CLEVELAND – Missing a third of their players on Saturday night in Cleveland, the Warriors needed their ragtag group to play with supreme effort, take care of the ball and make a few timely shots to stay competitive.

If they did those things, perhaps the Warriors – missing Steph and Seth Curry, Draymond Green (foot), Al Horford (sciatica), Jimmy Butler (knee) and De’Anthony Melton (rest) – would stand a chance against the full-strength Cavs with Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley.

Or the Warriors could just lean on another Pat Spencer masterclass, which led to a 99-94 victory.

After scoring 17 points and 16 in back-to-back games, Spencer earned his first start and scored a career-high 19 and dished out seven assists. After burying a triple midway through the fourth, Spencer turned to the C

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