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."

The Hawks (24-34) actually controlled the game in the first half, leading 70-67 behind Joe Johnson's 29 first-half points. But all the Hawks did was let the Warriors know that they would be willing accomplices.

A 15-0 run early in the third quarter turned things upside down, and by the time the Warriors were finished, they had sunk a staggering 13 of their 21 shots from beyond the 3-point line in the half.

"Fool's gold," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said of his team's halftime lead. "No doubt about it. We score 70 points, and if you think you're going to beat that team scoring 70 [in a half], it's impossible. Somewhere along the line you have to draw the line and start rebounding and defending. And we didn't do that.

"We turned the ball over twice to start the third quarter, and we didn't get back and get matched. And they made shots, and now we're trying to play catch up basketball, and it's tough to play it against this team because they play mismatch, a lot of one-on-one basketball. And if you're not ready to defend, they embarrass you. And I thought they did that."

The game was over early in the fourth quarter, when the Warriors' lead climbed to 20 points.

It was obvious that the Hawks' goal of throwing the ball inside and milking possessions to try to slow down the Warriors was not going to work.

The turnovers started piling up -- the Hawks had 18 that the Warriors turned into 32 points, and the momentum shifted completely in favor of the visitors.

"I think the ball got stagnant," Josh Childress said. "We went away from what was working, which was a lot of [ball] movement. We stopped moving it. When that happens against a team like that, they pick you apart. You get turnovers and missed shots, and they're going the other way and getting dunks and layups."