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2000 NBA Semifinals round - Series 818.
Portland Trailblazers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Schedule and 2000 Results
Regular Season Records: Lakers 67-15, Portland 59-23
Game 1 on Saturday, 20 May: Portland loses at Los Angeles, 109-94
Game 2 on Monday, 22 May: Portland wins at Los Angeles, 106-77
Game 3 on Friday, 26 May: Los Angeles wins at Portland, 93-91
Game 4 on Sunday, 28 May: Los Angeles wins at Portland, 103-91
Game 5 on Tuesday, 30 May: Portland wins at Los Angeles, 96-88
Game 6 on Friday, 02 June: Los Angeles loses at Portland, 103-93
Game 7 on Sunday, 04 June: Portland loses at Los Angeles, 89-84

OVERALL SUBSTANCE: WLWWLLW:
The defeat of Portland by the Los Angeles Lakers in this manner is the first such victory in best-of-7 NBA Semis round play, the 4th such victory in best-of-7 NBA playoffs (all rounds), and the 11th such victory in best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoffs (all rounds). The WLWWLLW victory is the first by the Los Angeles Lakers, and their first in the NBA Semis round; the LWLLWWL loss is the first suffered by the Portland Trailblazers, and their first in the NBA Semis round.

INDIVIDUAL STYLE: Historical best-of-7 performance of Los Angeles and Portland in the current situation:
Los Angeles series record, all rounds, overall: 44-23 (.657)
Los Angeles series record, all rounds, Game 1 @ home: 39-5 (.886)
Los Angeles series record, Semis round, overall: 19-5 (.792)
Los Angeles series record, Semis round, Game 1 @ home: 17-2 (.895)
Portland series record, all rounds, overall: 10-8 (.556)
Portland series record, all rounds, Game 1 on road: 4-6 (.400)
Portland series record, Semis round, overall: 3-3 (.500)
Portland series record, Semis round, Game 1 on road: 1-2 (.333)
These records are drawn only from the best-of-7 series played by Los Angeles and Portland through 2000.