Andrew Wiggins scored a game-high 27 points, Stephen Curry added 23, and the Golden State Warriors secured their fifth consecutive home win with a 120-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
Trayce Jackson-Davis contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds for Golden State, which bounced back from a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.
The Warriors started slow against the Hawks, who were playing their third game in four nights, but took control in the final seven minutes of the first quarter, turning a 15-14 deficit into a 41-22 lead.
Buddy Hield came off the bench to score eight points during a 27-7 run, helping Golden State put up their highest first-quarter score of the season.
After trailing 67-42 at halftime, the Hawks tried to rally in the third and early fourth quarter, cutting the lead to 90-77 on two free throws by De’Andre Hunter with 11:02 left. However, Lindy Waters III responded with a 3-pointer, and Golden State kept Atlanta at a safe distance for the rest of the game.
Wiggins shot 12 of 17 from the field and made 3 of 6 three-pointers. He also added seven rebounds, four assists, and two blocks.
Curry, who had eight assists, was 4 of 6 from 3-point range, helping the Warriors shoot 14 of 40 from beyond the arc. Atlanta was 12 of 46 from long range.
Hield (11 points), Waters (10), and Jonathan Kuminga (10) also scored in double figures for the Warriors. Draymond Green added nine points, nine assists, seven rebounds, and two blocks in the win.
Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 15 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds. Atlanta had lost to Portland on Sunday and won at Sacramento on Monday as part of a four-game road trip.
Trae Young finished with 12 points and 11 assists, and Zaccharie Risacher also scored 12 points. Clint Capela and Dyson Daniels added 11 points each, and Hunter finished with 10 points off the bench for the Hawks.
