AP - Australian centre Andrew Bogut has pulled down 16 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors clinched their first NBA divisional title in 39 years.
Bogut also contributed six assists and 10 points in the NBA-leading Warriors' 122-108 win over the Trail Blazers in Portland on Tuesday night, taking their season record to 58-13.
The win clinched Golden State's first Pacific Division crown since the 1975-76 season, the year after the team won the NBA championship.
Star point guard Stephen Curry had 33 points and 10 assists for the Warriors as they claimed a seventh straight victory.
The Warriors are listed as second favourites by bookies to win this season's NBA championship, behind only LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers.
In Dallas, Monta Ellis matched his season high with 38 points as the Mavericks rallied in the second half to beat reigning NBA champions San Antonio 101-94.
In three games this season against the Spurs, Ellis is averaging 34 points.
The victory pulled Dallas within percentage points of sixth-placed San Antonio in the Western Conference.
In Oklahoma City, NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook poured in 27 points and added 11 assists and Enes Kanter contributed 25 points and 16 rebounds as the Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-117 - their fourth straight victory.
In Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 33 points and 17 rebounds as the Kings dealt the Philadelphia 76ers their 16th straight road loss - 107-106.
Rudy Gay had 21 points and eight rebounds and Ray McCallum added 11 points for the Kings, who have a 7-11 record since George Karl began coaching the team in mid-February.
In Milwaukee, Khris Middleton hit a three-pointer at the buzzer as the Bucks snapped a six-game losing streak with an 89-88 comeback victory over Miami Heat in a key game for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
It was a crucial victory for the Bucks, who improved to 35-36 to remain sixth in the conference, while the Heat fell to 32-38.
The Bucks also swept the four-game season series with the Heat to ensure the tiebreaker between the teams.
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