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ByTimReynolds TheAssociatedPress Golden State coach Steve Kerr was chatting with assis- tant Luke Walton a few min- utes before what became the Warriors' clinching victory in the Western Conference Fi- nals, and a realization popped into his head. "You know what we do now?" Kerr asked, somewhat rhetorically. "We wait." Now, we all wait. The NBA Finals won't start until June 4, meaning both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Warriors will have more than a full week to rest, recover, scout and plan for Game 1 of the title matchup. It's the same sort of break that Golden State had to deal with between the first and second rounds, and for Cleve- land, these mini-vacations are now the norm — the Cavs also had layoffs of about a week fol- lowing their wins in each of their opening two series. So both teams were off Thursday. At the Cavaliers' complex in Independence, Ohio, some players arrived for treatment, but nary a basketball was bouncing in the facility — that resumes on Friday. The War- riors planned to also take the day and revel in a five-game ousting of the Houston Rock- ets in the West title series. Kerr said after the West fi- nals that he had not given any thought to Cleveland. NBA FINALS Now,wewait:Cavs, Warriorsgetresttime Championship series between Cleveland and Golden State doesn't start until June 4 CURTISCOMPTON—ATLANTAJOURNAL-CONSTITUTION The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (le ) and the Atlanta Hawks' DeMarre Carroll battle for a loose ball during Game 4of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday in Cleveland. DAN HONDA — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (center) holds the Western Conference Championship trophy following their victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 5of the Western Conference finals Wednesday in Oakland. By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press PARIS For Serena Williams, it was a bad right elbow that led to some shaky serving and a dropped set. For Novak Djokovic, first it was a balky right hip that needed treatment from a trainer; later came an embarrassing mistake. For Andy Murray, it was a time warning from the chair umpire and losing a set for the first time in six matches against his oppo- nent. While nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal won in straight sets on a cloudy, windy Thursday, some red dirt got in the machine for three of the other biggest names at Roland Garros. That trio put those mo- ments aside and reached the third round, where more signifi- cant challenges could await. "I know I'm capable of play- ing great tennis," the top-seeded Williams said. "Just haven't seen it yet." Calling her performance "not professional," Williams was sloppy as can be for stretches in a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory over 105th- ranked Anna-Lena Friedsam, a German who had never won a Grand Slam match until this week. Williams committed 21 un- FRENCH OPEN Newchallengesawaittennis'topseeds Williams battles elbow injury, Djokovic deals with balky right hip, Murray drops set in wins THIBAULT CAMUS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Serena Williams celebrates winning a second-round match Thursday in the French Open against Anna-Lena Friedsam in three sets 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris. Staff Reports REDBLUFF Red Bluff High School seniors Eric Schreter and Sam Hendricks have been selected to play in the annual Chico Break- fast Lions Club high school all- star baseball game. The game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. June 6 at Hooker Oak Recreation Area in Chico. Schreter and Hendricks, fresh off capturing a Northern Section CIF Division II title after down- ing the Enterprise Hornets on Saturday, will join the North ros- ter, which includes Coleman Pe- tit and Jackson Tuxhorn (Amer- ican Christian Academy); Ryan Coleman and Chase Larsen (Foot- hill); Jacob Turner (Weed); Noah Ferguson (Shasta); Derek How- ard, Fahredin Nushi and Cade Parker (Yreka); Jeffrey Ahern (An- derson); Daniel Perry and Jacob Padelford (Lassen); Paul Bigelow (Redding Christian); Matt Bea- son (Quincy); Thorin Radie (Cen- tral Valley); and Damon Stephens (Chester). The North roster was selected by Yreka coach Jason Freitas. He will be assisted by Foothill coach Todd Buck and Lassen coach Scott Foreman. The North roster comprises graduating seniors between Red Bluff and the Oregon border. The South roster comprises players from south of Red Bluff to the Yuba City and Marysville region. The North squad holds a 6-5 advantage over the South in the all-star event. The Lions Club high school all- star softball game will be played at 11 a.m. June 6 at Hooker Oak Recreation Area. The rosters for the softball game have not yet been set. Schreter finished the year with a 1.72 ERA and an 8-3 record. Hendricks notched a .340 bat- ting average with 18 RBIs and 24 runs scored. PREP BASEBALL Red Bluff seniors picked for all-star tilt Chico Breakfast Lions Club all-star game June 6 By Curtis Pashelka Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE Peter DeBoer was a finalist for the San Jose Sharks coaching position the last time it was open seven years ago. When he met with general manager Doug Wilson this time, he left no doubt in Wilson's mind that he was the right man for the job. DeBoer was formally intro- duced as the Sharks' head coach Thursday at SAP Center, succeed- ing Todd McLellan, who left by mutual agreement last month af- ter the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. "I see a group of veteran guys and young players that have hit a little bit of a rut here," said De- Boer, the eighth coach in Sharks history. "I think their true charac- ter is going to be tested, and I see enough character in that room that I see a big bounce back." Wilson said when he began the search for a new coach, he identi- fied a large pool of candidates and began to reach out to various in- dividuals. Wilson spoke with De- Boer by phone to let him know that he was "a priority candidate" and they agreed to sit down to- NHL DeBoer ready to take over as Sharks' new head coach A 31-year-old woman and a young boy were shot in the head Thursday, becoming Baltimore's 37th and 38th homicide victims so far this month, the city's deadliest in 15years. HOMICIDE SPIKE Baltimoregetsbloodier, arrests drop a er riots FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 The California Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a Los Angeles man's death penalty while upholding his first-de- gree murder conviction. A previous murder conviction was improperly obtained. CONVICTION UPHELD High court tosses out killer's death penalty FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 The Northern Section CIF Track and Field Champion- ships are scheduled to begin at 4p.m. today at West Valley High School. Running events are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. TRACK AND FIELD Northern Section finals set at West Valley today The Chico Breakfast Lions Club high school baseball all- star game is set at 3p.m. June 6at Hooker Oak Recreation Area in Chico. Red Bluff High's Eric Schreter and Sam Hen- dricks join the North roster. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Lions Club all-star game set for June 6 in Chico TENNIS PAGE 2 FINALS PAGE 2 DEBOER PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, May 29, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1