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By Michael Wagaman The Associated Press OAKLAND » For all the prob- lems he had facing the Clippers' smothering trap defense in Game 2 of their playoff series, Warriors guard Stephen Curry hopes to see more of it. So, too, do the rest of his Golden State teammates. That might seem odd coming from a team that was on the bad side of a 40-point loss that tied the series at 1-1. The Warriors committed 26 turnovers and spent most of the game trying to dig out of a double-digit hole that just kept getting deeper. Yet almost to a man, the War - riors believe the problems they had against the trap were mostly self-inflicted. That's why when Golden State returned to the practice floor Tuesday, the emphasis was on cleaning up the mistakes the Warriors made more so than al - tering the offense to adjust to what Los Angeles did. "We entice that trap because we have talent all over the court," Curry said. "If you give us an advantage we're probably go - ing to beat you more times than not. Last night it seemed like we weren't able to make crisp, clean passes and crisp moves to the basket out of that trap, especially early in the game." Los Angeles altered its defen - sive tactics slightly in the 138-98 blowout, harassing Curry with an aggressive two-man trap that successfully took him out of the mix. They also ran the trap at times in Game 1 but were more active with it Monday. Curry insists things will be dif - ferent in Game 3 Thursday when the series shifts to Oracle Arena. "I just have to be aggressive out of it," said Curry, the War - riors' leading scorer. "If they're going to trap, that's fine. I just have to be able to make the right play out of it. It's not the first trap we've seen all year, so we'll be fine." Golden State was anything but fine in Game 2. The Clippers bounced back from their series-opening loss at home to dominate the Warriors at every turn behind a playoff- high 35 points from Blake Griffin. Things got chippy between the two Pacific Division rivals late as the margin on the scoreboard widened. Los Angeles coach Doc Riv - ers and Golden State center Jer- maine O'Neal got into a heated exchange. Warriors backup point guard Jordan Crawford was called for a flagrant-1 foul after shoving Darren Collison. The Clippers' Hedo Turkoglu and Glen Davis went at it with the Warriors' Marreese Speights. Even the mild-mannered Curry lost his cool and threw his mouthpiece to the floor in anger in the third quarter. It nearly hit Rivers' foot, and Curry received a technical foul. "They played better but we kind of fueled their offense by not having good possessions of our own and having a lot of de - fensive breakdowns," Curry said. "Everything kind of went their way from start to finish." While Los Angeles set the tone with its defense, Griffin made the difference for the Clippers offen - sively and took full advantage of the absence of Golden State's 7-foot center Andrew Bogut. NBA pLAyOffs Curry eager to erase Game 2 nightmare Warriors looking to bounce back Thursday night from 40-point blowout loss to Clippers Chris Carlson — The assoCiaTed Press los angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes (right) fouls Golden state Warriors guard stephen Curry during the second half in Game 2 of an opening-round nBa playoff series Monday in los angeles. Online: For more news on the oakland raiders' upcoming season visit redbluffdailynews.cOm/raiders. By Josh Dubow AP Sports Writer ALAMEDA » The new members of the Oakland Raiders have heard all the outside critiques: They are too old, past their primes and far removed from their Pro Bowl years. The Raiders brought in more than a dozen newcomers so far this offseason, the majority ar - riving with a winning pedigree in their past but viewed to be on the downside of their careers. The new Raiders convened with the holdovers for the first time on Tuesday as the team of - ficially started its offseason pro- gram with hopes of ending an 11-year playoff drought. Many arrived with a similar mindset of having something to prove to their former teams that let them leave and to out - siders who doubt they can re- gain their star form. "We're just kind of the throw- aways, knowing the guys we have a lot of people didn't want them," running back Maurice Jones-Drew said of the outside perception. "You hear these re - ports about this is a great team in 2009. Whatever." Jones-Drew was one of the many notable offseason addi - tions made by general man- ager Reggie McKenzie, joining NfL Raiders get going in offseason workouts Veteran newcomers looking to disprove doubts, end team's 11-year playoff drought MarCio Jose sanChez — The assoCiaTed Press oakland raiders defensive end Justin Tuck answers questions during a news conference Tuesday in alameda. The Associated Press sAN fRANCIsCO » The Golden State Warriors agreed to terms Tuesday to buy 12 acres of land in San Fran- cisco's Mission Bay neighborhood to build a new arena. The Warriors are buying the land from salesforce.com. The team was originally hoping to build a new arena on San Fran - cisco's waterfront but those plans faced opposition from critics con- cerned about traffic, environmen- tal issues and blocked views of the Bay Bridge. "We believe Mission Bay is a perfect fit," owner Joe Lacob said. "It is a wonderful inland site in a dynamic part of the city that is con - venient for fans from all over the Bay Area." The proposed arena will hold about 18,000 seats and the War - riors said it will be privately fi- nanced on private land near the San Francisco Giants' ballpark. "We've spent the past two years listening," team President Rick Welts said. "We've learned a lot. We're proud of the plans we've put forward to date, and we're thrilled to announce this great leap for - ward. We are looking forward to engaging with the neighborhood and, ultimately, making this site 'Warriors Ground.' This is our path to San Francisco." Golden State is targeting the 2018-19 season to open the arena. The team first arrived in San Fran - cisco in 1962 and played there un- til moving to Oakland for the 1971- 72 season. The Warriors have had great fan support in Oakland, setting the second-highest total attendance in franchise history for this season with 803,436 fans. The team sold out all 41 home games and has a streak of 79 consecutive sellouts. NBA Warriors announce new plans for arena Buy 12 acres in Mission Bay neighborhood in SF By pat Graham AP Sports Writer DENVER » Nolan Arenado hit a go- ahead homer leading off the fifth and Franklin Morales outdueled Madison Bumgarner, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tues - day night. Troy Tulowitzki also added a solo shot for the Rockies, who have hit seven homers in two nights against the Giants. Morales (2-1) was masterful on the mound as he allowed five hits over seven innings, which matches the longest outing of his career. The left-hander's only mistake was a hanging slider to Hunter Pence in the fifth. It was Pence's second homer of the season. LaTroy Hawkins got the final two outs in a rocky ninth for his sixth save in as many chances. Bumgarner (2-2) was nearly as effective as Morales, his only slip - ups on fastballs to Tulowitzki and Arenado. Bumgarner allowed nine hits in eight innings. It was the first complete game by a Giants starter in 2014 and third of Bumgarner's career. BAsEBALL Morales leads Rockies to win over Giants, Bumgarner rOckies 2, giants 1 up next: Today, Giants at rockies, 12:10 p.m., TV on CsnBa. THE SCORE The families who line up at a tent to view the decompos- ing bodies have not known for nearly a week whether they should grieve or not. now that they know, they sound like they're being torn apart. fERRy DIsAstER Death toll goes over 100 in South Korea full stOry On Page b3 Foothill high school is hosting U.s. Baseball academy's My Pro day on June 10, which offers a college tryout experi- ence to youths 6-18. The cost is $59. For more details visit myproday.com. yOuth BAsEBALL U.S. Baseball Academy My Pro Day in Redding The spartans (15-4) play hosts hilmar (8-7) at 7 p.m. Games against Mariposa County, le Grand and Gustine round out their trip. Corning (7-8) is scheduled for the Wil- lows Tournament. BAsEBALL Red Bluff, Corning head to tournaments Paul George scored 27 points and George hill had all 15 of his points in the second half, leading indiana to a 101-85 victory over atlanta on Tues- day in Game 2 of their first- round series, now even. NBA pLAyOffs Pacers beat Hawks in Game 2 of series full stOry On Page b2 RAIDERs » pAGE 2 WARRIORs » pAGE 2 GIANts » pAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, April 23, 2014 » More aT facebOOk.cOm/rbdailynews and twitter.cOm/redbluffnews B1