The Golden State Warriors were looking to start a win streak back up once more after picking up wins against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday and the Sacramento Kings on Friday. With the Atlanta Hawks having freshly traded Trae Young and sitting at 19-21 on the season coming into Chase Center, the Warriors seemed like they'd be in a good position to make it a three-game winning streak and finally look to create some distance from .500.

Alas, all of the Bay Area's luck seemed to go to the Warriors' NFL counterparts for the 49ers' playoff win, as the Warriors struggled mightily from downtown and were killed by turnovers once again. These two major issues allowed Atlanta to run away with the game in the second half, and despite Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler combining for 61 points, the Warriors lost the game, 124-111.

After the tough loss, Steph Curry gave his flowers to the Hawks for how they played.

"They had two runs at the end of the second and the end of the third that created all the separation. They played well the whole game. They're a young, athletic team with a fresh look ... they were excited to get out there and it showed."

Curry also reflected on how the Warriors allowed these runs to occur.

"We had some resiliency, some fight, but we gave up too many open threes. A couple turnovers gave them open looks and easy transition. It's crazy you can play 40 good minutes and lose it in two four-minute stretches. That's the way the NBA is and that's what happened tonight."

The Warriors fought back with a few runs of their own, but the hole was too large to dig themselves out of in the end.

Curry and Butler have had some great games as a duo since the Dubs traded for the veteran forward at last year's trade deadline, and this was another one to add to the list.

Curry led the team in scoring again with 31 points on 11-21 shooting, while Butler followed closely behind with 30 points on 10-19 shooting. This was only Butler's fourth time with at least 30 this season, and his first such game since 11 games in mid-December, but it unfortunately went to waste as the rest of the Warriors struggled.

The only other player in double figures was De'Anthony Melton with 10 points. As a team, the Warriors shot just 24% from three-point territory and committed 16 turnovers, with five of them coming in a short span in the third quarter that led to the Hawks' big run that essentially put the game out of reach. Compared to the Hawks' 38% three-point shooting and 9 turnovers, it's a tough disparity to overcome.

The Warriors will continue this homestand on Tuesday as they look to finally pick up a win against the Portland Trail Blazers.