1978–79 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1978–79 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 30th season in the NBA and 11th season in Atlanta.1978-79 Atlanta Hawks

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 11 | @ Houston | W 109–106 | Dan Roundfield (23) | Dan Roundfield (18) | Hawes, Criss (4) | The Summit14,405 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 13 | Houston | W 100–91 | Drew, Johnson (25) | John Drew (13) | Eddie Johnson (8) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 15 | @ Washington | L 89–103 | Dan Roundfield (24) | Dan Roundfield (10) | Armond Hill (8) | Capital Centre15,721 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 17 | @ Washington | W 107–99 | Roundfield, Johnson (17) | Tree Rollins (8) | Armond Hill (6) | Capital Centre19,035 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 20 | Washington | L 77–89 | John Drew (13) | Roundfield, Rollins (14) | Armond Hill (5) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 22 | Washington | L 115–120 (OT) | Dan Roundfield (22) | Dan Roundfield (18) | Dan Roundfield (7) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 24 | @ Washington | W 107–103 | Terry Furlow (21) | Dan Roundfield (14) | Armond Hill (5) | Capital Centre19,035 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 26 | Washington | W 104–86 | Drew, Johnson (22) | Steve Hawes (14) | Armond Hill (9) | Omni Coliseum15,978 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | April 29 | @ Washington | L 94–100 | John Drew (24) | John Drew (8) | Eddie Johnson (6) | Capital Centre19,035 | 3–4

Awards and records "Fast Eddie" Johnson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References