Warriors hold off Hawks, with Green’s defense a big key

Sidelined by a left ankle contusion, the forward recognized that his team missed his defensive intensity and timely blocks. In a game that featured seven ties and seven lead changes, he swatted two shots in the final minute to help Golden State pull out a 105-100 win over the Hawks. Yet, there the Warriors were, nursing a 104-100 lead with 56 seconds left on the game clock and their Death Lineup on the floor. Green rejected a Schroder layup attempt. Bazemore corralled the offensive rebound before fumbling out of bounds. Curry hit a free throw, the Hawks' Paul Millsap missed a three-point try and Golden State bled out the clock on its 12th straight win. Durant (25 points, 14 rebounds), Curry (25 points, three assists) and Klay Thompson (20 points, four rebounds) shouldered the scoring load. At the root of the Warriors' burgeoning dominance was their ability to complement potent offense with stingy defense. Though it arrived at Oracle Arena fourth in the Eastern Conference standings at 10-7, Atlanta had lost five of its past six games. "Atlanta's a very capable team; they haven't been playing too well lately," said Andre Iguodala, who finished with 12 points, five assists and five...