Warriors post wire-to-wire rout of Lakers

DeMarcus Cousins scored eight of his game-high 21 points in the first seven minutes Thursday night as the visiting Golden State Warriors blitzed the Los Angeles Lakers early en route to a 108-90 victory. The win allowed the Warriors (54-24) to reduce their magic number to two for clinching the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Golden State potentially could clinch that honor on Friday night, when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers about one hour after the Denver Nuggets (52-26) tip off at home against the Portland Trail Blazers.