Dubs struggle vs. Spurs; Kings routed by Pistons

SAN ANTONIO – Within a week, the Golden State Warriors went from a team loaded with All-stars to a team that has none.

Therefore, it seemed inevitable the Warriors would lose, 89-75 to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, a matchup that featured an injury-ravaged team against one fighting for its postseason life.

The Warriors have always put higher priority on health than results. So more concern likely centers on forward Draymond Green than the Warriors (53-18) falling further behind the Houston Rockets (56-14) for the Western Conference’s top seed.

Green missed the entire second half because of what the team called a pelvic contusion. Green left the game with 7:13 left in the second quarter after Spurs forward Danny Green inadvertently kneed him in the private area. Green soon went to the locker room and did not return to the bench. At halftime, the Warriors determined to sit Green for the duration of the game. The Warriors said that Green’s X-rays came back negative.

Green’s injury leaves the Warriors without any All-star players amid injuries to Stephen Curry (right ankle), Klay Thompson (right thumb) and Kevin Durant (ribs). To a lesser extent, Warriors reserve guard Omri Casspi (right ankle) also remains sidelined.

The Warriors plan to re-evaluate Curry on Tuesday and he could return as early as Friday against Atlanta at Oracle Arena.

The Warriors plan to re-evaluate Durant in another week.

In related news, the Warriors posted a season-low in points, shot 40.5 percent from the field and went 15.8 percent from 3-point range. They did not lead for the entire first half. And though the Warriors took a 63-61 lead entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors closed out the game missing four of their last five shots while the Spurs closed the game out on a 17-8 run in the final 6:51.