With No. 3 seed locked up, Lakers rest starters, drop regular-season finale in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — By taking care of their business last week, the Lakers afforded themselves the opportunities available during Sunday’s regular-season finale at Moda Center.
The top eight players in their rotation rested against the Portland Trail Blazers, with the Lakers looking to take advantage of a week without games before what they hope is a long playoff run.
The opportunity to play their end-of-bench players meaningful minutes against a Trail Blazers team that also sat most of