Stephen Curry poured in 26 points in 22 minutes and the Golden State Warriors produced a record-setting first quarter as they clinched a Western Conference playoff spot with a 157-101 shellacking of the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon.
All 13 players who suited up scored for the Warriors, who wound up in sixth place in the West. The Los Angeles Clippers won at Phoenix to finish tied with Golden State, but Los Angeles held the tiebreaker to earn the fifth seed. The Warriors draw the third-seeded Kings in the first round of the playoffs.
Saben Lee led Phoenix with a career-high 25 points and a season-high nine assists. Darius Bazley scored 16 points, Jock Landale added 15, Landry Shamet had 14 and Josh Okogie and Terrence Ross chipped in 13 apiece. The Suns rested starters Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton.Karl-Anthony Towns scored 30 points and Minnesota won in Minneapolis to move past New Orleans into eighth place entering the Western Conference play-in tournament.
Banchero, 20, is less than half the age of Haslem, 42, who has announced his retirement. Haslem, a Miami native, played his entire 20-year career with the Heat, and he's the franchise's all-time leading rebounder, ranking second in games played.Payton Pritchard had a game-high 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to help Boston defeat visiting Atlanta.
Anthony Davis contributed 16 points, 13 rebounds, four blocks and three steals in the win, while D'Angelo Russell scored 17 points as the Lakers won for the ninth time in 11 games. Kris Dunn scored 26 points with 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Jazz, who again played without their starting lineup and a couple of other key players.
Cleveland was without Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro and Darius Garland as its three-game winning streak came to an end. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen each played 12 minutes. Sam Merrill led the patchwork lineup with 17 points.Mac McClung scored a career-high 20 points as Philadelphia led most of the way and overcame a 46-point performance by Cam Thomas to defeat Brooklyn in New York.
Obi Toppin led New York with 34 points and Immanuel Quickley added 30. The Knicks, who are locked into the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference, played without starters Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson .Jabari Smith Jr. concluded his rookie season with his 12th 20-point performance, helping Houston overcome a 16-point deficit and post a win over host Washington.
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