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 7 news. >> thank you shu. you'll get some rest too. the warriors will have time off. that portland-memphis series in game three. >>> moving on. the a's. the next time fans see zobrist is around memd day week. after the astros shade from the sun, i suppose. houston buried early. second inning, it was 4-0. and drop in the second, redick in right and ross in left. that loaded the basis for another former a. and carter knocks in valbuena. the a's have lost three straight in four of the last five. and giants and rockies in denver. bochy altering the lineup. calling a good game for hudson and went yards for the first time. that tieing the game at 2-2. maxwell continues to swing a hot back in the absence of hunter pence. two-run homer opposite field, or is it. stopped at home plate. they want to review it and this is what they saw. clearly over the wall. third for max

and we'll hear from the warriors star steph curry. stick around for that. >> they were all smiles after the game. >> it was. yeah. there are things to improve on but it was a good game. >>> warriors fans were pumped for the first game. we told our mark kelly no question about it, this is the year the team gets all the way. >> let's go warriors! >> reporter: the warriors sold out every home game this season. expect play-offs to be no different. >> they just built the groove and this is where we get to. this is where we supposed to be. >> reporter: she moved to the east coast. but she flew back to the bay this weekend just to watch her boys play. >> love my friends for the other teams but sorry, it's warriors time. >> reporter: even before play- offs, they clinched 18 games at home turning many parts of the bay area solidly blue and gold. >> oakland pd is definitely pro warrior. we are behind them 100%. >> reporter: and launching players like steph curry to household name status. >> what do you like about curry? >> he makes threes. >> re

and we'll hear from the group that wants to stop the warriors from going to theirhome. >> there are no parking spaces that could possibly accommodate 200 events a year and in an 18 thousand seat arena. >> reporter: so says sam singer representing the mission bay alliance. >> that's a parking garage and another one over there and the giants are building one. >> reporter: he said there will be 9,000 public parking spots, more than twice as many as they have that oracle. >> they haven't been truthful or straight forward in letting the public know what an impact this arena will really have. >> in about 10 months of work and the public has been involved every step of the way. >> reporter: they also worry that ambulances could have trouble transporting people "there are 17 locations round it country where hospitals are located within 1 mile of an arena. i don't think it's an issue." and then statement saying it's focusing on what traffic would be like if there was something at the arena and at&t park at the same time. and mission bay alliance member spaulding, as saying, some alliance member

the warriors' amazing season is a big win for hundreds of bay area kids. stay tuned. >> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> welcome back. it is 4:42. this morning crews are watching for flare" from a wildfire in southern california that broke out after 8:00 last night in san bernardino county. the fire quickly video to 20 acres as firefighters battled to get flames contained. crews were concerned of the high winds in the area. the fire caused no damage to structures. >> a building destroyed by a big fire in san francisco's mission district is becoming a major eyesore. a january fire destroyed part of the apartment complex in the heart of the neighbor. one tenant died. months later the structure is covered with graffiti. curing to community news website, the city has urged the owner to prepare the part damaged by five but he hasn't done so. the map was supposed to attend a building department hearing this week but he wasn't there. the city has given him 30 days to make necessary repairs or face fines. >> se

the fans and everybody played a part because we are warriors. porting live at oracle abc7 sports. >> the junior varsity playoffs the eastern conference playoffs, raptors and wizards, raptors fans they call it jurrasic bark in toronto. this outside on the big screen. east buy's finest, drew good going strong. wiz up two. paul pierce winning the fight against father time. drains the three. washington up five. they would extend the lead to 15. under 30 soldiers left. raptors down three. vazquez ties and it does this little shimmy. i often do that. game goes to overtime. pierce again had 20. bizarres win 93-86 to take a 1-0 series lead. so the playoffs have gun. >> thank female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest free for 3 event is on now! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> the chance for people to get hands on with furry farm animals in the bay area draws an angry protest, and an east bay family added

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 same time ] >> reporter: they figure the change had to be made when they didn't make the playoffs and the bay area lost a sports icon today, former 49er great and nfl hall of famer bob st. clair passed. >>

so we all love the warriors. in baseball or football. >> it's northern california. we all love them. >> let's talk about the weather outside our doors. it's a cloudy start, a gray start in many areas along the coast just inside the bay. north bay, east bay, south bay. and giving you a view from ktvu across the bay and into san francisco where you can see it is quite thick for some and visibility even down about a mile and a half over parts of the north bay. so you can see here a little bit more widespread than what we had yesterday. and as a result temperatures around the bayside communities could cool a little bit. it's going to pullback and we'll have mostly sunny skies as we get into the second half of the morning, at least away from the coast. notice the coast is socked in and continuing at least for most of the day. we'll be partly cloudy at times and if it pulls back just enough you may get sunshine and some areas will continue partly to mostly cloudy for the entire saturday. giving you a look here. it's li

>> reporter: to help blow the opponents' ears out, the warriors gave free megaphones to the first 2,000 fans who checked in on its facebook page. >> warriors! warriors! warriors! >> reporter: there's no escaping the roar of the hometown crowd as the warriors took to the court. we wanted to gauge for ourselves, just how loud the warrior fans are. on my iphone app, it hit the red, fluctuating from 97, to 100 decibels. roughly equivalent to the sound of a motorcycle, and that was before the warriors even scored. >> i'm just going to make an appeal to our fans to be as quiet as possible. >> reporter: before tonight's game, coach steve kerr joked about the noise complaint. 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 worl

he was a key to the win. 17 points. warriors up 5. t by the second unit, ends up with james michael mcadue with the slam. they're happy on the bench, and 67 wins, 15 losses, including 39-2 at home. the warriors were aware early in the evening who they'd face in round 1. the pelicans of new orleans sure didn't back in. they beat the world champs. stole the ball there. anthony davis knew what to do with it. he would later seal the victory late with a jumper. the first playoff for the pelicans since 2011. they earn it 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

>> the warriors did make a little history tonight. this is the first time they swept the seven game series since 1975. that is also the last time they won the championship. the warriors will face either the memphis grizzlies or portland trailblazers in the second round. they will have home court advantage no matter who wins that series. >>> tonight, the secret that's may have cost a former bay area journalist her life. >> i think she was so close to him, she never thought he would turn on her. >> her unusual friendship with an eccentric billionaire accused of killing her. >> and chaos in baltimore as destructive protesters try to keep their promise of shutting down the series. >> first the rain, now the heat wave. big changes coming our way. >> things are winding down in baltimore after a night of destructive protests. thousands of people marched over the death of a black man who suffered a fatal injury while in police custody. the protests began peacefully, but quickly turned violent. demonstrators faced off with police, even throwing

it looks like it may be best case scenario for the warriors. they will face the pellicans and not okc in round one of the playoffs. they took the final round in a meaning less game against denver. the starters only played the first half and they watched. they did plenty of damage though. a nifty pass here to klay thompson. he went 25 points in 15 minutes. i guess we count this as an assist. the save as he goes out of bounds and does to the get injured thankfully. of course it goes to steph curry. getting much needed playing time and the rejection on one end. the other with two hands. that's vicious. third quarter and barnes and justin holliday. the warriors win 133-126 to finish it 67-15. 39 and two at home. it was a win and you are in situation for the pellicans who had to beat the sizzling spurs. anthony davis with authority. 31 points. a little shake and bake here as they built a 20-point cushion on the spurs who had won 11 in a row. the spurs make a late charge and 35 seconds left and denied. blocked by davis and the pellicans hold on 108-1

. >>> from weather to the warriors. golden state swept the new orleans pelicans winning game four of the first round series. we begin our team coverage tonight live from new orleans with reaction from the team. >> reporter: well, the best-case scenario in the playoffs is a sweep. that's what the warriors did, winning two straight in new orleans. of course they won't have to play again now until next weekend. green started off the fireworks. 20 of his 22 points in the first quarter. the warriors led by 13 at the half. seth curry took over. 39 points, eight boards, nine assists and the warriors win big 109-98 the final. the first time they have swept a team in a seven-game series since they won the nba championship. their only nba championship back in 1975. after the game, i caught up with seth curry. >> first player since davis that had back to back in the playoffs. i know you are not a stats guy but you have to feel good about the game. >> to help my team close out the series is huge. proud of the way we played individua

. >>> the warriors are trying to close out round one of the nba playoffs. fans watching the game are pumped about steph curry's amazing shot and the over.comback in game three. we're live in san leandro where fans are glued to the game. >> reporter: because of warriors to win the first-round series this has fans on the edge of their seats but no one is doubting their teams. a lot of fans showed up early to grab a seat. it's a packed house. near maximum capacity. fans like coming out here because it's all about strength in numbers and there's no shortage of team spirit here. people young and old are dressed in blue and gold, many feeling energized coming off of thursday's amazing game and big comeback for the warriors. >> i'm feeling real confident. i think the warriors win in four and then go on to win the championship. >> i'm a little nervous but we got this. i was more nervous about game three. now we're taking it today. >> reporter: the warriors last play goff win was 1975. fans are looking for another one. we'll have more fan rask -- fan reaction after

it looks like it may be best case scenario for the warriors. hey will face the pellicans and not okc in round one of the playoffs. they took the final round in a meaning less game against denver. the starters only played the first half and they watched. they did plenty of damage though. a nifty pass here to klay thompson. he went 25 points in 15 minutes. i guess we count this as an assist. the save as he goes out of bounds and does to the get injured thankfully. of course it goes to steph curry. getting much needed playing time and the rejection on one end. the other with two hands. that's vicious. third quarter and barnes and justin holliday. the warriors win 133-126 to finish it 67-15. 39 and two at home. it was a win and you are in situation for the pellicans who had to beat the sizzling spurs. anthony davis with authority. 31 points. a little shake and bake here as they built a 20-point cushion on the spurs who had won 11 in a row. the spurs make a late charge and 35 seconds left and denied. blocked by davis and the pellicans hold on 108-103

the warriors make their push through the playoffs here and the motto here the warriors have home court advantage and the motto for the playoffs. strength in numbers. and that will certainly be the case here tomorrow. oracle will be one loud place tomorrow afternoon for game one. warriors and pelicans here the best of seven series. the warriors they just capped off one of the best seasons in nba history with a jaw dropping 67 wins and 15 losses. so now. >> doesn't mean crap going into a seven game series against anybody. we didn't get an extra pat on the back. we get home court and that is about it. it doesn't mean anything. anyone can get anyone in a seven game series. >> reporter: now tomorrow's game here at oracle is officially am sellout. however, you can find tickets on some of the online sites places like stub hub but get ready to pay up. standing room only ticket will cost you $160 while court side seat that will set you back an astounding $5,000. but you find those seats online. the warriors are ready to go. i however i don't know if i am yet. oh there we are. first shot out of

. >> the warriors come out of the gates firing. we have team coverage player and fan response, abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> good evening. two people are dead tonight twos are missing after a boating accident near tamales bay in marin county. the coast guard began searching for the boat when it didn't return to bodega bay after a fishing trip. >> reporter: weather tonight is not helping in the search. take a look. heavy fog moving in as you can see. visibility reduced despite the coast guard says the search for two missing people will not be called off. >> started up the trail here and started seeing helicopters. >> this hiker watched the search and rescue mission unfold. helicopters assisting the u.s. coast guard in the search for survivors of a boat accident. >> right now we're actually searching for two other people from an over die boat. >> two others on the overdue 21-foot pleasurecraft did not survive. we were over the wreckage of the boat, near the rocks. a debris field anybody and on shore. crews riding jet skis searched

the warriors began this afternoon. the series opener with the pelicans.acle was rocking, 19,000 and change. bogut, is in 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

he puts the warriors up 15 after one. second quarter, andrew bogut and then rewards the big man with the oop. curry comes up with a steal and does something that, well only steph can do and the foul. oh yeah. curry had 19 in the first half alone. warriors were up 18 at the break. let's see those muscles, steph. thank you very much. third quarter, more curry. that pushes the lead to 19 and the next possession guess who, it was curry again. he finished the game with 34 points with five assists as the warriors take the opener, 106-99. >> when you get to the playoffs everything resets and you just have to not forget who you are and how you got there but just enjoy the moment. every game is important and we want to take advantage of every opportunity that we have and i think in the locker room nobody is kind of looking down the road or feeling extra pressure in this situation, which is healthy for us as we -- you know after fighting the series. >> though it doesn't look like they'll need it warriors' fan shawn doolittle offered

team coverage of the warriors' big win. o to christie smith who watched the game with fans in san francisco. christie. >> reporter: yes, that's right. i tell you the bars were packed these warriors watch parties all over the bay area. as you can imagine, the fans were thrilled. a lot of them saying what they saw tonight this type of play well, there you go warriors this is the type of basketball that they are used to seeing. in control. fans in san francisco had a lot to cheer about as the warriors took down the pelicans 109-98 in new orleans. a much different game from game three's comeback and steph curry's three-point shot that frankly fans still can't get over. tonight the warriors had wide leads so much fans were celebrating but had time to text chat and take selfies. this is how they wanted the first round to end. >> i believe it's their time. it's the bay area time. just like last year when the giants won. how it's going to go down. steph is going to get it done all of them all good. >> their chemistry is on point. th

it looks like it may be best case scenario for the warriors. okc in round one of the playoffs. they took the final round in a meaning less game against denver. the starters only played the first half and they watched. they did plenty of damage though. a nifty pass here to klay thompson. he went 25 points in 15 minutes. i guess we count this as an assist. the save as he goes out of bounds and does to the get injured thankfully. of course it goes to steph curry. getting much needed playing time and the rejection on one end. the other with two hands. that's vicious. third quarter and barnes and justin holliday. the warriors win 133-126 to finish it 67-15. 39 and two at home. it was a win and you are in situation for the pellicans who had to beat the sizzling spurs. anthony davis with authority. 31 points. a little shake and bake here as they built a 20-point cushion on the spurs who had won 11 in a row. the spurs make a late charge and 35 seconds left and denied. blocked by davis and the pellicans hold on 108-103. the spurs drop to the 6th seed. h

. >>> the warriors are trying to close out round one of the nba playoffs. fans watching the game are pumped about steph curry's amazing shot and the over.comback in game three. we're live in san leandro where fans are glued to the game. >> reporter: because of warriors to win the first-round series this has fans on the edge of their seats but no one is doubting their teams. a lot of fans showed up early to grab a seat. it's a packed house. near maximum capacity. fans like coming out here because it's all about strength in numbers and there's no shortage of team spirit here. people young and old are dressed in blue and gold, many feeling energized coming off of thursday's amazing game and big comeback for the warriors. >> i'm feeling real confident. i think the warriors win in four and then go on to win the championship. >> i'm a little nervous but we got this. i was more nervous about game three. now we're taking it today. >> reporter: the warriors last play goff win was 1975. fans are looking for another one. we'll have more fan rask -- fan reaction after

the miss. warriors steal a 123 the miss. warriors steal a 123-1 then win to go up in the series. mike in new orleans. wow! >> i tell you what this was not warriors basketball the first 3 and a half quarters. most exciting come back we have seen all season. i even tweeted out rest the starters in the fourth quarter down 20 because even if they come back they are exhausted for game 4. boy was i wrong. confirm it afterwards i wrong. confirm it afterwards. >> from my point of have you the whole game we were fighting hard playing hard competing we missed a lot of shots we normally make. we never got too down on ourselves. head up in the huddle and time out. if long game. >> what is it about this team that you never say never. >> the we fate to the end. we have a group fell of competitive guys. fourth quarter we kept saying a.lot of time. a lot of time keep fighting. >> whether he nothing going for 3 quarters. it was as bad a game as i have seen us play in a long time. i have to watch the tape. i'm not quite sure what happened. i'm as startled as everybody else. >> all right. here's the

the warriors hung on to take the first steps toward an nba championship. fans oracle arena for game one. the team knows how important home-court advantage is for the playoffs and katie has more about the impact the fans had on the game. >> reporter: the battle cry -- is deafening. >> the warriors are the best fans in the nba and every time you come here is a huge party. >> the war paint, blue, gold. >> i wanted to send a message. slash mode is on all day. >> the nation silences the enemy's free throws with the rumble of thunder sticks. >> the record speaks for itself especially at home. >> and steph curry. >> he's taking control of the game. >> there is strength in numbers on the scoreboard. >> we're going to beat them by 40 every game. those are the numbers we're going to put up on them. >> the more men we have, the more we're going to smash them. >> and the numbers at the arena. >> but does the slogan has a different meaning, a team backed by fans and by bar yak who made the 15 hour flight from israel to see his warriors battle. >> it is the most excitin

how the warriors are mixing science and naps to get the winning edge. want to try that. >>> if there is no reaction it's been a failure. >>> top decorators aim high at the city's biggest design event of the year. >>> another nice picture here from our time lapse. you can see not a cloud in the sky this morning. not any fog. waking up to clear skies to continue through the day with sunshine. we'll be back to let you know how hot it's going to get this afternoon when nbc bay area news at 11:00 comes back. >>> would you believe the warriors are sleeping on the job? and it's paying off. >> they're number one on the floor and in bed. hold on. nbc bay area's ian cull shows us how the warriors are consulting with a local sleep researcher. >> reporter: everyone tells us sleep is important. sleep experts say elite athletes and the rest of us need to spend more time thinking about sleeping. to success on the court. the splash brothers an energetic coach. the fans in roar ocle right? what about sleep. the warriors believe better sleep is key to unlocking their ful

the game. that would be a three to go up by a third quarter. and former warrior, he goes up for the hoop to tie the game. part of a 9-0 atlanta run. the nets go on an 18-0 run. brooke lopez draws foul, giving the nets a 12 point lead. he led brooklyn with 22 points in the game. the nets win 91-83, cutting the hawks lead to 2 games to one. today in boston, during an offday for the cleveland cavaliers, lebron james showing his range with a full court switch, that looked more like a football throw. later in the day, houston's dwight howard wearing black and wearing a backpack. he swings it and that one goes in. the cavs and rockets go for the series sweep tomorrow. making a name for herself at lake merced. brooke henderson shot a tournament record of 7 under 65 on friday to take the lead. and she wasn't about to give that lead up on saturday. third round action, at the golf course right down the street from san francisco state. on the 12th hole, defending champion, who celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday sinks a birdie put. megan morgan started a day tied at 13 f

. >> the warriors' win streak continues over the pole cans. they rallied back after getting the run for the money. nice to wake up to great news. thanks for joining us. >>> leyla is here mike is here, the warriors continue to stay hot. at home. in the playoffs. it is cool here in the bay area. >> exactly. balance it out. >> now they will run into the heat and humidity in new orleans . >> live doppler hd show a reduction in visibility at petaluma and santa rosa but no fog with the marine layer at 3,000' deep. you can see the flags on exploritorium respondenting east. watch out for patchy light drizzle. fairly cloudy through noon. 54 to 62. then we have breaks at 56 at the coast and 68 inland. when sunsets we will drop into the 50s. quickly. >> certainly drivers pay have to face humility. >> now a look at bay area pride. we all love the bay bridge toll plaza and it is popular place to be. the traffic is stacking up from the east bay into san francisco. another ten minutes if you are headed into the city. walnut creek southbound slow and go condi

the miss. warriors steal a 123 the miss. warriors steal a 123-1 then win to go up in the series. s. wow! >> i tell you what this was not warriors basketball the first 3 and a half quarters. most exciting come back we have seen all season. i even tweeted out rest the starters in the fourth quarter down 20 because even if they come back they are exhausted for game 4. boy was i wrong. confirm it afterwards i wrong. confirm it afterwards. >> from my point of have you the whole game we were fighting hard playing hard competing we missed a lot of shots we normally make. we never got too down on ourselves. head up in the huddle and time out. if long game. >> what is it about this team that you never say never. >> the we fate to the end. we have a group fell of competitive guys. fourth quarter we kept saying a.lot of time. a lot of time keep fighting. >> whether he nothing going for 3 quarters. it was as bad a game as i have seen us play in a long time. i have to watch the tape. i'm not quite sure what happened. i'm as startled as everybody else. >> all right. here's the stat of the day.

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. you know, um, because there's a lot of things we can do better. >> i think the whole team is nervous. this is our first time as a units in the play-offs. you know, 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 it is or ugly it is, a win is a win. >> ball just seemed to drop out of the sky right through the hoop. one of those plays that very few people can make but steph seems to do it pretty often. >> i don't know how that went in. that was an amazing shot. really put the spin on the ball and finished on the rim. clearly amazing. >> so here's an upcoming look for this series. game 2 on mo

the miss. warriors steal a 123 the miss. warriors steal a 123-1 then win to go up in the series. e in new orleans. wow! >> i tell you what this was not warriors basketball the first 3 and a half quarters. most exciting come back we have seen all season. i even tweeted out rest the starters in the fourth quarter down 20 because even if they come back they are exhausted for game 4. boy was i wrong. confirm it afterwards i wrong. confirm it afterwards. >> from my point of have you the whole game we were fighting hard playing hard competing we missed a lot of shots we normally make. we never got too down on ourselves. head up in the huddle and time out. if long game. >> what is it about this team that you never say never. >> the we fate to the end. we have a group fell of competitive guys. fourth quarter we kept saying a.lot of time. a lot of time keep fighting. >> whether he nothing going for 3 quarters. it was as bad a game as i have seen us play in a long time. i have to watch the tape. i'm not quite sure what happened. i'm as startled as everybody else. >> all right. here's the st

when it became apparent the warriors were going to win, the noise crept up and at the last minute the crowd was on their feet. >> to warriors fans to the nation what the dub nation has known all along. this is a team of winners. >> we trust each other more. >> the mission from the first half. we didn't get behind. >> fans watched the warriors dominate the pelicans in game 4 after a miraculous behind win in game 3. fans now say they are ready for the next round of playoffs. >> that was the important thing and now they move on after a sweep. >> more than 700 fans watched the game on the big screen, the really big screen. >> it's 50 feet high def big sound and 750 people having an absolute blast. >> watching at home can't compare. >> the theatre has an arena like atmosphere. >> just like you work hard, they prove people wrong everyday and that's what i like about them. >> people think we are just a shooting team. the most important thing is we are going to get the championship. >> as one of official watch parties, rudy lopez was on hand passing out twag and raising money for a good cause

warrior fans right. all it took was simply the greatest come back in warrior franchise history. they have never come from 20 points down in the fourth quarter. and pulled a game out but that's exactly what happened today. take a look at how it unfolded. 17, four runs. green on the offensive rebound. curry buries a three this time with 11.8 seconds left but they are still down by two. the pelicans went to the free throw line and made only one of two free throws and that opened the door for one last chance. actually two last chances because you will see seth get the ball. work for a shot, miss, but alertly grabs it on the offensive board. this time curry nails it and there you go. and his dad and brother are pretty proud of that shot and it goes to overtime. steph by the way had 40 and that assist right there to andrew bogut in overtime. bogut offensively and defensively here as he stands up and denies the great anthony davis inside. bothering his shot just enough. warriors get the shot. they are winners go up 3-0 in the series. no one has ever come from 3-0 down in nba history to

do the warriors have the killer instinct or let down their guard? for new orleans, how much pride can they muster after a demoralizing loss in game three. steph curry, oh, no. draymond green though ten of the first 13. the warriors. steph now this is more like it. warriors up 15-13 midway through the fir quarter. mike shumann well be live tonight. >> today reside early game in brooklyn. selfie, make it a good one. like the pelicans, and the warriors. former dub, brick lopez, ryes and crushed. game tied. i 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 o

the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you. . >>> warriors! [ laughter ] >> don't you love playoff basketball? lot of excitement for game one of the nba playoffs between the warriors and the pelicans inside george & walt's on college avenue in oakland today, where workers were posting game time beer specials. also today, fans stopped by oakland city hall to sign a good luck banner set to be delivered to the team. tickets for tomorrow's game at oracle, they are going anywhere from $111 for standing room only all the way up to $4800, even more for courtside seats. at least you got a parking pass with those seats. >>> mark's here now with more on that. warriors fans have been waiting a long time for this. >> yeah, and you know what's great about the warrior fans? you can't call them a bunch of front runners, because for 40 years, they haven't won a championship, but they packed that place. they have got some ridiculous streak of sellouts at the oracle and years and years have gone by, always supported the warriors, good times and bad. mostly bad.

it's exciting. >> the city of oakland is decorated in warriors pride. ver 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 the good old days of oakland sports. karen cox was one of the lucky ones and she has tickets to tomorrow's game at oracle arena. for anyone else planning to go, tickets will be

pride in the warriors, up 3-0. at a great game last night. 65 to 70 see our biggest drop in temperatures inland today low clouds to high clouds this afternoon. brisk along the coast, san francisco, 56 to 59. around the bay, 61 to 68 to the south bay, where it's pretty quiet now under mostly cloudy sky, near the shark tank, we have some showers tomorrow morning. temperatures are going to be in the 50s and 60s, 60s and 70s, 60s, 70s 80s, monday, a quick turn around. more the warming trend and timetable for the rain coming up. here is leyla. >> need it desperately. starting in san jose a dry commute and pretty light. as far as traffic goes don't see too many cars north and the southbound direction, 880 also minding its manners as you make it north and south through san jose. going to take you right into san francisco, where we've got this closure of van necessary avenue between geary boulevard and post street for the construction of a pedestrian tunnel between those two streets, so it's going to be shut down for 72 hou

the warriors will begin the playoffs saturday at home against new orleans. we will have more on that coming up in sport. >> should be a good playoff. >> should be good. more than the western conference finals. nba champs maybe? i love it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, $7,000 stolen from the hayward little league team. tonight, who would do such a thing? >> a scare at the u.s. capitol. what is this thing? and how did the pilot make it all this way before he was caught? >> and 40 years after the fall of saigon. tonight, a look back at the mission to save thousands of vietnamese children. some of whom >> well, it was a mailman in a mini copter that caused a major scare at the u.s. capitol. >> this is not good people. >> cell phone video captured 61- year-old doug hughes landing his one man gyrocoptor on the capitol lawn. he had a letter for each member of congress demanding campaign finance reform. he had been planning this stunt for months and chronicling his quest with the tampa bay times. >> i had carefully planned it so nobody will get hurt. i'm not suicidal

before the warriors became the hottest team in the nba.wood guys had to make some changes. >> am i guessing you used to be a laker fan? >> you know as a born and raised l.a. native we've seen the lakers the clippers but california is much bigger than los angeles. >> very nice. >> and the golden state warriors are my team from now on, for sure. >> very diplomatic answer. ving rhames is in the cast. >> fantastic. >> they have a shot at this thing. as for the real warriors their first playoff game will be against the pelicans this saturday. live coverage the pregame starts at noon to be immediately followed by a special edition of after the game. abc 7 news is your home for the nba finals hopefully the warriors will be in those finals, you can catch all the action of the finals game one is june 4th. >>> abc 7 news at 4 continues coming up the vietnam war 40 years later the bay area exhibition paying tribute to some of the wars youngest refugees. here's dan with a look ahead at what's coming up at 5:00. >>> what is killing the elk. and what do

. >>> but first the warriors going this to the playoffs on a winning note and we sat down with one of the team's players, thompson to talk about what's ahead. >>> north san jose, northbound 280 and 101 traffic looks good, a little more straight ahead. >>> and the bay area in the clear right now get ready for a warm up, today talking about more 70s and 80s across the entire region, update the numbers coming up after the break. >>> well today is the eighth anniversary of the deadliest school shooting in u.s. history on april 16, 2007, seung-hui cho shot and killed 32 people at virginia tech university and injured nearly 20 more, after that rampage he tushed the -- turned the gun on himself in the years since the shooting some survivors have become advocates for gun control and improved campus security and one of the victims an air force rotc cadet was posthumously given the medal of honor for barricading class made air force also being honored this week. [ bell ringing ] >> yesterday morning, bells tolled three people died and others were injured an 11-year-old boy from martinez even th

and it was a wild finish for the warriors at oracle arena. gary has the highlights.ll the sports. next! >> gary :it but when you are haunt you are hot--hot you are hot the warriors struggle against arizona clay thompson rises and there it is. now there are 4.1 seconds left and the warriors, here we go. with 0.4 last that is it. warriors do it again. they don't have to win these games but they're doing at. one of seven to one ofsix107-106 the warriors are incredible. the warriors coach mark jackson was asked today to he would pick for the nba's most voluble player >>:if you twisted my arm today are probably vote for james hardin. the reason why is because he has single-handedly put that rockets team in the position they are today. if you say steph curry that's fine because he's my guy and the season that he's had is incredible but i think i would go with james harding >> gary :of course i guys always talking, if you ask him tomorrow he may say steph cury bob knight monday in a tea and the and c 882 *t won the nat and ncaa 2 times the game goes to overtime. this is one

the warriors won 39 and 2 at the air rain and we will have a report from the warriors home court at tophour. >> at 8:30 we will have a warriors flag raised and you have a chance to sign a banner fleming support until 3:00 this morning. >> we want to see your warriors pride with fan photos on air and at abc7news.com post your pictures and we will find them. >> you can see the game between the warriors and the pelicans right here. with coverage at noon and then "after the game," with post-game reaction. >>> happening today, california public health officials could declare the measles outbreak that only natured at disney to be over if no new cases are reported today. the outbreak of the highly contagious disease spread to several other states and countries. 131 in california were infected and the first patient brought the measles here from abroad igniting debate about vaccination rates. >>> a federal judge will get a chance to review a reworked deal in a head enjoy lawsuit against the the with college athletes and concussion and urging $70 million medical fund to test athletes for trauma a

here in the comcast sports net studios. warriors become another team to win 67 games in the regular season season. and the identity of their first round playoff opponent and that will be the pelicans. the pelicans reached the post seizon for the first time since 2011. tip off for game 1 is saturday at oracle. and trying to go 39-2 at oracle. off the mitt andrew bogut, swinging out of bounds. and steph curry on the recovery and of course he knows what to do. the lead is 10 in the second step fires and to clay thompson for the corner 3 spot and finish up with a victory. now on to the real season. jack a jacky robinson day and looking for a sweep over the astros. and man aboard. drew palm rand's on the hill and a no doubter deep to lervths11, 2-0. and colin cuemccue had it go wong the curve ball. and uncle charley, too good. and mccue 11 strike outs. surrend surrendering just six hits. >>> and 2 on, 2 out. 0-2 count and noleened finds the sweet spot. that's a dagger into the seats. and solo shot to left. his first of the night and his

the warriors have the nba best record and home-court advantage. fan fever is at an all-time high. >> the warriors are the best. >> i'm so impressed with steph curry. i have never seen a player like him. his ability to make shots is -- it leaves me speechless. >> reporter: oakland raised the warriors flag above city hall and fans have signed a banner to be presented to the team, which is staying humble through the hype. >> doesn't mean anything going into a seven-game series against anyone. i don't care that we won. we don't get an extra pat on the back before the series starts or anything like that. we get home court and that's about it. so i think it doesn't mean anything. >> reporter: the team has big plans off the court as well for a new arena in the mission bay of san francisco. they hope to break ground next year with plans to be ready for the 2018 season. >> as for this year? >> i'm proud to be a warriors fan. >> give the fans a championship. >> reporter: if you want to see a game at oracle, be ready to pay. tickets for home games this serie

the warriors have the nba best record and home-court advantage. fever is at an all-time high. >> the warriors are the best. what else can you say? >> i'm so impressed with steph curry. i have never seen anything like him. his ability to make shots leaves me speechless sometimes. >> reporter: oakland raised the warriors flag above city hall and fans will sign a banner to be presented to the team, which is staying humble to the hype. >> doesn't mean anything going into a seven-game series against anybody. i don't care that we won. we don't get an extra pat on the back before the series. we get home court. it doesn't mean anything. >> reporter: the team has plans off the court as well for a new arena in san francisco's mission bay. they hope to break ground next year with plans to be ready for the 2018 season. >> i'm proud to be a warriors fan. >> give the fans what they want a championship. >> reporter: if you want to see a game in person here at oracle, be ready to pay up. tickets for home games this series are averaging about $500 on third party s

. >>> plus, the warriors are headed to the playoffs after a historic regular season. we now know who their opponent will be in the first round. >>> let's take a live look outside on this thursday morning. beautiful bay bridge from the distance. some already making their way across the span on this with yours, april 16th. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good thursday morning. it's 4:30. >> lots to get to this morning. guess who's back! meteorologio >> thank you. mostly in the 50s with the exclusion of san martin at 33 degrees there. here's the deal for today. temperatures lp ewill end up 10 even 15 degrees warmer from yesterday. much warmer conditions, feeling like summer. but the good news is really good chance for rain in our near future. in fact, within the next six days. more on that coming up. >>> right now, we want to say good morning, happy thursday. >> welcome back. overnight in freemont, that is the flow past the truck scales. an easy drive right now and no problem. folks travel with headlights into

. >> dub fans are ready to rock as the warriors look for a win. we take you to the arena for a review. >> thanks for joining us on this monday. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. the traffic around the arena will be rough tonight but we will check with the morning commute in a bit. we will check with lisa for a look at the forecast. >> maybe a jacket through midday hour. the fog will pull back. this morning starting off milder with low-to-mid 50s. you will not need the umbrella. is system is offshore enhancing the low clouds and fog and keeping us mild. the breeze is slowing through the delta and by the afternoon we are sunny and milder and this morning, it does not fell too bad. we will look for the temperatures to stay cool at the coast and cloudy. we have a cooler work week ahead. >> thanks, lisa and now over sue. >> 7:30 start for the game hitting the afternoon commute around the coliseum so heads us, give yourself plenty of home. ace train rolling through treatment at 20 minutes delay because of a problem earlier and this is southbound

the warriors first playoff is against new orleans at the arena on saturday. game time is 12:30 right here and it will immediately forked by a special "after the game," and do not forget we are hope for the nba finals with all of the exciting action starting june 4. >> basketball playoffs. babe regular season underway...exciting time for sports in the bay area. >> doing well, the as are leading the division and giants, it is a long season. >> the ferry building is 60, and west portal was 61. everyone else in the upper 50s around san francisco. we are warmer in fairfield and 61 and pittsburg at 60 and tracy at 56 and a lost 54s around pleasanton and walnut creek and richmond. 48 in palo alto. 46 in petaluma. we are all over the came. even 59 right now in pacifica. here is what will happen this afternoon. total sunshine, 70 to 76 around bay and in the mid-70s to low 80's inland in the coast and we are going to jump from the 60s to 70 this afternoon. moving forward, the sea breeze kicks in and we will shake a few degrees off the bay and the coast. family cooling

the kind i have with you. me too. >> pam: warriorsght is the teen gears up for play off hoops. to offer the game one of the first round is tomorrow at oracle on renown. kron 4 jr stone is live in oakland where fans are holding a pregame rally. >> jr stone: and just by the ring yet they have a number of construction workers finishing up a bar of their as they sip on their warriors of margaritas. that's the kind of atmosphere the to have out here. in that video you can see with a looks like inside is the of yellow their those are shirt set free handouts said the search says strength in numbers and that is below gold this year. when you come outside of oracle reno you have those strength and numbers all over the arena. when you talk with warriors fans right now there's two people that they like talking about obviously seth curry and coach steve kerr >> : first i went to college with the coach i knew he would be amazing after that so looking where they are i'm a huge fan. >> : is a happy guy is family his wife and kids seemed like a very

because the warriors came out on fire tonight in new orleans. already up eight in the second. warriors up 13 at the break. in the third, the steph curry started rolling, off glass, doves up 18 at this point. 39 points nine assists, eight boards. warriors sweep a seven-game series for the first time in 40 years. >> any time you come up against a team like them that's tauf to do. so i'm proud of the way we played and competed. it was a good feeling. rest up and continue to get better over the next week, and figure out who we play and keep it moving. >> we move on to giants and rockies. one out, runners on first and second. a grounder to matt duffy who gets the first out, but he can't get the second. which allows the tying run to score. we go to extras. top of the 11th runners on the corner for joe panik. aoki beats the tag, giants even the series with a 5-4 wins. a's and astros. top two, two men on altuve said i may only be 5'5" but i can hit. made it 4-0 houston. in the fifth, jed lowri gets in on the action. and springer. rough one for oakland. six runs on nine hits in 4 2/3, a

second quarter the brazil blur gives the warriors a jolt off the bench. had 10 points at the half. bake right there. warriors shot 76 percent in the second quarter alone. curry right there and were yours actually led at half time somehow 55-52 with the pel cap won't die. davis independent for 26 and 10 but scoreless in the fourth. welcome to the thompson show with authority. quiet nye for andre but make some noise here on the happen and very loud. clay scored friend of the 26 in the fourth quarter. scoreless. were yours go on to win 97-87 and take a series lead. with game 3 thursday in new orleans. >> we have got to get better with our decision-making. we always sort of walk the line. this team between explosive and careless. we know we manufacture the ball tonight we have good shots and we have good flow that was really the second quantity that got us on the right track the. >> pressure off weekend of bean ball and hot temper in cans city. a opposite open a series in anaheim last september 8 swept in 4 games in anaheim. torpedo the season. 1st inning torpedo the season. 1st inning.

left hand high off the window. warriors head coach steve kerr's first playoff win. >> the ball just seemed to drop out of the sky right through the hoop. one of those plays that very few people can make. but steph seems to do it pretty often. it's what he does. steph's our engine. everything we do, we've starts with him. >> reporter: thanks to kerr the day would end with a win. we'll have more highlights and look at the giants and a's victory today coming up in sports just a bit. >> you can see why fans are confident when we've got steph curry on our side. >>> coming up next at 11:00, dramatic video of an officer faced with a life or death decision. decision. >> plus as a rookie police officer ends his confrontation with a suspected murderer without ever firing his gun. >>> plus berkeley taking on big tobacco. where you can buy and cannot buy new product. as the new proposal gets pushed through. >>> we're seeing a lot of low clouds. misty skies right now in san francisco as the low clouds still in for cloudy start to your s