Warriors return to pass-happy blueprint in rout of Hawks

ATLANTA — The Warriors opened the season 10-1, only to suddenly endure injuries to key players, a rift between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant, and a rash of losses. In its 128-111 win Monday night over the Hawks at State Farm Arena, Golden State finally returned to the pass-happy, free-flowing style that has defined its three championship runs in the past four years. That it came against one of the NBA's worst teams hardly seemed to matter for a Golden State franchise eager to recapture its usual dominance. In Stephen Curry's first game back Saturday from a groin injury that sidelined him three weeks, the Warriors looked disjointed, failing to find a rhythm as they fell in Detroit.