After being dismantled by the Mavericks two days earlier, Golden State picked apart a shorthanded Hornets team - and the defenseless Peja Stojakovic in particular - for its feel-good, bounce-back win.

"I think we were all a little embarrassed in Dallas that we didn't play better, so they tied their sneakers extra tight tonight," Warriors coach Don Nelson said.

"All those close ones we lost at home, we need as much confidence as we can get," Stephen Jackson added. "And this was a big win for us against one of the best teams in the West on the road.

"So hopefully, it'll light a fire in us."

Corey Maggette lit up Stojakovic for 19 points - 11 coming in the decisive fourth quarter - while Jamal Crawford and Monta Ellis combined for 32 points in their second game together.

Maggette missed nine of his first 10 shots, but was clutch when it counted. His three-point play with 1:21 left put the Warriors up 85-79, and though Stojakovic answered with a three-pointer, Crawford hit his own jumper over the Hornets' wing with 15 seconds remaining to seal the much-needed win.

Friday's upset also qualified as the Warriors' biggest victory since their post-Christmas shocker over the Celtics at Oracle Arena, and it might have been even more impressive considering their woeful road record this season.

The Warriors had lost eight straight on the road, their last victory coming Dec. 20 in Charlotte, N.C., when Crawford scored 50 points to help the Warriors snap a seasonlong, nine-game losing streak.

The Warriors were coming off a 24-point loss to the Mavs and appeared headed for another nationally-televised thumping after giving up the final nine points of the first period and falling behind by 10 early in the second.

But Golden State responded by staging its own end-of-quarter blitz, outscoring the Hornets 16-4 in the final four minutes of the first half - including 12 straight at one point - as the Warriors finally began to push the tempo.

Not only did Jackson, Ellis and Maggette all record fastbreak layups during that stretch, but five Warriors scored baskets. Perhaps more impressively, the run was fueled by the Warriors' defense, with Jackson and Ellis getting into passing lanes and Ellis even blocking a shot by Stojakovic to send the Warriors off to the races.

Jackson, who started off guarding Chris Paul before shutting Stojakovic down, anchored the defense down the stretch along with big man Ronny Turiaf. Paul finished with 31 points and eight assists for the Hornets, who got David West back from injury but played without starters Tyson Chandler and Morris Peterson.

How low can they go? The Warriors have won only twice when scoring less than 100 points this year. Their lowest-scoring wins: