LOS ANGELES: The Golden State Warriors roared into the NBA playoffs with a 157-101 blowout of Portland on Sunday (Monday in Manila), ensuring the Los Angeles Lakers will battle in the play-in after a 128-117 victory over the Utah Jazz.
Every team was in action on the final day of the regular season, but all eyes were on the Western Conference where more than a dozen potential seeding outcomes rested on the results of four games.The reigning champion Warriors moved quickly to simplify matters for themselves, exploding for an NBA first-quarter record of 55 points in the opening frame.Klay Thompson made five of the Warriors' 12 three-pointers in the period -- a record for treys by any team in an NBA quarter.
Anthony Davis scored 16 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and D'Angelo Russell added 17 points for the Lakers, who have won nine of their last 11 games.'Our team is very well put together,' James said. 'We got a lot of good balance. We did a good job of putting together a team that fits around AD and myself after the break. We're just trying to make it happen on the floor.
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