck Williams | Starter | PF | 35:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 19.9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 31 | Alaa Abdelnaby | Bench | PF | 07:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Danny Ainge | Bench | SG | 21:00 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Mark Bryant | Bench | PF | 08:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Wayne Cooper | Bench | C | 07:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Robert Pack | Bench | SG | 05:00 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cliff Robinson | Bench | C | 15:00 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Ennis Whatley | Bench | SG | 07:00 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 43-98 | 3-8 | 12-19 | 97.6 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 101 | ||||
| 43.9% | 37.5% | 63.2% |
Los Angeles Lakers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Sedale Threatt 15.1p, 3.1r, 7.2a |
Byron Scott 14.9p, 3.8r, 2.8a |
A.C. Green 13.6p, 9.3r, 1.4a |
Elden Campbell 7.1p, 5.2r, 0.7a |
Vlade Divac 11.3p, 6.9r, 1.7a |
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Terry Teagle 10.7p, 2.2r, 1.4a |
Chucky Brown 3.6p, 2r, 0.6a |
Cliff Robinson 3.2p, 2.1r, 1a |
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Tony Smith 4.4p, 1.2r, 1.7a |
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| Lim PT | Rory Sparrow 2.8p, 0.6r, 1.8a |
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Jack Haley 1.6p, 1.9r, 0.1a |
Portland Trail Blazers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Terry Porter 18.1p, 3.1r, 5.8a |
Clyde Drexler 25p, 6.6r, 6.7a |
Jerome Kersey 12.6p, 8.2r, 3.2a |
Buck Williams 11.3p, 8.8r, 1.4a |
Kevin Duckworth 10.7p, 6.1r, 1.2a |
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Danny Ainge 9.7p, 1.8r, 2.5a |
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Cliff Robinson 12.4p, 5.1r, 1.7a |
| Lim PT | |
Ennis Whatley 3p, 0.9r, 1.5a |
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Mark Bryant 4.1p, 3.6r, 0.7a |
Wayne Cooper 2.2p, 2.9r, 0.6a |
| Lim PT | |
Robert Pack 4.6p, 1.3r, 1.9a |
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Alaa Abdelnaby 6.1p, 3.7r, 0.4a |
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