Lakers forward Pau Gasol wants to keep playing over the final few games of the regular season.

Los Angeles clinched the best record in the Western Conference with a win over Minnesota on Friday night.

"I want to keep playing," Gasol said. "That's just my way of feeling better going into playoffs. I think we have two or three days probably between the last game of the [regular] season and before the playoffs. That's plenty of rest for me."

He got his wish on Sunday afternoon.

The forward played 40 minutes, recording 23 points and 12 rebounds, in the team's 91-88 loss to the Trail Blazers.