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Houston Rockets guard James Harden looks to get past Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)
Houston Rockets guard James Harden looks to get past Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)Steve Dykes/Associated Press

Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, Luka Doncic Headline NBA's First-Team All-Bubble

Tim DanielsAug 15, 2020

The Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard and Houston Rockets' James Harden headlined the NBA All-Seeding Games teams announced Saturday.

Here's a look at the complete group of selections, which were made based solely on play during each team's eight games to finish the 2019-20 regular season in the NBA's "bubble" at the Disney World complex in Orlando, Florida:

First Team

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Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)

Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)

Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)

James Harden (Houston Rockets)

T.J. Warren (Indiana Pacers)

Second Team

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)

Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers)

Caris LeVert (Brooklyn Nets)

Michael Porter Jr. (Denver Nuggets)

Kristaps Porzingis (Dallas Mavericks)

Lillard's Blazers were the league's mostย underperformingย team before the season was halted March 11 because of theย coronavirusย pandemic. Their 29-37 record was far below their talent level, though injuries to frontcourt startersย Jusufย Nurkicย and Zach Collins played a role in the struggles.

Portland looked like a far more dangerous team in the bubble.ย Nurkicย and Collins returned, but the more important factor was the elite play ofย Lillard, who scored at least 20 points in all eight games, including monster scoring performances of 61, 51, 45 and 42.

The five-time All-Star selection was also named the MVP of the seeding games.

Meanwhile, Harden averaged 34.1 points across seven bubble games to clinch his third consecutive NBA scoring title. It's unclear why he seemingly fell out of the overall MVP conversation, which has become a debate betweenย Antetokounmpoย and the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James.

Houston will enter the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the loaded Western Conference.

Booker and the Suns won't take part in the postseason, but they were the other major story of the bubble, winning all eight of their games to miss the play-in tournament on a tiebreaker.

The 23-year-old sharpshooter continued to prove himself as one of the NBA's top scorers, averaging 30.5 points while shooting 50.3 percent from the field.

Doncicย posted a trio of triple-doubles in the bubble, while Warren was one its breakout stars, highlighted by a 53-point explosion against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies will battle for the final playoff berth in the West beginning Saturday. Memphis needs to beat Portland two straight times to claim the spot. A single Blazers win will push them through to a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers.

All other series will kick off Monday or Tuesday.

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