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ByJoshDubow TheAssociatedPress OAKLAND WithanNBAtitle, 67 regular-season wins and an MVP performance from Stephen Curry, it would seem it would be hard for things to get much better for the Golden State Warriors. Not the case. Despite ranking second in the league in offensive effi- ciency in what was a dream season, the Warriors maintain they only scratched the surface of what they can do on offense in the first year in coach Steve Kerr's system. With almost the entire young roster back again this season, the confidence of win- ning a championship and up- grades to the bench, the War- riors see plenty of room for im- provement. "That second year of that new offense is when things start to really click," Curry said. "(Kerr) always was tell- ing us that second, third year is when you really take off. So if we did what we did last year and we're still learning about the system and how we're go- ing to go out and play it, I like our chances going into this year, too." It's not as if it was a struggle on offense last year. The War- riors led the NBA in shooting, 3-point shooting, assists and points on the way to an NBA- best 67-15 record and the fran- chise's first championship in 40 years. But there were also bouts of careless play with too many turnovers and too often when things got tough the Warriors NBA Warriorsexpecteven moreoutofoffense GoldenStateplayersconfidentthatsecondyearinsystemcanbebetter STEVEDYKES—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket against Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) during the first quarter of a preseason game Thursday, Oct. 8, in Portland, Ore. BEN MARGOT — ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr (le ) reacts next to guard Stephen Curry during the first half of Game 2 in a second-round NBA playoff series Tuesday, May 5, against the Memphis Grizzlies in Oakland. By Mike Fitzpatrick The Associated Press NEW YORK Clayton Kershaw finally came through in Octo- ber, just in time to save the Los Angeles Dodgers from another early exit. Pitching on short rest with the season on the line, Ker- shaw shut down the New York Mets for seven innings and Justin Turner delivered a key hit against his former team that sent the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory Tuesday night and forced the NL Division Series to a deciding Game 5. The series shifts back to Los Angeles on Thursday night, with fellow Dodgers ace Zack Greinke scheduled to start against Jacob deGrom. The winner hosts the wild-card Chicago Cubs in the NL Cham- pionship Series opener Satur- day. With Chase Utley on the bench again, the Dodgers handed hometown Mets rookie Steven Matz his first loss in the NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES Kershaw, Dodgers top Mets, get Game 5 Los Angeles' reigning MVP and 3-time Cy Young winner snaps 5-start skid in playoffs KATHY WILLENS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) delivers against the New York Mets during the first inning of Game 4of the National League Division Series on Tuesday in New York. DODGERS3,METS1 Series: Tied 2-2. Up next: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:07p.m. Thursday, TV on TBS. THESCORE For the Chicago Cubs and their ever-hopeful fans, this bash was a long time in the making. Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez homered and the young Cubs clinched a postseason series. NL DIVISION SERIES CubssendCardinals home, win in 4 games FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 Israel's prime minister said he would take a series of "ag- gressive steps" to halt a wave of violence in Israeli cities a er two attacks in Jerusalem le three Israelis dead. Three Palestinians were also killed. MONTHLONG UNREST Israeli leader vows steps to halt fighting FULL STORY ON PAGE B6 Staff Report CORNING The Corning Cardi- nals volleyball team beat Yreka on Thursday in five sets, 16-25, 25-23, 10-25, 25-21 and 15-6. "Tonight we played a tough team, battled all night and won as a team," coach Mike Albee said in a release. "We played as a tough, disciplined, scrappy and confident team. We let things go and played volleyball having fun. We made adjustments during the night that paid off big in the end, so proud of our team." Standout performances were made by Kaylee Shoemaker, with 10 kills, two aces, seven blocks and 20 digs; Mariah Castle, with seven kills, an ace, seven blocks and 29 digs; Brenna Johnson with four kills, six blocks, 16 assists and five digs. Tessa Betenbaugh had a kill, a block and 14 digs; Gillian Wunsch had a kill, six assists and two digs; Mikayla Burreson had two kills, an ace, eight blocks and two digs and Tania Navarro had 12 digs. The Cardinals, 9-14, were scheduled to host Lassen, 13-7, Tuesday evening. LOS MOLINOS 3, LIBERTY CHRIS- TIAN2 The Los Molinos Bulldogs beat Liberty Christian on Thurs- day night in Redding in five sets, 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-15 and 16- 14. Player of the match was Liset Catillo, who had 21 kills, two aces, 18 digs and an assist. Other standout players in- cluded Rachel Rogers with 17 kills, three aces, five blocks and 18 digs; Henna Acevedo with nine kills, an ace, four blocks and five digs; Jus- tine Yarbrough with six kills, two blocks, three digs and an assist; Michell Woolbert with five kills, four aces, four blocks and five digs and Vanesa Cota with three kills, an ace, two blocks, seven digs and 41 assists. The Bulldogs, 20-9, are sched- uled to play Redding Christian, 13-8, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Palo Cedro. VOLLEYBALL Corning, LosMolinos both win in 5 sets Shoemaker leads Cards with 10 kills against Yreka Staff Report CORNING The Corning Cardinals hosted Pleasant Valley on Monday and lost at field hockey 1-0. Maggie Aulabaugh posted 15 saves, stayed low, tracked the ball and communicated well with the defense, according to coach Te- resa Lamb. "Corning played with inten- sity," Lamb said. "We are improv- ing every game." Whitney Armstrong had four shots and Angela Diaz and Danny Zuppan each had two shots. Sarah Grine took the ball to the outside on defense, away from Pleasant Valley. Cassie Carter did a good job of getting in front of the Pleasant Valley goalie and screening her. "Brooke Barr, Ally Zuppan and Danny Zuppan worked well to- gether, passing and switching," Lamb said. The game was the team's Stick It To Cancer game, with both teams participating in support of the battle against breast cancer. The team is scheduled to travel to Yuba City for a 5 p.m. game to- day against River Valley. FIELD HOCKEY Cardinals fall to Pleasant Valley with 1-0 shutout loss The Red Bluff Spartans will host a Pink Out fundraiser during their match Thursday against Shasta at 7p.m. Girls in grades 1-8are free with an adult. Wear pink to show your support. VOLLEYBALL Spartans plan Pink Out fundraiser Thursday The Red Bluff Spartans will host a swim meet with Chico at 3:30p.m. today. The girls' tennis and volleyball teams will play host to Shasta at 3:30p.m. and 7p.m., respectively, Thursday. SPARTANS Red Bluff to host Chico, Shasta this week WARRIORS PAGE 2 DODGERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, October 14, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1