Smith leads Hawks in 127-122 win over Warriors

Josh Smith scored a season-high 29 points and Al Horford added 27 points and 15 rebounds as the surging Atlanta Hawks held off the Golden State Warriors 127-122 on Friday night.

Atlanta, which has won four straight and six of seven, improved to 25-7 at home. The Hawks had six players in double figures, including Mike Bibby, who had a season-high 23 points, and Jamal Crawford, who scored 12 of his 14 in the final quarter.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors, who lost their third in a row and fifth in six games, with 31 points. Golden State dropped its ninth consecutive road game and fell to 4-26 away from home.

Anthony Morrow had 21 points for the Warriors. C.J. Watson and Anthony Tolliver each scored 20, and Corey Maggette added 18.

Bibby finished with seven 3s, a season best and two shy of his career high.

Golden State got within 119-118 on a three-point play by Curry with 49.6 seconds left, but the Hawks went 8 for 8 at the free throw line down the stretch to clinch the win. Horford, Smith, Crawford and Marvin Williams, who had 12 points and 14 rebounds, each hit a pair of free throws.

The Hawks led 92-88 after three quarters and built their biggest lead to 102-91 with 9:45 left on a 3-pointer by Crawford.

Golden State, however, went on an 11-2 run, with Tolliver making a pair of 3s, to get within 104-102 with 6:56 left.

It was 63-all at halftime. Smith had 18 points and Bibby 14 on 5-of-5 shooting, including 4 of 4 on 3s, for the Hawks. Golden State was led by Curry with 20 points, including 4-of-4 shooting on 3s. Watson added 12 points, hitting all 10 of his free throws.

The Hawks' biggest lead was 18-10 with 7:25 remaining in the opening quarter after a basket by Williams. Golden State tied it at 35 after one and surged ahead in the second quarter.

Atlanta's other double-figure scorer was leading scorer Joe Johnson, who had 10 points.

NOTES: Maggette returned after missing five straight games with a strained left hamstring, giving the Warriors nine healthy players. ... Curry, one of the leading contenders for Rookie of the Year, struggled in Wednesday's 117-90 loss at Orlando. He had nine points and seven assists.