Though it was neither an outright forfeit nor an unconditional surrender, it surely was a night the Warriors want to forget as quickly as possible.
With one All-Star hurt and four regulars resting on the bench, the Warriors on Saturday turned to their reserves, who were blistered 107-85 by the somewhat less short-handed Spurs at AT&T Center in San Antonio.
In the race for the No. 1 overall seed, the Warriors’ (52-14) lead over the Spurs (51-14) has shrunk to a half-game.
Ian Clark came off the bench to put in a game-high 36 points to lead the Warriors in scoring, as the makeshift starting lineup -- Shaun Livingston, Pat McCaw, Matt Barnes, Kevon Looney, Zaza Pachulia -- shot 21.