LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Davis had 42 points and 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs by beating the Utah Jazz 116-108.
The Lakers (51-15) own a six-game lead over the second-place Los Angeles Clippers and have five seeding games let before starting their first playoff run since 2013.
LeBron James scored 22 points, Dwight Howard had 11 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 10 for the Lakers.
Donovan Mitchell scored 33 and Mike Conley had 24 for Utah.











