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ByDiamondLeung BayAreaNewsGroup CLEVELAND The Warriors' killer instinct in the NBA Fi- nals is back. To get the Warriors back on track and even up the se- ries with a 103-82 rout on the road of the Cleveland Cava- liers, coach Steve Kerr sprang a surprise in Game 4 on Thurs- day and used a tactical gambit. The Warriors made a bold change, starting forward An- dre Iguodala for the first time this season in place of strug- gling center Andrew Bogut. The starting lineup including Iguodala was debuted on a big stage after a regular season when the Warriors had won 67 games without it. Iguodala proceeded to play strong defense on LeBron James and score more points than the four-time MVP, who had entered the game with the most in Finals history af- ter three games. Iguodala and Stephen Curry each scored 22 points, while James was held to 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Curry and Iguodala each hit four 3-pointers out of their eight field goals, while James was 7 for 22 from the field. Timofey Mozgov led all scor- ers with 28 points, but the Warriors didn't mind as it was their small lineup that turned the tide. Iguodala came out imme- diately and led all scorers in NBA FINALS WARRIORSPUZZLE KINGJAMES,CAVS Golden State evens NBA Finals at 2-2 heading back to Oracle Arena Sunday By Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group NEW YORK It is never a good feeling to lose in walk-off fash- ion. But when you hold off the sensation until the second week of June, at least you're doing something right in the macro sense. The Giants had to empty most of their bullpen after Tim Lincecum wilted in the fifth inning, and the Mets eventu- ally got to one of their relievers on a muggy night in Queens. Michael Cuddyer lined a two- out single off Sergio Romo in the ninth as the Giants lost 5-4 to the New York Mets at Citi Field. Romo hit Curtis Grand- erson with an 0-2 pitch and catcher Andrew Susac allowed a passed ball to allow the win- ning run into scoring position. Second baseman Joe Panik momentarily saved the night with a backhand stop on Juan Lagares, but following an in- tentional walk to Lucas Duda, Cuddyer settled matters. The Giants still took two of three in the series and went 4-2 on a road trip that began with President Obama at the White House and included Chris Hes- ton's no-hitter — the first by a Giants rookie in 103 years. The trip could've been even better. But Lincecum lost one lead and Hunter Strickland allowed another to slip away BASEBALL Giantsfalltowalk-offagainstMets Lincecum exits early, Romo takes loss in 9th FRANKFRANKLINII—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS New York Mets' Curtis Granderson, le , runs past San Francisco Giants catcher Andrew Susac to score on a double on Thursday. By John Hickey Bay Area News Group OAKLAND There are exactly 100 games left in the A's season. As badly as things have gone for Oakland so far, playing at the level the A's did in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Texas Rangers could salvage 2015. To get stellar pitching, high- light-show defense and game- breaking homers all in the same package, however, isn't easy. And it's anything but guaranteed. "We'll see, we'll see," starter Scott Kazmir said when asked if this win, which included him throwing eight scoreless one-hit innings, was the stuff momentum is built from. "We've got to go to Anaheim and keep playing." The A's who have won back-to- back games and 11 of 18 overall since a crippling 2-14 stretch in May, have been here before, and recently. Oakland went to Detroit and trounced the Tigers three straight the first three games of this month, then went back to their old bumbling ways in losing three in Boston and the first game of this series against the Rangers in Oakland. Kazmir is the poster child for the A's ailments this season. He won his first two starts in April, then had a nine game stretch in which he pitched well enough to post a 3.78 ERA. He was 0-4 in those nine games and the A's col- lectively were 1-8. If a big hit was needed, it didn't materialize. If BASEBALL Kazmir, A's shut down Rangers BEN MARGOT — ASSOCIATED PRESS A's pitcher Scott Kazmir works against the Rangers in the first inning on Thursday in Oakland. By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press WINNIPEG,MANITOBA On the eve of the match against her former team, Sweden coach Pia Sund- hage addressed Hope Solo, Abby Wambach and the challenge of beating the talent-laden United States in the World Cup. About the only thing she didn't do was break into song. During her five-year tenure with the U.S. national team, Sundhage was known for her vo- cal stylings: She famously war- bled "Feelin' Groovy" during a press conference at the 2011 World Cup in Germany. For this year's World Cup in Canada, she was more pragmatic approaching the highly antici- pated showdown Friday night be- tween No. 5 Sweden and the sec- ond-ranked United States. The stakes got higher for the Swed- ish women following their 3-all tie with Nigeria in the group-stage opener. "The reason I'm sitting here is because of the U.S. team. They taught me how to deal with the pressure," Sundhage said Thurs- day. "You can imagine: We got one point against Nigeria, we're going to play the best team in the world. ... It's my job to make sure we try WOMEN'S WORLD CUP US national team preps to face former coach Sundhage Enough evidence exists to charge two police officers in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was holding a pellet gun outside a recreation center, a judge ruled on Thursday. POLICE SHOOTING Judgerulesthereis evidence against officers FULLSTORYONPAGEB5 The Pentagon's top general said Thursday the U.S. military's reach could extend even further into Iraq if the anti- Islamic State campaign gains momentum. ISLAMIC STATE General: New US hub in Iraq could be a model FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 The Angie Weir Miller Basket- ball Camp for girls and boys in first through fourth grades is set for June 15-19. For other camp dates and a brochure, contact Angie at 514-2712or amillertime25@hotmail.com. SUMMER SPORTS Angie Miller basketball camp ready to tip-off Red Bluff Youth Soccer is scheduled to hold registration sign-ups for its fall season from 5p.m. to 7p.m. June 22 at the Red Bluff Community Center. For more information, visit http://rbysl.org. RED BLUFF Youth soccer league sign-ups set on June 22 A'S PAGE 2 SOCCER PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 TONY DEJAK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James questions a call during the first half of Game 4against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. PAUL SANCYA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and guard Matthew Dellavedova, le , go to the floor for a loose ball Thursday night. WARRIORS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, June 12, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1