Column: Warriors, Hawks big part of NBA’s new golden era

The San Antonio Spurs showed the way. Now, the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors are following the same path with stunning results, signaling a change in the league's power structure and, from all indications, a new golden age in the NBA. It's how the game of basketball should be played,'' Atlanta All-Star forward Paul Millsap said Friday before a highly anticipated matchup against the Warriors. Guys enjoy it.'' It's certainly paying huge dividends in Atlanta, where a perennially middle-of-the-road (or worse) franchise has suddenly become the talk of the NBA.