<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The set-up was perfect. The Golden State Warriors lured the Hawks into deep waters in the first half Tuesday night, tricking the home team into thinking that they could keep up a blistering pace. But in the second half, the NBA's most explosive team feasted on the Hawks en route to a 135-118 victory, snapping the Hawks' modest two-game winning streak at home with a mesmerizing offensive showcase that left even those who watched a bit tired from all the back and forth. The Hawks had no answers for Baron Davis (35 points and nine assists), Monta Ellis (20 points, seven rebounds and four assists) or Stephen Jackson (29 points, six assists and four rebounds), each of them taking a turn dazzling the crowd and tormenting the Hawks in one-on-one matchups throughout the game. "What are you going to do when their big three play like that," said Hawks forward Marvin Williams, one of three Hawks starters to score 20 or more points. "They didn't miss any shots. All three of them shot 50 percent or better." The pace was certainly to the Warriors' liking, Jackson said of his team, which started a four-game road trip with the victory. "We play at this pace in our sleep," the former Hawks captain said. "We just started playing better defense in the second half, and we were able to slow them down and gain control of the game. We take quick shots and quick [3-pointers]. Luckily, shots went down for us tonight." They went down all night long. The Warriors shot 39-for-77 (.506) from the floor and 17-for-32 (.531) from deep. "You rarely see nights like that from anybody other than Phoenix," Josh Smith said. "At one point I didn't think they were going to miss. Everybody they put on the floor was making shots."</div> Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
