and that last missed opportunity may have done in the pelicans' last chance. thompson, another missed free throw. wow. missed ten free throws. >> jeff: his dad is here too, the great michael thompson. >> mike: unbelievable as thompson misses a pair. thompson, a terrific free-throw shooter. he shoots 88% and we'll take a break. pelicans down seven with 24.8 remaining. they'll have possession when we come back but they're out of time-outs. >> mike: anthony davis exploding in the fourth quarter. 18 points against 4 rebounds and a block putting up big numbers but his team is down 7 with 24.7 remaining. they just got to think three-pointer now, jeff? >> jeff: i think what's going to happen here, norris cole will get on the run here and try to get anthony davis isolated. you are going to try to take that first, best shot. >> mike: gordon, fakes a three. a couple of dribbles. leans in, in and out and in again. and they are going to check to see if it's a three or two for golden state inbounds. he had to take that dribble and may have gotten inside the arc and obviousl

and that last missed opportunity may have done in the pelicans' last chance. thompson, another missed free throw. wow. missed ten free throws. >> jeff: his dad is here too, the great michael thompson. >> mike: unbelievable as thompson misses a pair. thompson, a terrific free-throw shooter. he shoots 88% and we'll take a break. pelicans down seven with 24.8 remaining. they'll have possession when we come back but they're out of time-outs. >> mike: anthony davis exploding in the fourth quarter. 18 points against 4 rebounds and a block putting up big numbers but his team is down 7 with 24.7 remaining. they just got to think three-pointer now, jeff? >> jeff: i think what's going to happen here, norris cole will get on the run here and try to get anthony davis isolated. you are going to try to take that first, best shot. >> mike: gordon, fakes a three. a couple of dribbles. leans in, in and out and in again. and they are going to check to see if it's a three or two for golden state inbounds. he had to take that dribble and may have gotten inside the arc and obviousl

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they took it to the pelicans in their playoff opener. ll height hi lights next in sports. >>> 16 wins that's how many postseason victories it takes to win an nba championship. it didn't take long for the best team in the nba to get playoff win number one. top seeded fired up at oracle. fans were fired up. leader curry, on fire from the tip today. steph takes this end to end to put the warriors up 15 after one quarter. second quarter bogut force the davis miss. later, green would find the big aussie on the offensive end for the oop. time winding downen curry with he the steal. and then spice. one for steph. are you kidding me with this? can we take another look? curry had 19 in the first half. warriors up 18 at the break then third quarter you guessed who, more curry. this time catch him at the top of the arc, a little screen there. that would push the lead to 19 subpoena. nen possession curry from three. team high 34. as the warriors take the open from the pelicans 106-99. >>> when you get to the playoffs, everything resets and you have t

the number one seed and the six most by any team in nba history. >> the warriors opponents and the pelicantoday at oracle arena. alisa harrington shows us all of the pre-game excitement. >> it's exciting. it's exciting. >> the city of oakland is decorated in warriors pride. signs cover windows of city hall. a banner hangs over the front entrance and a flag waves from the roof. the team's slogan, strength in numbers honors players, coaches and the fans. >> feeling good. feeling real good. they're playing good. they look good. it's the best i've seen them in a long time. >> the golden state warriors end the regular season with the best record in the nba. 67 win, a franchise best. tomorrow they face the new orleans pelicans in the playoffs, but players like steph curry fans are confident they'll come out on top. >> how do you think they'll do against the pelicans? >> they'll whoop them. >> they'll kill the pelicans to show support there is a banner inside city hall. he remembers the last time the city celebrated an nba title. >> we'll see if they can be as good as the 1957 warriors. that was

but the pelicans trimmed their lead down in the fourth. warriors hung on. fans kept believing. >> like i was just -- >> reporter: it was a hot ticket. for many it didn't come cheap. they paid $750 for a pair. it was for a birthday. >> i remember the '75 warriors when they won. we're looking forward to them winning this 40 years later. >> reporter: for now there is a series to finish. warriors fans say they have their predictions. >> five games. i'm going to game five. we're going to game five. >> i want to say six. i think we got it. >> doesn't matter how many times. we're going to take it all this we're year. we're too good. too good. >> reporter: fans sounding very confident there. a lot of them are just saying it day-by-day, game by game. again the next game monday night 7:30 back here at oracle arena. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> how fun christie thank you so much. >>> of course sounding confident with good reason. kate scott joining us, amazing performance from the warriors. possible nba mvp steph curry. >> reporter:

this is just a scrimmage for us. >> yeah. >> that i wouldn't be saying. >> that riled the pelicans up a little bit they mentioned it in their play off. >> what is the biggest challenge facing the warriors during this whole play off run? >> i think not looking far ahead and if they've had a -- they have the best offensive statistic. the best defensive just do what they do and hang on to the basketball. don't get sloppy or complacent and they'll be all right. >> like you said let the show begin. >> we'll be back with you before the game. >>> and fans stopped by oakland city hall to sign a good luck banner that will be delivered by the team. also rock ridge has already posted beer time game specials. >> plan on getting there early. relax, kick back in the parking lot before game time. put myself up. >> warriors have rolled out the yellow carpet for fans. game one is set for tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 and tickets are still available at warriors.com. >>> a robot that delivers free items to fans in the luxury suites will be making the rounds at oracle arena. relay is the brain child of sav

it's working out well. >> reporter: a major distraction to the opponents. pelicans coach today went as far as to say the fan noise might be against nba rules. >> it does get a little out of hand, but their fans are -- i've talked about it for years. they've got some of the best fans in the league here. >> reporter: the fans reacting to the pelican coach tonight. >> was it the coach from the other team? too bad. we're sorry. >> oh well. >> not. >> stop whining. i think it's only sour grapes because we're just the best fans in the nba as a result of that, we make a lot of noise. >> reporter: so the warriors will be packing it up and headed to new orleans for thursday's game. and at 6:00 i promise to wear my t-shirt. i bought one, but i was too lazy to put it on. i promise to wear it on thursday. reporting live from oakland, nbc bay area news. >> it was a big win tonight. we'll see you again on thursday. if you're bleeding blue and yellow like many people are, we want to see it. nbcbayarea.com our gallery of fan photos. you can post them to our facebook wall. we're not

the warriors break down the pelicans pretty easy. hear from steph curry next. >>> let's give you a live look outside at oracle arena. game 1 of the western conference semifinals will take place as early as saturday there at oracle. >>> well, after rallying from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the pelicans in overtime in game 3 on thursday, many experts felt there was little doubt the warriors would complete the sweep against a sitt spiritually crushed pelicans team, and it turns out they were right. second quarter, shawn livingston finds green for two of his 20 points there. they led by 13 at half time. steph curry kept the pelicans at arm's length. they finished with 39 points. the warriors sweep the playoff series for the first time in 40 years. >> any time you come into a series against a team like they have, and you win four straight, that's tough to do against anybody, so i'm proud of the way we played, the way we competed, and, you know, four is a good feeling. we can rest up and continue to get better next week, fi

the pelicans make a run in the fourth. the doves would hang on for dear life. drama green with 15 points. the hoop and harm. warriors take game one 106e.99. game tuesday -- game twos monday night at oracle arena. >> we're right outside the warriors' locker room. they've all gone home after the big win. if you think it's exciting to be at oracle arena during the vega check a game out during the postseason. believe it or not after the came the head coach said that was good for our team. >> and of course kerr thought it was good experience for a team to be down that far and rally back. a win is a win and the warriors look forward to game two on monday night. >> before you go i don't know if you're still there what did you sense the overall move watt was? went from 25 down to 4. were the players happy or it's a teachable moment and we can learn from this? >> i think it's a little bit of both. most of the them were upset they let begin the back in the game, but curry -- kerr said it was good to let them know you need to keep your foot on the gas. >> thanks very much

. >>> the warriors are in the big easy battling the pelicans tonight. also what tiger woods is saying about the challenges and getting his golf game ready for a return to competition. mark is coming up with sports. >>> and coming up at 7:00, more sights of this strong storm that brought funnel clouds and rain all over northern california and the new controversy involving tom cruise. . >>> sports talking about the warriors and just a few more games left before the playoffs. cruising, taking it easy to -- >> nobody gets hurt. >> they have such competitive juices on the roster. this is a little phrase we haven't heard connected with them. warriors and losing streak. one game in the last column count as a losing streak? they got beat by san antonio last night. a team they could play in the first round. pelicans off to a pretty good start. one of the best young players in all of basketball. anthony davis up top on the alley-oop. but the warriors are fired up even though they don't really need the game. it will eventually end up in the hands of shaun livingsto

they felt that they swept the pelicans. they put up a fight but they didn't have the depth to keep up with the warriors. a four game sweep and they rest until next weekend and afterwards steph curry tell me it was a complete war. >> i'm pleased with the effort and that i don't have to see anthony davis until november at the earliest. >> everybody showed up and everybody had something to do with the win. and we knew we would need that. this is a very good basketball club. and everybody will have to contribute and tonight everybody. >> we have 16 wins into the post-season and we were four doan so the exposure throughout the two games here and obviously the huge comeback last game and then we're standing there running in the fourth quarter tonight to close out the series is a big deal and we have to learn from it and our confidence is high right now. >> reporter: all right. the warriors get the week off. they'll take on memphis or portland and the first game isn't until saturday or sunday. live in new orleans, mike shumann, abc

it's the pelicans in town. that meant anthony davis, there's a huge star. in fact, many people think he will be the number one star in the nba within a couple of years. former number one draft choice out of kentucky. tough to defend him, but the warriors do have a plan. >> you know, my whole thing as a defender is making it tough for a player to try to score and pushing them away from their strengths and tendencies and try to make them take the tough shot. >> just got to read the defense. they throw different looks at me. i try to make each move based on what the defense does and i think that kind of makes it tough. [ cheering ] >> there's anthony davis in the middle of the pelicans celebration. just the other night after the last day of the regular season beat the defending champion san antonio spurs to earn their spot in the playoffs, and i don't think there are any warrior fans that need a reminder, you cannot take them for granted at all. they came on strong and the warriors, of course, will have their own fan support come tomorrow afternoon. they have 1

the pelicans go on 18-7 run. out of a time-out, steph curry gets davis to bite on the pump fake and hits the jumper. pushing the lead to 12. the warriors win 109-98 to sweep the series that coach steve kerr said was anything but easy. >> first three games came down to the wire and tonight was our best effort of the series. i'm very pleased with the effort and i'm very pleased that i don't have to see anthony davis until november at the earliest. [ laughter ] >> playing against steph, man, it is not fair at times. some of the shots he hits. our guys fought and played hard. they will say it is bad defense, but our guys played their butts off. >> we didn't celebrate it too much today. nobody was more excited as we were the other day. this win wasn't thrilling enough. i know somebody will tweet me and say i'm cockey. >> i'm going to cabbo tomorrow. i guess we don't play until sunday at the earliest. i told the guys to get some work in if they want. but i'm just kidding. >> ha, ha. well oakland's damian lillard and the

the pelicans up 11 in the fourth. san antonio wouldn't go away. pelicans up nine.t to seven. 39 seconds to go. boris diaw rejected by davis. 31 points 13 rebounds 3 blocks. pelicans headed to the playoffs to taken to warriors beginning saturday. >> okc is out. >>> four games of the stanley cup playoffs began. patrick kane back. if your girl ever asks you, who is the backup goalie for the blackhawks? you can go yes, darling. scott darling in for korcorey crawford. >> so much i want to say. but we don't have time. >> duncan keith with the game-winner double o.t. the blackhawks win, 4-3. >> before he gets more and my personal life back to you. >> yeah let's stop there, stan. thank you, fellas. >>> it was the first game ever for that guy, sir richard branson. he walked the bulls beat the hawks in chicago. >> it was a full contact experience. he became a human being bowling ball before the fourth. he was supposed to have a helmet on. he refused. >> if you're worth that much you might want to protect that noggin. >> even if you're not worth that much. >> that's a good po

the first playoff for the pelicans since 2011. on the last day of the season, beating out oklahoma city. >>> saturday, it's the real nba season. 12:30 tip against those pelicans. then monday for game 2 again at the oracle, the more typical start at 7:30. the real season does begin. but we're going to change the subject. the a's try to continue their mastery over the astros. giants winless at at&t so far. they'd better play some defense, because they sure ain't hitting. sports part 2, next. the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the journey friendly. (tires screeching) never before has this kind of passion this kind of innovation, engineering, design and performance... been available... for this kind of price. the 2015 cla from mercedes-benz. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>> wow, six straight losses. if when all is said and done, the giants do have a successful season, we can say

. >>> back now to oracle arena, game two an hour away between the warriors and the pelicans. mark ibanez, joe fonzi inside. is it filling up? anybody there yet? >> reporter: we were talking about that the energy level you can feel it coming on. the saturday affair, warriors could have won by more. they had something that was annoying the fans. [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: when the pelicans caught them the warriors got cold from the free-throw line. missed 13. shot 61%. thompson missed two in a row. >> reporter: 13 total missed free throws. 8 in the 4th quarter. warriors very well aware of that. andrew bogut addressed that. >> we shot the ball pretty badly. [ indiscernible ] >> one of those games, nerves, playoffs. yeah, didn't cost us the game thankfully. if >> reporter: all right. there are other things going on in sports in the south bay. the sharks, missed the playoffs for the first time in a long time dismissed their coach, calling it mutual. [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: heard that before. the winningest coach in their history -- [ talking at the

the shu. one is located at pelican bay. >> many of them are in here indeterminately. ever leave shu until a committee decides they are not a part of a gang anymore. >> this officer works at the shu. he told us a simple lapse on his part could result in gang warfare. >> if i were to pop two doors at the same time and they were, the mexican-american from los angeles and a mexican-american from sacramento, the odds are very, very good they would immediately commence to fight because that is expected of them in prison. that's the rules of the game. if word got out that they had an opportunity and didn't go after someone, they would have some explaining to do. that's just life in prison. >> they are restricted to their cell for 23 1/2 hours a day. they only get a half hour outside in their little hard yard right next to their cells and then they're right back into their cells. >> despite the restrictive conditions in the shu, gang members still find ways to make weapons, sometimes carving them right out of their own cells. >> this was made by an arian brotherhood member in

win in game three the warriors stunned the pelicans. ies sweep since the '75 nba finals. here we go. no, not going to happen. i know positive thinking. money green had himself a game. two assists shy of a triple double. that was iguodala. sweet reverse. warriors up 13 at the half. third quarter. over the shoulder to harrison barns. 20-point lead in to the fourth. curry's set back three, got it. gordon shoots three. lead cut to ten. curry would answer. anthony davis all over him, steps around him. he goes for 39. davis 36 and 11. going to be an mvp one of these days. he's pretty good. he scores, he had 22 points. clay 25 for him. this is how you close a team out 109-98 the final. warriors move on to the western conference semi finals where they look destine to meet memphis. the earliest a second round series could start is next weekend. they should get a good amount of rest. shu is live with the wrap on the series. >> i was the first one here on thursday and last to leave on saturday. you have to win 16 games to win an nba title. warriors

if the season ended today the warriors would face the pelicans in the first game of the playoffs. >> reporter: get three straight championships for the yukon and women's basketball team they have now won 10 of the last 20 n.c.a.a. women's basketball games. is a true dynasty agree on the store was the final four mvp and ms. lewis was a and as a three- pointer they end up winning by 10 new kind hot what is the trophy again can championship in 20 years. 6353. 63 to 53 >> reporter: coach might suggest the has won five titles thus five your the legendary john wooden. john wooden 9000 people packed in the arena >>: the history of our program with one of lot of games for the the this is ben and not an insult and not trying to insult my other teams this is been my favorite here. >> reporter: 4 for us sprint leading due to that title wisconsin. four freshmen leading the leading the scoring. the giants are down 75 right now bill and a little bit of a rally. seven to the score 5 met kang was placed on the 15th day disabled list of was the problem with his pitching arm there is no ligament damag

the pelicans eventually recovered. ard anthony davis led all scorers with 45 points, at time making the crowd nervous, but curry and thompson combined for 55. that was enough to hold off the comeback. warriors win by 7. >> that was great. >> 1-0. we'll be 2-0 on monday. >> thatthat was a -- that was a little too close for comfort. >> no matter how pretty it is or ugly it is, a win is a win. >> we want to close a little better and make some free throws. but you win and you get better the next time. >> reporter: both teams are back at it at oracle on monday for game 2. >> for your complete warriors coverage, join jason appleba00 and biv robert for sportsnight -- appleba00 and bi -- applebaum and biff robert for sportsnight live. >>> phil raf fell off the ant yok bridge -- off the antioch bridge, and his body was recovered today. his motorcycle collided with a truck and flung him off the bridge. >>> garcia morte covered up abuse by a couple. the court found that once the girl became pregnant, she was taken out of middle sc

the final score, warriors 109 pelicans 98. golden state advances to the western conference semifinals. who they will play and when will not be determined until the other series finish up. fans all over the bay area were thrilled with the win. abc7 news reporter janet o has the story of dub nation san leandro style. >> from the start fans never second guessed their team would win game four of the first-round series. >> not in my mind. not in my mind. >> the fans packed the sports club in san leandro donning blue and gold. riding on a high from game three. >> game three, we had a comeback. so amazing. this game here just showed us how good we really are. >> we knew we were going to win. they were shooting the ball and doing defense. they are an offensive killer and defense killer. i'm glad we could get the win today. >> the warriors maintained the lead over the pelicans throughout the game. still, every shot made had fans on the edge of their seats. strength in numbers could be seen and felt. >> my husband my uncle, my sister my

the golden state warriors completed a four-game sweep of the new orleans pelicans. fans across the bay area certainly had a lot to cheer about. >> warriors take on the winner of the memphis/portland. christie smith spent the evening with some ecstatic warriors fans. >> reporter: absolutely. oracle arena gets loud especially in a sweep, doesn't get better than this. fans feeling confident and ready for the next round. warriors fans got what they came for, a sweep. game 4 against the pelicans the type of play fans like to see. >> this is the best warriors game, the most they've had this series. i think they'll have more games like this as they go through the playoffs. >> at pedro's cantina and pete's tavern, fans watched the effort play out, a win that sensds them to round 2. >> very confident. and draymond. it's too much it's a force. >> the warriors will face the winner of the memphis/portland match-up. >> whoever we face in the second round. >> fans are looking down the road and weighing the options, but tonight celebrating a best of 7 series that ended in four stra

the pelicans within 13. efender and it's the same result for davis. davis cuts it to six and he scores 20 of his 35 points in the fourth. and under 30 seconds to go in the game, eric gordon rattles one in to cut the lead to 5. new orleans outscored the warriors by 11 in the 4th and part of the reason why? the warriors with some bad free throw shooting down the stretch. curry can't extend the lead but barnes comes up with the offensive board. that would ice the game and the warriors win 106-99. but the pelicans take the momentum into game 2. >> when teams get down a lot it's pretty much we either give up or have nothing to lose so it's just -- you know -- feel more relaxed shooting. there's not as much pressure even before you know it you back in it. >> i give it a big c-minus -- i mean a b-minus, c-plus. we can do better. >> we are all nervous. first time in the play-offs. our pace was good. we were moving fast. >> just find a way to get a win. that's the key as you go through play-offs no matter how pretty i

name. >> doesn't seem fierce. >> fearing the pelicans. at least we have, i mean, compare that to the warriors, no comparison. >>> let's go out and take a look at highway 4 in the bay area, it does look pretty good here, we're off to a good start there are no major problems all though this is one of the earliescommutes along in the livermore valley this is a look at the bay bridge tole plaza, usually around 5:30 is when we see the first sign of slow traffic, i'm here to let you know if something changes that. for the most part, it is a nice drive from livermore to castro valley. 4:48. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sir, we have some fog out there, it is pretty similar to what we had yesterday, all though the system kind of dragging across, picked up the breeze, allowed cooler air to spill in, temperatures today 60s, 70s to near 80 degrees, but we have an okaybreeze, 47, a lot of 50s here, i think we'll see a couple more 40s compared to yesterday, we'll have more widespread fog south wind, usually a cool direction, west napa, fair field t

it got us on edge and it made us get better. >> the final score warriors 109, pelicans 98. golden state advances to the western conference semifinals for the second time in three years. who they will play and when will not be determined until the other series finish up. fans all over the bay area were thrilled with the win. abc7 news reporter janet o has the story of dub nation san leandro style. >> from the start fans never second guessed their team would win game four of the first-round series. >> not in my mind. not in my mind. >> the fans packed the sports club in san leandro donning blue and gold. set to watch game three. >> game three, we had a comeback. so amazing. this game here just showed us how good we really are. >> we knew we were going to win. they were shooting the ball and doing defense. they are an offensive killer and defense killer. i'm glad we could get the win today. >> the warriors maintained the lead over the pelicans throughout the game. still, every shot made had fans on the edge of their seats. strength in numbers could be seen and felt. >> my husba

someone spotted some earplugs on the scorer's table near the pelicans benj. game 3 of this best-of-seven series in new orleans at 6 pm our time, game 4 will be at 5 pm and if necessary the game will be back here at oracle on tuesday. >>> the time now is 4:06. a panel established by gavin newsom holding a form, the blue ribbon commission on marijuana policy holding a meeting at ucla. the commission seeks to inform policymakers and voters on issues related to legalization including experts of health, social sciences and law enforcement. newsom announced his support for legalization of marijuana begin raising money to run for governor in 2018. >>> the form comes a day after san francisco's annual 4/20 smokeout golden gate park, as ken pritchard tells us those who support marijuana legalization, public opinion in their favor. >> reporter: thousands of people on marking 4:20 pm by letting up. perhaps the only coordinated part of this golden gate park gathering besides a cleanup. >> volunteers out here and we put up 50 different garbage cans and we have been collect

one final gaps for the pelicans. he had 36 points. dram on green. 22 points. and 8 assist. just over a minute to go. vintage warrior ball movement. everybody touches the rocket. that is the dagger. the warriors win 109-98. the coach has earned a vacation. >> i'm going to cabo tomorrow. i won't see the team until saturday. we don't play until sunday at the earliest. i will be in cabo all week. i told the guys to get some work in if they want. i'm just kidding. we'll see we have to figure this out. i went through this as a player quite often where you have a long extended break and there is a mix of rest and reps and scrimmaging. you have to keep your conditioning but you also want to get your rest as well. >> he is kidding. but you need some rest. >> what's next? >> i don't think they will go to cabo. is it a good thing because you get healthy if you are banged up. i would imagine they would prefer to play 2-3 days. they don't have an option and they have to wait the series. the earliest we can see this next series start is next weekend. >> a lot of buildup. >> sit around for

warriors play the pelicans tomorrow. the team says they are staying humble. >> number of wins doesn't mean crap going into a game against anybody. we don't care that we won of the we don't get an extra pat on the back before the series starts. we get home court that's about it. it doesn't mean anything. anyone can be anybody in a seven-game series and we have to know that going in. >> golden state won three of four regular season meetings with the pelicans so that's looking good. but odds-makers do not have golden state taking the final title. but everybody loves an underdog. live at oracle anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> let's check in with elizabeth now for a look at our morning commute. >> love seeing anne with the basketball. thanks, guys. out the door at the bay bridge it looks crowded but this is actually better than usual. it is "friday light" around the bay area a lot of our travel times are down. and you can see cars going relatively fast through the pay gates. metering lights are turned on. it's not quite backed up to

warriors aren't exactly dominating the pelicans. today steve kerr came in second behind the hawks coach. >> i think the voters got that wrong. i think it's the curb in the western conference had a tougher job than atlanta's coach who is the nba's coach of the year. he did a great job, but the end lan is in the nba each east individual words -- that's not the deal this time of year. it's year. it's all about team victory. the warriors did pull it out over new orleans last night. i tell you what the pelicans gave them everything they want. twenty-six points and rebounds. anthony davis. the pelicans are pushing the warriors despite the fact they are down two -- zero. they are not counting themselves out. >> we know that we can beat this team. we need to execute towards the end of the game. they made shots. we did it. we are going to back and look at that film, figure out how to correct our mistakes and how to a -- execute better towards the end of the game. so when that situation comes the next time will be ready for it. >>> game three

the pelicans gave them a scare in the second half almost closing the gap. the final score was 106-99. the coach knows they know what to do better. he credits the atmosphere and the arena for keeping the players energized. >> people are excited. it is fun to walk around oakland and have people come up, clap clear, offer encouragement and we will try to keep it rolling. we would love to give them more to celebrate. >>> this is the warriors third consecutive playoff appearance a very exciting team to be a warriors fan. the last time they won in nba title was in 1975. tip-off for game two of the series is tonight at 7:30 and if you are looking for a ticket they are lard to come by and it is expected to sell out but tickets are available on the warriors website withstanding room only starting at $215 >>> happening today, a huge crowd people who enjoy smoking marijuana are expected to con grate at the golden gate park. that is because today is april 20 420. referred to as a holiday by marijuana users. 15,000 people attended the event on hippie hill and the police

the data put their foot on the throw of the pelicans. >> brian: weather is turning cooler and we will see more cloudiness and fog the next couple days. but hopefully not grace guides for the warriors. but i'm just not really afraid of the pelicans. they just don't sound dangerous. will have a great start everywhere tomorrow morning. we'll have more cloudy weather for tuesday. there might be a few showers on wednesday and thursday but only a slight chance. the forecast for the next week is still in flux. >> vicki: that's it for the kron 4 news at 8. stay connected with kron 4 and get latest news developments at kron4.com or download one of our mobile apps. our next newscast is tonight at 11 o'clock. see you then. goodnight. ♪♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪♪ >> jason: the oakland a's of verses the kansas roils gets ugly. the oakland a's and giants speak with our baseball expert bip roberts. sports highlight starts n

like the pelicans, and the warriors. former dub, brick lopez, ryes and crushed. game tied.thought they pulled. lopez, team high 22. 91-83 brooklyn. we have a series now. 2-1 hawks leading that one. bucks and bulls, milwaukee holding on for deer life. deer bucks, get it? i know. jimmy butler he had 33. 1.3 seconds left. tied at 90. inbound to bailey. that's your game winner. bucks 92 bulls 90. >> minus an opening day home run this isn't been the start ben zobrist hoped for. he is headed to the disabled list with a tomorrow meniscus. afternoon matinee against the astros. stopped raining this morning. i don't get it. maybe the supplement outfield mistakes. man on second this is top of the first. former a, jeb lawrie, ruled a hit. valbuena scores. second evening, josh reddick in right. nonchalant. two batters later the drop. butler on the bases. chris carter knocks in valbuena 9-3 houston. a's have lost three straight and four of their last five. >>> they shall now be referred to as the kansas city royal pain in the in you know what. brawl ensued. today suspensions levied ventu

they beat the pelicans 97-87 taking the 2-30 lead in the best of seven series. >> you grind it out and you expect it will be the same thing or tougher in new orleans. feeling the home crowd and being light at low-to-mid and it will be a big swing game if we can go out and take care of game three that is huge momentum for us to seize criminal the series. >> we hope so. the next two games are in new orleans and the series will return to the arena for a game five on tuesday if necessary. >> the warriors are headed to new orleans for game three and four and our sports reporter is going to be there, and game they is thursday and game four is saturday. we will have the reports here later this week and you can follow "shu," on >> we have coverage on june 4. >> did you bite the bullet? stay up and watch the game? >>> i had espn on in the morning when i cake up to see the highlights. >> when i went to bed we are down by 11. >> proof that we are not a one one-person team. >> 52 in downtown mission district. and bay view, crissy field and now to ocean beach and west portal is the cool spot at 49

they now lead the new orleans pelicans 1-0 in the best of seven series.iter, diamond leong and thank you for joining us. little bit too close for comfort for warrior fans yesterday, they won by only seven. >> nervous moments at the end. they did well, went up by 25 points and really won -- got close at the end when anthony davis started pouring in points at the end there but i think overall to take a series lead and really get a chance to see seth curry put up 34 points and, you know -- >> he was on fire. it's really something to see how he has grown in the past three years with each playoff appearance he makes, he looks more and more comfortable in the big light -- under the big lights. >> he talked about some of the tension as well. it is a bit of a different feeling when you are the hunted, when you are the top seed and the eighth seed is trying to take you down and the warriors have done so well at home this season that they are expecting to really blow out teams at times and i think, you know, they went ahead and did that early on and it just got a l

they got their heavy work done in the classroom looking into yesterday 106-99 win over the pelicans. a team that expects to go deep in the play offs. >> we know we have to get better. but i like what happened. i like winning. i like having first score. we looked really good. and i like seeing things on tape we have to get better with. it's good to go into a game with a lead and with, with some ideas of things you can do better. >> and i was in a series, we still want to be us. we don't want to change things because of the play offs. we want to spent more time scouting. but all of a sudden, doing what we've done for 18 games that makes sense. we have to keep doing, being a lose group that is coming -- coming here to play. >>> game two will have an entirely different story line than game one. we'll see tomorrow night how that works out. >> i'm hoping for the same outcome. >> as we all are. >>> and game two of the best of seven series is tomorrow night at oracle arena. tip off 7:30. the warriors hit the road for a game in new orleans thursday and saturday. >>> the fire started yesterday

they won over the pelicans. mike shumann will be here with the highlights a little later on in sports. but first we caught up with some excited fans. >> dub nation silenced their enemy's free throws with the rumble of thunder sticks with steph curry leading the brigade. the battle cry. [cheers and applause] >> it's deafening. >> we are the best fans in the nba. anytime you come here it's a huge party. >> blue and gold. >> i have no doubt about it in my mine. >> i wanted to send a message. going to be out all day. >> there is strength in numbers. on the scoreboard. >> we will beat them by 40 every day. >> look at the numbers we will put up on them. >> to the packed arena. >> the more numbers you have the better. >> but does the slogan have a deeper meeting? a team backed by tears fans. in oakland, abc7 news. >>> and dub nation, we want to see your warriors pride. we will post your pictures on air. just use the hash tag dubson7. >>> the players coaches and officials of the giants received their 2014 world champions

they won over the pelicans. mike shumann will be here with the highlights a little later on in sports. but first we caught up with some excited fans. >> the dub nation silenced their enemy's free throws with the rumble of thunder sticks with steph curry leading the brigade. the battle cry. [cheers and applause] >> it's deafening. >> we are the best fans in the nba. anytime you come here it's a huge party. >> their playoff war paint blue gold and bold. >> i have no doubt about it in my mind. >> i wanted to send a message. going to be out all day. >> there is strength in numbers. on the scoreboard. >> we will beat them by 40 every day. >> look at the numbers we will put up on them. >> to the packed arena. >> the more numbers you have the better. we are going to smash them. >> or does the slogan have a a different meaning? a team backed by tears fans. in oakland, abc7 news. >>> and dub nation, we want to see your warriors pride. we will post your pictures on air. just use the #dubson7. s we will find them. >> this m

they won over the pelicans. will be here with the highlights a little later on in sports. but first we caught up with some excited fans. >> the dub nation silenced their enemy's free throws with the rumble of thunder sticks with steph curry leading the brigade. the battle cry. [cheers and applause] >> it's deafening. >> we are the best fans in the nba. anytime you come here it's a huge party. >> their playoff war paint blue, gold and bold. >> i have no doubt about it in my mind. >> i wanted to send a message. going to be out all day. >> there is strength in numbers. on the scoreboard. >> we will beat them by 40 every day. >> look at the numbers we will put up on them. >> to the packed arena. >> the more numbers you have the better. we are going to smash them. >> or does the slogan have a a different meaning? a team backed by tears fans. in oakland, abc7 news. >>> and dub nation, we want to see your warriors pride. we will post your pictures on air. just use the #dubson7 when you post them and we will find them.

especially early on when the pelican took the lead but not for long. warriors came back to win game 2 97-87. another play off win for the warriors and fans went wild. >> send them back wherever they are from. >> fans independence oracle lucky now score a ticket to game 2 were just thrilled to be here. >> smells a victory notch doubt at all. >> we take it all the way. the champion. >> word can't explain it. if you want greatest show on earth this is it. >> fans may be even louder tonight after pel cap coach williams set the crowd inside oracle was too loud. illegal decibel. >> we win and get louder. so coach whatever his name is sorry. >> definitely asking for trouble now. >> even louder for sure. complain about. >> the loud as possible. that's what it's about. >> next stop game 3 in new orleans. go were yours in oakland cornell bernard abc 7 news. >> go warriors. they are heading to new orleans for game 3 and 4 in the series. 7 news sports reporter mike there too. game 3 is thursday and game 4 is saturday. we have shoe live report here on abc 7 later t

when the pelicans made runs in the fourth the warriors had answers.want to take that momentum into the second round. >> we got a lot of work to do in between. nice to kind of sit and watch the other games and regroup and get ready for another battle that's going to happen in about a week. >> i went through this as a player, quite often, where you have a long extended break. and there's a mix of rest and reps and scrimmaging and you got to keep your conditioning but you also want to get your rest as well. so we'll figure it out on the flight back. >> with the sweep means more rest, and some guys on the team are more banged up than others. after the game i spoke with draymond green and he told me that the extra time off is going to be crucial for him and his ankle, because he keeps tweaking it. if the i don't get a few days off i'm going to do the same thing over the and over. in new orleans, nbc bay area. >> thanks so much. giants face the rockies, top of the sixth. justin maxwell gives them a 4-2 lead. maxwell red hot. but in the bottom of the ninth c

fighting words from the pelicans coach tonight. the behavior being called borderline illegal. >> big changes for a childhood favorite. how mac and cheese is mixing >>> warrior fans will be raising the roof at oracle tonight as the ws look to take a two-game series lead on new orleans. the opposing coach wishes they would all just quiet down a bit. maria medina on the comment that has social media in an uproar. >> the coach says the volume inside oracle arena is illegal. warriors fans say give me a break. >> i'm not so sure that the decibel level is legal there and i'm serious. they've done studies on that. >> reporter: it's the comment by pelicans coach monty williams creating waves in the basketball world. >> i don't think he has a right to say that. >> reporter: and warriors fans are responding. >> probably was too loud for him because they lost. >> reporter: williams made the comment after his team's loss saturday, then went on to say this. >> they've got some of the best fans in the league here and they show up early and the mus

especially early on when the pelican took the lead but not for long. warriors came back to win game 2 97-87. another play off win for the warriors and fans went wild. >> send them back wherever they are from. >> fans independence oracle lucky now score a ticket to game 2 were just thrilled to be here. >> smells a victory notch doubt at all. >> we take it all the way. the champion. >> word can't explain it. if you want greatest show on earth this is it. >> fans may be even louder tonight after pel cap coach williams set the crowd inside oracle was too loud. illegal decibel. >> we win and get louder. so coach whatever his name is sorry. >> definitely asking for trouble now. >> even louder for sure. complain about. >> the loud as possible. that's what it's about. >> next stop game 3 in new orleans. go were yours in oakland cornell bernard abc 7 news. >> go warriors. they are heading to new orleans for game 3 and 4 in the series. 7 news sports reporter mike there too. game 3 is thursday and game 4 is saturday. we have shoe live report here on abc 7 later t

the series opener with the pelicans. steph curry saying finals or bust this season. n double-double. curry, catch and shoot. 10-0 run. fans get into it. pelicans answer with an 8-0 run. klay thompson with a flip, and the -- got to it to go. the unibrow, anthony davis so dangerous, golden state end the half on a 15-2 run. steph in traffic flips it up, high off glass. hacked by davis in the act. warriors up 18. draymond green came on late. he was one of the only starters not in double-digits in the first half. third quarter then curry getting on track back-to-back 3s. warriors up 22. pondexter with a heave before the third quart ended. then davis explodes for 20 in the fourth. he is amazing. game-high 35. curry to green as the lead dwindle down to 4, from 25 to 4 and draymond helped seal the deal. 106-99. so one win down three more to go in this series. 15 more for a possible nba championship. as we bring mike shumann live at oracle. not a rembrandt, not real pretty, but it goes down in the win column the first game of the series. >> no question larry no most of the pla

and that means the pelicans are going to come out fighting for their lives tomorrow night. n with a preview. >> the warriors have home court advantage throughout the playoffs. winning two-straight. they arrived in new orleans. and i asked if it's a different mindset when they change venues. >> our guys like the challenge of being on the road. feeling the opposing crowd. there's a different energy than us against the world type thing. justice it's a little smaller on the road than it is at home. and the crowd's going to be behind them. and they're going to play with more intensity than they've been playing with. we have to make sure to raise our intensity level as well. >> how does the mindset change when you change venues? >> you want to be more controlled at a more controlled pace. game two at the beginning we tried to hit home runs. we had the crowd behind us. we want to control our environment. and keep them quiet. i think we do that by being solid. you know? moving the ball. being us. being who we've been all year. >> game three set for tomorrow night here at the smoothi

i asked him about the pelicans coach, questioning whether the noise level is legal. >> there's not any noise being pumped in. that's illegal. i know that. i know the nba likes to control a lot of things, but i don't think they can control how loud the fans yell. >> reporter: the granadoa brothers say they're right behind the bench, making noise. >> and we've got a megaphone. >> come on now. we are the best fans in the world. we the best fans in the nba. >> reporter: and the game just ended. tonight marks the warriors 125th straight sellout here at home. fans say that's just evidence that they are the best fans in the league. >> you can see just how happy all those folks are behind amber lee. you were there for the 1st half. what was it like inside. >> the thing about this is the warriors fans have got themselves in such a tizzy about this thing, every time the warriors would throw up a three-point shot, everybody would jump up, just expecting them to hit the shot. as you know, if you saw any of the game, they started out extremely cold. if you can call any victory a worrisome win, i th

the warriors beat the pelicans 106-99. there are still seats available for tomorrow night's game at 7:30 p.m. game two of the best of seven where the warriors have won 19 straight games. after that the team heads to new orleans for two more games, game three, on thursday, and game four on saturday. >>> the owners of capp's corner say it is last call. they have been that corner for more than 50 years. the owners couldn't reach an lease agreement with the landlord and they decided to call it quits. tonight is the last night capp's corner will be in business. >>> buying cigarettes may be more difficult. details on a buffer zone. >> why people are unhappy about fda regulations for wine bottles. >> and what is fueling a wildfire in southern california that burned a thousand acres. it took tennis legend serena williams, fencing champion tim morehouse and the rockettes years to master their craft. but only moments to master paying bills at chase.com. depositing checks at the atm and transferring funds on the mobile app. technology