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.

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.