Dalano Banton scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers ended their season Sunday with a 109-81 victory over the playoff-bound Los Angeles Lakers, playing without Luka Doncic and LeBron James. Rookie Dalton Knecht had 27 points for the Lakers (50-31),

Dalano Banton matched a season high with 23 points to fuel the host Portland Trail Blazers to a convincing 109-81 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday in the teams' regular-season finale.

The Portland Trail Blazers began Sunday by announcing a multi-year contract extension for coach Chauncey Billups and closed the day with exit interviews. In between, the Blazers, minus seven key players, won 109-81 over the Los Angeles Lakers, who also sat key players, including Luka Doncic and LeBron James, at the Moda Center.