Stephen Jackson top-scored for the Warriors with 31 points, while point guard Baron Davis had a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.

Travis Outlaw top-scored for the Trailblazers with 36 points, but only Martell Webster (14 points), Jamaal Magloire (13 points) and Fred Jones (10 points) joined him in double figures.

Needing to win their final game against the New Orleans Hornets and for the Warriors to lose to the Trailblazers, the Los Angeles Clippers missed out on the playoffs after the Hornets won 86-83.

Corey Maggette netted 21 points for the Clippers, while David West had an excellent game for the Hornets with a game-high 32 points.

In Sacramento, the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 117-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Kobe Bryant was his usual brilliant self with 34 points, while Mike Bibby top-scored for the Kings with 17.

The Lakers will now face the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs, while the Golden State Warriors will play the Dallas Mavericks, who they defeated in every regular season match during the season.

The Mavericks finished their excellent season with a 106-75 thrashing of the Seattle Supersonics, while Western Conference No.3 seed San Antonio Spurs rested all their starters during a 100-77 loss to the Denver Nuggets, who they will play in the first round of the playoffs.

Houston rested Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming in their 101-91 loss to the Utah Jazz, in another preview of a Western Conference first round match-up.

In other matches, the Philadelphia 76ers edged past the Toronto Raptors 122-119, the New York Knicks downed the Charlotte Bobcats 94-93, the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Boston Celtics 91-89 and the Washington Wizards trumped the Indiana Pacers 98-95.

In more lop-sided encounters, the Cleveland Cavaliers warmed up for the playoffs with a 109-96 defeat of the Milwaukee Bucks, the Orlando Magic thrashed the undermanned Miami Heat 94-68, the New Jersey Nets overpowered the Chicago Bulls 106-97 and the Memphis Grizzlies ended a disappointing season on a high with a 116-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.