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MARCIOJOSESANCHEZ—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) passes over the San Antonio Spurs' Kyle Anderson (1) during the first half Thursday in Oakland. ByJoshDubow TheAssociatedPress OAKLAND CoachSteveKerrmay be apprehensive, believing his Golden State Warriors may need a mental and physical break be- fore the playoffs start more than chasing the record for most wins in a season. His young stars have no such doubts. With a once-in-a-lifetime chance to set a record with 73 wins by sweeping the final three games, they want to seize the op- portunity. "Everything is gravy at this point with coach Kerr," for- ward Draymond Green said. "All he wanted was the number one seed. For a lot of guys in the locker room, it's not gravy. We put ourselves in a position all year. ... To get this far and kind of just tank it and say never mind? Face it, we'll probably never get to this point again. That's why it's only been done one time. I think most guys in the locker room are all in." The Warriors (70-9) joined the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls as the only teams in NBA history to win 70 games in a season by beating San Antonio 112-101 on Thursday night to secure home-court ad- vantage throughout the playoffs. To break the mark of 72 that Michael Jordan and the Bulls set 20 years ago, the Warriors must sweep a weekend road trip to Memphis and San Antonio and then beat the Grizzlies again in the season finale next Wednes- day night at home. "With three games left and 73 still there, it's obviously a lot to play for," star Stephen Curry said. The game against the Spurs figures to be the toughest. The Warriors have lost 33 straight regular-season games at San NBA GoldenStatestillonmission Warriors'starsembracechanceatbreaking Bulls' record of 73 regular-season victories Upnext: Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies, 5p.m., Saturday, TV on CSNBA, CSNCA. TUNEIN Staff Report The Mercy High School War- riors boys played a tennis match Thursday against the Willows High School Honkers at Red Bluff High School. Willows won by a score of 7-2. In singles play, Connor Rooney beat Victor Jauregui 6-1, 6-2. Mercy's T.J. Frase lost to Omar Palacios 6-3, 6-0; Chris Wood lost to Julio Palacios 6-0, 6-0; Mason Gilchrist lost to Hector Ramirez 6-0, 6-1; Arthur Xiong lost to Es- teban Palacios 6-4, 6-1; and Bran- don Hu lost to Adon Escalone 6-1, 6-1. In doubles play, Rooney and Frase got a win for Mercy with an 8-5 victory over Julio Palacios and Ramirez. Omar Palacios and Escalone beat Wood and Gilchrist 8-0 and Esteban Palacios and Taylor Osa beat Xiong and Hu 8-0. TENNIS Warriors fall 7-2 to Willows in home loss Pleasant Valley: 392 Chico: 404 Shasta: 401 Foothill: 446 Red Bluff: 486 Enterprise: 525 Paradise: 589 THESCORE Staff Report REDDING The Red Bluff High School golf team faced off Thurs- day against host Shasta and five other area teams at Gold Hills and took fifth place. The top Spartan round was turned in by Nathen Fregoso with an 88, followed by Derek Runnels with a 91, Dawson Hop- per with 96, Kaden Catrell with 104, Ben Crain with 107 and Liam Brown with 112. Pleasant Valley's Noah Norton led the Vikings to the win with a tournament-best 71 followed by teammate Ronak Singh in fourth place overall with a 75. The Vi- kings had a team score of 392. Chico's Tanner Caviness took second with a round of 73 fol- lowed by teammate Brayden Russo in third with a 74. The Panthers took second as a team with a score of 404. Host Shasta High School's Zack Caples, Jaykob Caples and Jake Smolinski tied with Foot- hill's Alex Dickson at 77 for fifth place. The Wolves took third place as a team with a score of 401. Foothill finished fourth with a team score of 446 and the Spar- tans had a team score of 486. Rounding out the seven- team field were Enterprise with a team score of 525 and a low round of 88 turned in by Jason Deaver and Paradise with a team score of 589 and a low round of 105 by Chris Boyd. GOLF Sp art an s ta ke fi h as team at G ol d Hi ll s By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press AUGUSTA,GA. Jordan Spieth set a Masters record on Friday by leading the tournament for the sixth straight round. He sure didn't seem to be in a mood to celebrate. Spieth led by as many as five shots after a fast start, and then, just like everyone else on this wickedly windy day, he had to hang on for dear life. Spieth holed a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a 2-over 74 that gave him a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy. "I'm still in the lead. I couldn't ask for much better than lead- ing," Spieth said. "I'm a bit dis- appointed right now, fresh off the round. Two over on the last three holes will leave you that way." McIlroy, who needs a green jacket to complete the Grand Slam, played the last six holes in 3 under for a 71 to match the low round of the day. Conditions were so brutal that it was the first time since the third round in 2007 that no one broke 70. "I know I'm in a good position going into the weekend," McIl- roy said. "And I'm happy with that." The prospects of Spieth and McIlroy in the final group at any major, much less the Mas- ters, is tantalizing. Both of them realize that this is far from the duel. With more wind expected on Saturday, it feels more like everyone against Augusta Na- tional. And right now, the odds are with the golf course. The way Spieth came back to the field, the Masters is wide open. He was at 4-under 140, the highest 36-hole lead since that frigid, windy Masters in 2007. Danny Lee bogeyed his last two holes for a 72 and was two shots behind, along with Scott Piercy (72). The only other play- ers who remained under par were Hideki Matsuyama (72), Brandt Snedeker (72) and Soren Kjeldsen (74). Dustin Johnson birdied all the par 5s for a 71 and was in the group at even par that in- cluded U.S. Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau, who felt the sting of Augusta on the final hole. DeChambeau was playing the best round of the day at 3 un- der and just one shot out of the lead. But he hooked his tee shot into the trees and had to return to the tee, hooked the next one and made triple bogey for a 72. THE MASTERS SPIETH STILL HOLDS LEAD, JUST BARELY Leader sets record by staying in front for 6th straight round at windy August course JAE C. HONG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jordan Spieth chips to the 10th green during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday in Augusta, Georgia. DAVID J. PHILLIP — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jordan Spieth tees off on the 15th hole during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday in Augusta, Georgia. SECOND ROUND LEADERS Jordan Spieth: 140, -4 Rory McIlroy: 141, -3 Danny Lee: 142, -2 Scott Piercy: 142, -2 Brandt Snedeker: 143, -1 Soren Kjeldsen: 143, -1 Hideki Matsuyama: 143, -1 THEMASTERS WARRIORS PAGE 2 MASTERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, April 9, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1