A6 — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021
SPORTS
BAKER GIRLS SOCCER
Tigers top Bulldogs, 2-0
and getting the play back
into playable spaces,” Tee-
garden said.
When the fi nal whistle
had sounded Tuesday, Tee-
garden was proud of the girls
for great sportsmanship and
spirits throughout the match.
“We wanted a win but
we’re happy with the im-
proved score,” she said, refer-
ring to the 4-1 loss to Ontario
last month. “We know what
to keep working on and we’ll
keep improving.”
The Bulldogs’ season will
conclude Monday, Oct. 25
as they play host to Mac-Hi
(6-4-1) for a 5 p.m. kickoff.
Baker tied the Pioneers 2-2
on Oct. 5.
against the same team, they
were extremely physical;
there were many injuries
The Baker girls soccer
throughout the game, which
team battled a physical
had our girls fl ustered and
Ontario squad to a 0-0 tie
frustrated as the game went
after the fi rst half, but the
on,” Teegarden said.
Bulldogs couldn’t keep the
Besides scoring twice in
Tigers from fi nding the back
of the net twice in the second the second half, Ontario was
able to thwart the Bulldogs’
half.
offensive attack.
Baker (2-9-1) lost 2-0
Teegarden said Baker
at Ontario in its fi nal road
match of the season on Tues- players struggled to avoid
getting mired in big groups,
day, Oct. 19.
with no room to maneuver.
Baker assistant coach
Christine Teegarden said the She said the Bulldogs need to
improve on that, to “release
Bulldogs were expecting a
the pressure” as she de-
rough match after a 4-1 loss
to Ontario (3-7) on Sept. 30 at scribes it.
“Get out of those packed
the Baker Sports Complex.
spaces, switching the fi eld
“As with our last game
By COREY KIRK
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
Suzi Smith/Contributed Photo
Baker sophomore Skye Smith, No. 22, plays against Ontario’s Alina Gonzalez, No.
11, and Jayden Mireles, No. 14, during a match Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Ontario.
Curry, Warriors stun James, Lakers 121-114 in opener
“Those two guys were
spectacular,” coach Frank
LOS ANGELES — Open- Vogel said. “We’re going to be
ing night in Hollywood went pretty good if we get those
well for three quarters for Los type of performances. We just
have to be better defensively.
Angeles Lakers superstars
LeBron James and Anthony This is a team that is all new
Davis against Stephen Curry to each other, so everybody’s
fi nding their way a little bit.”
and the Golden State War-
Westbrook shot just 4 for
riors.
But it was a fl op for their 13 for eight points in his Lak-
new supporting cast, includ- ers debut.
“Him more than anybody,
ing L.A. native and former
it’s going to be an adjustment
league MVP Russell West-
period,” Vogel said. “He’s
brook.
coming into our culture, our
Curry, a two-time MVP,
system, he’s the new guy,
had 21 points, 10 rebounds
he’s got to fi nd his way. It’s
and 10 assists for the War-
diffi cult, when you’re used to
riors, who rallied from 10
being the guy that has the
points down to stun the
ball most nights, to be able
Lakers 121-114 in a season
to play off others like LeBron
opener Tuesday night, Oct.
and A.D. It’s just a little bit
19.
different for him. He’s going
The Lakers went cold in
to be great for us but it’s
the fourth quarter, and sur-
going to be an adjustment
rendered the lead halfway
period.”
through the period.
James and Davis said
James had 34 points and
11 rebounds, while Davis had they helped console West-
brook afterward.
33 points and 11 rebounds.
“I told Russ to go home
No other Lakers scored in
and watch a comedy,” James
double fi gures.
By BERNIE WILSON
Associated Press
said. “Put a smile on his face.
Don’t be so hard on himself.”
The Lakers had an 84-74
lead late in the third quarter
after a jumper by Kent Baze-
more, but the Warriors slowly
closed the gap.
“We didn’t fi nish quarters
well the whole night,” Vogel
said. “We gave up a 38-point
fourth quarter. If you do that
you’re going to lose most
nights. Our defense is just
not on a string yet. I thought
we did a good job being up on
Steph, but the back side was
much better in the fi rst half
than the second half.”
Curry made three free
throws in the closing seconds
of the third quarter after he
was fouled taking a 3-pointer,
and Jordan Poole and Da-
mion Lee hit 3-pointers early
in the fourth.
Poole’s layup with 9:17 left
put the Warriors ahead for
good at 91-90, and he fi nished
with 20 points. The Warriors
expanded the lead to 98-90
before the Lakers twice closed
within two points.
But Curry and Nemanja
Bjelica each hit 3-pointers
to give the Warriors some
breathing room. Bjelica had
15 points and 11 rebounds,
while Lee also scored
15 points.
“We kept our composure
and didn’t turn the ball over
in the second half, which
was a huge benefi t to just
maintaining the pace and
giving ourselves some looks,”
Curry said. “But the fact that
everybody who was on the
fl oor contributed in a mean-
ingful way kind of speaks to
our depth and how we want
to play going forward. We’re
excited about that and it’s
good to be 1-0.”
Davis and James domi-
nated for much of the game
while welcoming a slew of
new teammates, including
Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony,
Rajon Rondo, Dwight Howard
and DeAndre Jordan.
The Lakers, who won the
NBA title in the bubble in
October 2020, retooled after
losing to the Phoenix Suns
in the fi rst round of last sea-
son’s playoffs. They retained
just three players — James,
Davis and Talen Horton-
Tucker, who’s out with a
thumb injury.
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