and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year in two straight seasons, Draymond Green desperately wants to prove how good Golden State can be on that end of the floor.Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson can have all the scoring glory. Green takes it personally when people question the Warriors D.Green blocked two shots in the final 43.4 seconds, Durant had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Warriors held off the Atlanta Hawks and their strong bench 105-100 on Monday night for a 12th straight victory that tied the third-longest streak in franchise history.I wouldnt necessarily say I have something to prove for that award, more so that people have kind of counted our defense out, said Green, back from missing one game with an ankle injury.Curry scored 25 points with four 3-pointers, and Thompson added 20 points as Golden States Big Three each reached 20 points for the second consecutive game.The Warriors won their seventh straight home game and fifth in a row against Atlanta at Oracle Arena.Durant knocked down a 3-pointer with 2:57 left in the third quarter that pulled Golden State to 76-73. Then, as the period wound down, he dribbled over midcourt and found Ian Clark for a long 3 to beat the buzzer and cut Atlantas advantage to 81-80.Durants jumper to start the fourth put the Warriors ahead, and Andre Iguodala followed with back-to-back baskets. Iguodala finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.Dennis Schroder scored 24 points for the Hawks, and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 10 against his fathers former team. Dwight Howard added 14 points and 16 rebounds, while Paul Millsap had 14 points and 14 boards.We got to 100 and we havent seen that in a while, Millsap said. Its a good start. We played a tough team, a good team, so well build on the positives.Durant had a double-double in consecutive games for the second time this season and had his sixth performance with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.Nobody can guard him, thats pretty much it, said Iguodala, who spent years trying to stop KD.In the first half, the Warriors hardly looked like their usual efficient selves on either end and trailed at halftime for the fourth time and second at home. They committed 11 turnovers that led to 16 points for Atlanta, got burned on defense while giving up easy baskets and missed their own open looks in shooting just 45.2 percent.Green returned after missing Saturdays hard-fought win against Minnesota because of a bruised left ankle sustained in a collision a night earlier at the Lakers that left Clark with a throat injury. Clark also sat out Saturday.Green quickly made an impact in this one, forcing a turnover on Atlantas first possession and emphatically pointing to signal it was Golden States ball. He dished out seven assists and first made a big block against Schroder before stuffing Kent Bazemore to finish with four blocks.The Warriors had double-digit blocks for an NBA-best fourth time this season.That was amazing. I dont know if Ive ever seen a sequence like that from one guy, coach Steve Kerr said. Draymonds amazing. He literally can guard anybody in the league.KD BOBBLEHEADSome fans lined up in their cars at the Oracle gates at lunchtime for a chance to be among the first 10,000 to receive the first Durant bobblehead with the Warriors.At the gates where the coveted dolls waited, members of the event staff closely guarded the special souvenirs.TIP-INSHawks: Atlantas bench contributed 37 points. ... The Hawks dropped to 4-1 on the second night of back-to-backs. ... Atlanta is 0-3 on the road against Western Conference teams and hasnt beaten the Warriors away from home since Feb. 25, 2011. ... The Hawks held a 51-41 rebounding advantage, falling to 8-3 when winning the battle on the boards.Warriors: Golden State is 5-0 vs. Eastern Conference teams after going 27-3 against the East last season. ... Durant was chosen Western Conference Player of the Week, his 25th such honor and first since joining Golden State. During a 4-0 week by the Warriors, he averaged 24.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.75 blocks and a steal in 32.3 minutes.UP NEXTHawks: Atlanta concludes a five-game road trip Wednesday at Phoenix.Warriors: Golden State hosts Houston on Thursday, going for its ninth straight win in the series, fifth in a row at home and 10th of 12 overall. Air Max 95 Womens Nz . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. Nike Air Max 90 Nz .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo. http://www.airmaxnzwholeale.com/ . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Air Max 720 Womens Nz . Michell Burger, a woman who lives on an estate next to Pistorius gated community, said she and her husband were awoken by the screams in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year, when Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp by shooting four times through a door in his bathroom. Nike Air Max Thea Nz . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick admits the clubs next match could be his last chance to fire the clubs faltering A-League campaign.The Nix are yet to register a point in four games and were downright embarrassing in patches during Monday nights 6-1 defeat to Melbourne Victory.Merricks side were competitive, even at 2-0 and a man down, and did find a first goal of the season from the penalty spot after five-and-a-half-hours of searching.But from 2-1, the New Zealanders gave out and let in four goals in 20 minutes, limping to one of the biggest routs in their history.In isolation, the result can be washed away as one bad night.In the context of a tricky opening month, the signs arent great for the Kiwis.Merrick has bemoaned the impact of international fixtures and senior players heading off for All Whites duties.And his big problem is upcoming World Cup qualifiers against New Caledonia this month will again rock their campaign.According to Merrick, the Nix will be without six players for their round six away trip to Central Coast and will have to rush them back into the siide on a short break and international travel to play Victory in round seven.dddddddddddd.It makes this Saturdays home date with Newcastle Jets one hell of a fixture.Youve got to win games and weve really got to win games next week. Weve got to start next week, Merrick said.In November weve been told six players will be out of the squad for the qualifiers.I came into the job knowing that could be the case (but) I didnt think Id lose so many first-team players.Merrick said he couldnt take anything out of the Etihad Stadium match but did defend his team for attempting to play to their gameplan even as Victory dominated the contest.We should have been playing better. We should have kicked on from where we left off against Sydney, he said.I think we started off very nervously and it took a while really before we played any fluent possession play at all.We were a little bit intimidated ... I didnt think we started to play until we conceded two penalties. ' ' '