B2 The BulleTin • SaTurday, May 29, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY
TENNIS
ATP, Belgrade/Parma; WTA, Strasbourg finals
French Open
French Open
MOTOR SPORTS
NASCAR Xfinity Series, Charlotte (N.C.) qualifying
NASCAR Cup Series, Charlotte (N.C.) qualifying
NASCAR Xfinity Series, Charlotte (N.C.)
ARCA, Charlotte (N.C.)
BASEBALL
College, Big South Championship
College, Michigan at Nebraska
MLB, Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
College, SEC Tournament
College, Oregon at California
College, Oregon St. at Stanford
College, Iowa at Michigan St.
MLB, regional coverage
College, SEC Tournament
MLB, San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers
College, Northwestern at Ohio St.
MLB, St. Louis at Arizona
MLB, Texas at Seattle
LACROSSE
Men’s college, NCAA, Virginia vs. North Carolina
Men’s college, NCAA, Maryland vs. Duke
SOFTBALL
College, NCAA, Florida vs. Georgia
College, NCAA, Alabama vs. Kentucky
College, NCAA, Oklahoma vs. Washington
College, NCAA, Oklahoma St. vs. Texas
College, NCAA, Arkansas vs. Arizona
College, NCAA, Missouri vs. James Madison
College, NCAA, Virginia Tech vs. UCLA (if nec.)
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
BASKETBALL
NBA playoffs, Milwaukee at Miami
NBA playoffs, Denver at Portland
NBA playoffs, Philadelphia at Washington
NBA playoffs, Utah at Memphis
GOLF
PGA Tour, Charles Schwab Challenge
Senior PGA Championship
PGA Tour, Charles Schwab Challenge
LPGA Tour, Bank of Hope Match Play quarterfinals
European Tour, Made in HimmerLand
FOOTBALL
The Spring League, Sea Lions vs. Blues
The Spring League, Generals vs. Jousters
AFL Premiership, Richmond vs. Adelaide Crows
AFL Premiership, Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle
SOCCER
UEFA Champions League, Man City vs. Chelsea
NWSL, Chicago at Houston
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs, Toronto at Montreal
NHL playoffs, N.Y. Islanders at Boston
BOXING
Nordine Oubaali vs. Nonito Donaire
Time
5 a.m.
2 a.m. (Sun)
3 a.m. (Sun)
TV
Tennis
Tennis
Tennis
7 a.m.
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
4 p.m.
FS1
FS1
FS1
FS1
9 a.m.
ESPNU
10 a.m.
Big Ten
10 a.m.
MLB
10 a.m.
SEC
noon
Pac-12 (Ore)
12:30 p.m.
Pac-12
1 p.m.
Big Ten
1 p.m.
MLB
1:30 p.m.
SEC
4 p.m.
FOX
4 p.m.
Big Ten
7 p.m.
MLB
7 p.m.
Root
9 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
ESPN2
ESPN2
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
ESPN
ESPN
ABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN2
9:30 a.m.
FS2
10:30 a.m.
TNT
1 p.m. NBCSNW, TNT
4 p.m.
ESPN
6:30 p.m.
ESPN
11 a.m.
noon
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4:30 a.m. (Sun)
Golf
NBC
CBS
Golf
Golf
noon
FOX
6 p.m.
FS1
9 p.m.
FS2
12:20 a.m. (Sun) FS1
noon
4:30 p.m.
CBS
CBSSN
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
NBCSN
NBC
7 p.m.
Sho
7 a.m.
ESPNEWS
10 a.m.
ABC
12:30 p.m.
ABC
4 p.m.
TNT
6:30 p.m.
TNT
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
ESPN2
ESPNEWS
Big Ten
MLB
FS2
CBSSN
ESPN2
Big Ten
MLB
Root
FS2
ESPN2
ESPN
9 a.m.
ESPNU
5 p.m.
ESPNU
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
6 p.m.
ESPN
ESPNU
ESPNU
ESPN
ESPNU
ESPN2
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
1 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Golf
CBS
Golf
NBC
Golf
11 a.m.
4 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
ESPN
FS1
FS1
1 p.m.
FS2
2 p.m.
5 p.m.
NBCSN
NBC
3 p.m.
FOX
SATURDAY
Boys basketball: la Pine at Trinity lutheran, 6 p.m.
Girls basketball: la Pine at Trinity lutheran, 4 p.m.
Wrestling: Culver invitational, TBd.
PREPS
Boys basketball
Thursday’s Late Games
Crook County 64, redmond 48
ridgeview 55, Pendleton 46
estacada 60, Madras 41
Kennedy 77, Culver 43
Friday’s Games
Bend at Summit, late
Crook County at hood river Valley, late
ridgeview at redmond, late
Cascade at Sisters, late
rogue Valley adventist at Central Christian, late
Girls basketball
Thursday’s Late Games
Summit 34, Bend 31
ridgeview 46, Pendleton 37
Crook County 44, redmond 33
Madras 56, estacada 27
Kennedy 45, Culver 20
Friday’s Games
hood river Valley at Crook County, late
redmond at ridgeview, late
Sisters at Cascade, late
rogue Valley adventist at Central Christian, late
Friday’s Results
Friday night lights at redmond, late
Sisters at Sheldon invitational, late
Tennis
MEGA MILLIONS
The numbers drawn Friday night are:
10 14 20 47 70 15 x 2
The estimated jackpot was not available as of press time.
As listed at www.oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
28
22
.560
—
St. louis
28
22
.560
—
Milwaukee
25
25
.500
3
Cincinnati
22
27
.449
5½
Pittsburgh
18
31
.367
9½
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San diego
32
19
.627
—
los angeles
31
19
.620
½
San Francisco
30
20
.600
1½
Colorado
19
32
.373
13
arizona
18
33
.353
14
Thursday’s Late Games
l.a. dodgers 4, San Francisco 3
St. louis 5, arizona 4, 10 innings
Friday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati 0
Boston 5, Miami 2, 6 innings
atlanta at n.y. Mets, ppd.
San diego at houston, late
St. louis at arizona, late
San Francisco at l.a. dodgers, late
Colorado at Pittsburgh, ppd.
Milwaukee at Washington, ppd.
Saturday’s Games
Colorado (Gray 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Keller 2-6), 9:05 a.m.,
1st game
Philadelphia (Wheeler 4-2) at Tampa Bay (yarbrough 2-3),
10:10 a.m.
Milwaukee (TBd) at Washington (TBd), 11:05 a.m., 1st game
Cincinnati (Castillo 1-7) at Chicago Cubs (davies 2-2),
11:20 a.m.
Colorado (Gomber 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Brubaker 3-4),
1:05 p.m., 2nd game
Miami (rogers 6-2) at Boston (eovaldi 5-2), 1:10 p.m.
San diego (darvish 5-1) at houston (Odorizzi 0-2), 1:10 p.m.
atlanta (Fried 2-2) at n.y. Mets (Peterson 1-4), 4:15 p.m.
Milwaukee (Peralta 4-1) at Washington (Corbin 3-3),
4:15 p.m., 2nd game
San Francisco (Webb 3-3) at l.a. dodgers (urías 7-1),
4:15 p.m.
St. louis (Wainwright 2-4) at arizona (TBd), 7:10 p.m.
BASKETBALL
BASEBALL
WNBA
MLB
American League
W
L
Pct
GB
Tampa Bay
32
20
.615
—
Boston
31
20
.608
½
new york
29
22
.569
2½
Toronto
26
24
.520
5
Baltimore
17
33
.340
14
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
29
20
.592
—
Cleveland
27
22
.551
2
Kansas City
23
25
.479
5½
Minnesota
20
29
.408
9
detroit
20
31
.392
10
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oakland
30
22
.577
—
houston
27
22
.551
1½
Seattle
24
27
.471
5½
los angeles
22
28
.440
7
Texas
22
30
.423
8
Thursday’s Late Games
Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore 1
Oakland 5, l.a. angels 0
Seattle 5, Texas 0
Friday’s Games
Boston 5, Miami 2, 6 innings
Toronto 11, Cleveland 2, 7 innings
detroit 3, n.y. yankees 2, 10 innings
Kansas City at Minnesota, late
San diego at houston, late
l.a. angels at Oakland, late
Texas at Seattle, late
Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, ppd.
Saturday’s Games
Philadelphia (Wheeler 4-2) at Tampa Bay (yarbrough 2-3),
10:10 a.m.
Baltimore (Means 4-0) at Chicago White Sox (lynn 5-1),
11:10 a.m., 1st game
Kansas City (TBd) at Minnesota (happ 2-2), 11:10 a.m.
l.a. angels (Cobb 2-2) at Oakland (Montas 5-4), 1:07 p.m.
Miami (rogers 6-2) at Boston (eovaldi 5-2), 1:10 p.m.
n.y. yankees (García 0-1) at detroit (Turnbull 3-2), 1:10 p.m.
San diego (darvish 5-1) at houston (Odorizzi 0-2), 1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Stripling 0-3) at Cleveland (hentges 1-1), 1:10 p.m.
Baltimore (TBd) at Chicago White Sox (TBd), 2:10 p.m.,
2nd game
Texas (Foltynewicz 1-4) at Seattle (dunn 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
new york
Philadelphia
atlanta
Miami
Washington
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
24
20
25
26
24
25
24
27
21
25
Pct
.545
.490
.490
.471
.457
GB
—
2½
2½
3½
4
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Connecticut
6
1
.857
new york
5
1
.833
atlanta
3
2
.600
Chicago
2
3
.400
Washington
2
4
.333
indiana
1
5
.167
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Seattle
4
1
.800
las Vegas
3
2
.600
Phoenix
2
3
.400
los angeles
1
2
.333
dallas
1
3
.250
Minnesota
0
3
.000
Friday’s Games
Connecticut 86, Washington 81
los angeles 76, Chicago 61
Minnesota at Seattle, late
indiana at las Vegas, late
Saturday’s Games
atlanta at new york, 11 a.m.
Phoenix at dallas, 5 p.m.
Friday’s Games
atlanta 105, new york 94, atlanta leads series 2-1
Boston 125, Brooklyn 119, Brooklyn leads series 2-1
l.a. Clippers at dallas, late, dallas leads series 2-0
Saturday’s Games
Milwaukee at Miami, 10:30 a.m., Milwaukee leads se-
ries 3-0
denver at Portland, 1 p.m., denver leads series 2-1
Phila. at Washington, 4 p.m., Phila. leads series 2-0
utah at Memphis, 6:30 p.m., series tied 1-1
GOLF
PGA Tour
GB
—
1
2
2
2½
3
NBA playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Thursday’s Late Games
l.a. lakers 109, Phoenix 95, lakers leads series 2-1
denver 120, Portland 115, denver leads series 2-1
Thursday’s Late Box Score
Nuggets 120, Trail Blazers 115
DENVER (120)
Gordon 4-9 4-5 13, Porter Jr. 5-11 2-3 15, Jokic 12-24 8-8
36, Campazzo 3-9 3-4 11, rivers 7-14 2-2 21, Millsap 2-4
0-0 5, Green 3-5 0-0 8, harrison 0-0 0-0 0, howard 1-2
0-0 3, Morris 2-6 3-5 8. Totals 39-84 22-27 120.
PORTLAND (115)
Covington 3-9 0-0 6, Powell 8-14 0-0 18, nurkic 5-10 3-3
13, lillard 15-31 2-2 37, McCollum 8-20 3-4 22, anthony
5-12 3-4 17, hollis-Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, Kanter 0-1 0-0 0,
Simons 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 45-100 11-13 115.
Denver
39 25 20 36 — 120
Portland
30 29 20 36 — 115
3-Point Goals—denver 20-38 (rivers 5-10, Jokic 4-7,
Porter Jr. 3-5, Green 2-3, Campazzo 2-6, howard 1-2,
Millsap 1-2, Morris 1-2), Portland 14-45 (lillard 5-16,
anthony 4-8, McCollum 3-10, Powell 2-6, Covington
0-2, Simons 0-2). Fouled Out—denver none, Portland
1 (nurkic). Rebounds—denver 45 (Jokic 11), Portland
45 (nurkic 13). Assists—denver 24 (Campazzo 8), Port-
land 20 (nurkic 6). Total Fouls—denver 18, Portland
24. A—8,050 (19,393)
NHL playoffs
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Thursday’s Late Game
Carolina 4, nashville 3, OT, Carolina wins series 4-2
Friday’s Game
Minnesota at Vegas, series tied 3-3
Saturday’s Game
Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m., Toronto leads series 3-2
SECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Saturday’s Game
n.y. islanders at Boston, 5 p.m., Game 1
SOFTBALL
NCAA Division I Super Regionals
(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)
At Norman, Okla.
OKLAHOMA 1, WASHINGTON 0
Friday: Oklahoma 4, Washington 2
Saturday: Oklahoma (49-2) vs. Washington (45-13),
noon
x-Sunday: Oklahoma vs. Washington, 1 p.m.
At Tuscaloosa, Ala.
ALABAMA 1, KENTUCKY 0
Friday: alabama 4, Kentucky 3
Saturday: alabama (49-7) vs. Kentucky (43-15),
11 a.m.
x-Sunday: alabama vs. Kentucky 4 p.m.
At Columbia, Mo.
JAMES MADISON VS. MISSOURI
Friday: Missouri (41-15) vs. James Madison (37-1),
late
Saturday: Missouri vs. James Madison, 4 p.m.
x-Sunday: Missouri vs. James Madison, 9 a.m. or
11:00 a.m.
At Fayetteville, Ark.
ARIZONA 1, ARKANSAS 0
Friday: arizona 10, arkansas 4
Saturday: arkansas (43-10) vs. arizona (40-13),
2 p.m.
x-Sunday: arkansas vs. arizona, 6 p.m.
At Stillwater, Okla.
OKLAHOMA ST. 1, TEXAS 0
Friday: Okla. St. 6, Texas 1
Saturday: Okla. St. (46-9) vs. Texas(42-13), 1 p.m.
x-Sunday: Okla. St. vs. Texas, 3 p.m.
At Baton Rouge
FLORIDA ST. 2, LSU 0
Thursday: Florida St. 1, lSu 0
Friday: Florida St. 4, lSu 3, 9 innings, Florida St.
advances
Blazers
The idea that the Blazers
might have to move away from
Kanter, who during the regu-
lar season averaged 11.2 points
and 11 rebounds, to Hollis-Jef-
ferson, who was signed late in
the season and played 107 min-
utes in 11 games, is not a posi-
tive development.
This is where Collins’ ab-
sence is truly hurting Portland.
Collins severely injured his an-
kle in the NBA bubble last sea-
son but was expected to return
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
new england
4 1 2
14 10
Orlando City
3 0 3
12
7
Phila.
3 2 2
11
6
nashville
2 0 4
10
7
atlanta
2 1 3
9
7
ny City FC
2 2 2
8 11
CF Montréal
2 3 2
8
9
Columbus
2 2 2
8
5
inter Miami CF
2 3 2
8
8
new york
2 4 0
6
8
d.C. united
2 5 0
6
5
Toronto FC
1 3 2
5
7
Chicago
1 4 1
4
4
Cincinnati
1 3 1
4
6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
Seattle
5 0 2
17 14
Sporting KC
4 2 1
13 12
la Galaxy
4 2 0
12 10
houston
3 2 2
11
9
Colorado
3 2 1
10
9
Portland
3 3 0
9
9
San Jose
3 4 0
9 11
real Sl
2 1 2
8
8
la FC
2 2 2
8
7
Vancouver
2 4 1
7
6
austin FC
2 4 0
6
5
Minnesota united 2 4 0
6
5
FC dallas
1 2 3
6
8
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s Games
CF Montréal at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Orlando City at new york, 10 a.m.
new england at Cincinnati, noon
Toronto FC at Columbus, noon
nashville at atlanta, 12:30 p.m.
ny City FC at la FC, 2 p.m.
San Jose at la Galaxy, 4 p.m.
d.C. united at Miami, 5 p.m.
houston at Sporting KC, 5:30 p.m.
FC dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at real Sl, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Portland at Phila., 4 p.m.
austin FC at Seattle, 6:30 p.m.
GA
7
2
5
4
5
6
9
5
10
9
11
10
10
14
GA
3
8
11
9
8
8
11
6
7
9
8
10
8
NWSL
W L T Pts GF
Orlando
2 0 1
7
5
north Carolina
1 1 1
4
6
reign FC
1 0 1
4
2
Gotham FC
1 0 1
4
1
Washington
1 1 1
4
3
Chicago
1 1 1
4
2
louisville
1 1 1
4
2
Portland
1 2 0
3
7
Kansas City
0 1 2
2
2
houston
0 2 1
1
3
nOTe: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s Game
north Carolina 5, louisville 0
Saturday’s Game
Chicago at houston, 4:30 p.m.
GA
3
2
1
0
4
5
5
4
4
5
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
OaKland aThleTiCS — Placed lhP reymin Guduan
on the 10-day il, retroactive to May 26. recalled rhP Jor-
dan Weems from las Vegas (Triple-a east). activated lhP
a.J. Puk from the 10-day il and optioned him to las Vegas.
SeaTTle MarinerS — Sent 2B Shed long Jr. to Ta-
coma for a rehab assignment.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BuFFalO BillS — Signed lS reid Ferguson to a three-
year contract extension.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MlS — Fined inter Miami CF $2 million for violat-
ing MlS’ salary budget and roster guidelines during the
2020 season. Fined and suspended (through the end of
the 2022 MlS season) Paul Mcdonough, inter Miami’s
COO and Sporting director at the time of the violations.
“I’m just expecting us to get better.
I don’t know where this team is going
to go but I hope since it is a young
team, they use this as a learning
experience. Not just on the court but
life in general because this is a pivotal
moment in our lives. I hope that this
team will be able to grow from this.”
Continued from B1
“It has been frustrating because we’ve
only had a full crew for two practices,” said
Bend coach Allison Gardner.
Thursday evening, girls basketball made
its return to Bend High. The Lava Bears
were just a little late to the basketball party
that started most places around the state a
week earlier, some as early as May 17.
In their second game of the season and
home opener, the Lava Bears led cross-
town rival Summit 31-30 in the game’s fi-
nal minutes. But sophomore guard Rose
Koehler scored four of her team-high 13
points in the game’s final minute to lead
Summit to the 34-31 victory.
“We had the typical early season game
with too many turnovers,” said Bend coach
Allison Gardner after the team’s second
loss in as many games to open the season.
“The fact that we stuck it out and weren’t
tired in the fourth quarter and we were still
making plays, I was proud of that.”
Gardner said the circumstances sur-
rounding the program have kept her up at
night, wondering how to best navigate the
season and recalibrate what the end goal is
for the team in the extra-short season.
The Lava Bears — who lost their first
game of the season Tuesday at Sheldon,
59-30 — are inexperienced, have had little
practice time and are still trying to remain
competitive.
“I have so many players that have never
seen a varsity minute until today,” Gard-
MLS
HOCKEY
GB
—
½
2
3
3½
4½
At Gainesville, Fla.
GEORGIA 1, FLORIDA 0
Friday: Georgia 4, Florida 0
Saturday: Florida (45-10) vs. Georgia (33-21), 9 a.m.
x-Sunday: Florida vs. Georgia, 9 a.m.
At Los Angeles
UCLA 1, VIRGINIA TECH 1
Thursday: Virginia Tech 7, uCla 2
Friday: uCla 2, Virginia Tech 0
Saturday: uCla vs. Virginia Tech, 6:30 p.m.
SOCCER
Charles Schwab Challenge Scores
Friday in Fort Worth, Texas
Yardage: 7,209; Par: 70
Second Round
Jordan Spieth
63-66—129
Jason Kokrak
65-65—130
Sebastian Munoz
67-65—132
Sergio Garcia
63-69—132
Patton Kizzire
67-65—132
Maverick Mcnealy
70-63—133
Charley hoffman
71-62—133
adam hadwin
66-67—133
erik Compton
65-68—133
Kramer hickok
66-68—134
Brian harman, 69-66—135. robert Streb, 67-68—135.
Collin Morikawa, 69-66—135. Kevin Streelman, 69-66—
135. Vincent Whaley, 69-66—135. Talor Gooch, 67-69—
136. Tony Finau, 69-67—136. Kevin Kisner, 69-67—136.
Brandt Snedeker, 66-70—136. Justin rose, 68-68—136.
daniel Berger, 68-68—136. Brendon Todd, 72-64—
136. Kyle Stanley, 69-67—136. Cameron Tringale, 67-
69—136. rory Sabbatini, 69-68—137. Brice Garnett,
70-67—137. John augenstein, 69-68—137. Corey Con-
ners, 70-67—137. nick Taylor, 71-66—137. danny lee,
72-66—138.
adam long, 70-68—138. Justin Thomas, 72-66—138.
nate lashley, 70-68—138. Byeong hun an, 67-71—138.
harold Varner iii, 74-64—138. C.T. Pan, 71-67—138. Ja-
son dufner, 72-66—138. Kevin na, 73-65—138. Joaquin
niemann, 69-69—138. ian Poulter, 68-70—138. emiliano
Grillo, 70-68—138.
Basketball
Continued from B1
2 a.m. (Mon)
Listings are the most accurate available.
Oregon
Lottery
results
Prep sports
Wrestling
SUNDAY
BASKETBALL
Basketball Africa League final
NBA playoffs, New York at Atlanta
NBA playoffs, Phoenix at L.A. Lakers
NBA playoffs, Brooklyn at Boston
NBA playoffs, L.A. Clippers at Dallas
BASEBALL
College, ACC Tournament final
College, AAC Tournament final
College, Michigan at Nebraska
MLB, regional coverage
College, Big East Tournament final
College, C-USA Tournament final
College, SEC Tournament final
College, Minnesota at Purdue
MLB, regional coverage
MLB, Texas at Seattle
College, Big East Tournament final
College, Big 12 Tournament final
MLB, Atlanta at N.Y. Mets
LACROSSE
Women’s college, NCAA championship game,
Boston College vs. Syracuse
Boys high school, Nationals,
Taft School (CT) at Culver (IN)
SOFTBALL
College, NCAA, Georgia vs. Florida (if nec.)
College, NCAA, James Madison vs. Missouri (if nec.)
College, NCAA, Kentucky vs. Alabama (if nec.)
College, NCAA, Washington vs. Oklahoma (if nec.)
College, NCAA, Texas vs. Oklahoma St. (if nec.)
College, NCAA, Arizona vs. Arkansas (if nec.)
GOLF
PGA Tour, Charles Schwab Challenge
PGA Tour, Charles Schwab Challenge
Senior PGA Championship
Senior PGA Championship
LPGA Tour, Bank of Hope Match Play, finals
SOCCER
International friendly, Switzerland vs. USA
MLS, Portland at Philadelphia
MLS, Austin FC at Seattle
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs, Tampa Bay at Carolina
NHL playoffs, TBD at Colorado
MOTOR SPORTS
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ON DECK
— Ava Dennis,
Bend High School girls basketball player
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Bend’s Lena Zahniser (52) pulls in a rebound
during the first quarter against Summit on
Thursday night at Bend High.
ner said after Thursday night’s loss. “So the
question is where do we put them so the
moment isn’t too big for them, not make
them a defensive liability. But all you can
ask is that they play hard and try their best
and see how it goes.”
Even players with varsity experience, like
junior Lena Zahniser, are being quickly
thrown into action. Last Saturday, Zahniser
by January of this season. In-
stead, he underwent a second
surgery that has kept him side-
lined for the entire season.
The Blazers could have used
Collins’ defense during the reg-
ular season, especially while
Nurkic was out for a 32-game
stretch.
The Blazers survived with-
out that type of depth to this
point, but now it’s an issue.
Yes, the Blazers shooting
just 31.1% on 3s while Den-
ver shot 52.6% was certainly a
huge factor in the Game 3 loss.
But remember, the Blazers shot
was playing a softball doubleheader. Three
days later she was back on the hardwood.
“It was a fast transition,” Zahniser said.
“Basketball is such a fast-paced game com-
pared to softball, so to make that switch
was really difficult.”
With only three weeks and six games
remaining on their regular-season sched-
ule, Bend High is just trying to live in the
moment. Considering the past month the
team has endured, it is all that the Lava
Bears can do.
“I’m just expecting us to get better,”
Dennis said. “I don’t know where this team
is going to go but I hope since it is a young
team, they use this as a learning experi-
ence. Not just on the court but life in gen-
eral because this is a pivotal moment in
our lives. I hope that this team will be able
to grow from this.”
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48.5% on threes in Game 2 and
still lost by 19, while the regu-
lar bench players produced just
14 points.
A lack of bench scoring puts
more pressure on the starters
to carry the load. In Game 1,
the Blazers’ starting five com-
bined for 89 points and won. In
Game 2, that group put up 88
points and lost. On Thursday,
they scored 96 and lost again.
But Lillard said he isn’t con-
cerned about the bench’s lack
of production in each of the
last two games. He said that in
Game 1, the backups saw more
opportunities because of better
team ball movement. In that
game, Portland fell behind 24-
17 in the first quarter before Si-
mons and Anthony combined
for 18 points in just over three
minutes, and the Blazers led
35-30 heading into the second
quarter.
“We had a good game where
everybody made shots,” Lillard
said.
“You’ve just got to trust the
fact that guys are going to
come through and do what
you need them to do, as we go
into each game, one at a time.”