2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season

2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Mike Woodson
Owner(s)	Atlanta Spirit, LLC
Arena	Philips Arena

Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN South, SportSouth, WPCH
Radio	WQXI
Atlanta Hawks seasons
< 2006–07	2008–09 >

The 2007–08 Atlanta Hawks season was the 62nd season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

The 2007 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York on June 28.
The free agency period began in July.

Contents:	Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Playoffs Game log Player stats Awards and records Transactions See also References

Offseason

Draft picks

Atlanta's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, New York.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Al Horford	Power Forward/Center	Dominican Republic	Florida
1	11	Acie Law IV	Point guard	United States	Texas A&M

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y–M–D)
1.0 !PG	10	USA !	Bibby, Mike	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Arizona
2.5 !G/F	1	USA !	Childress, Josh	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Stanford
1.0 !PG	12	USA !	Claxton, Speedy	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Hofstra
5.5 !F/C	15	DOM !	Horford, Al	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Florida
2.5 !G/F	2	USA !	Johnson, Joe (C)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Arkansas
4.0 !F	44	USA !	Jones, Solomon	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	South Florida
1.0 !PG	4	USA !	Law, Acie IV	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Texas A&M
5.5 !F/C	27	GEO !	Pachulia, Zaza	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Georgia (country)
2.5 !G/F	32	USA !	Richardson, Jeremy	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Delta State
2.5 !G/F	5	USA !	Smith, Josh	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oak Hill Academy (VA)*
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Stoudamire, Salim	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Arizona
1.5 !G	6	USA !	West, Mario	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Georgia Tech
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Williams, Marvin	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Mike Woodson (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured
* High school

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2008-02-19

Standings

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	PCT	Home	Road	GB
Orlando Magic³	82	52	30	.634	25–16	27–14	—
Washington Wizards⁵	82	43	39	.524	25–16	18–23	9
Atlanta Hawks⁸	82	37	45	.451	25–16	12–29	15
Charlotte Bobcats	82	32	50	.390	21–20	11–30	20
Miami Heat	82	15	67	.183	9–32	6–35	37

Game log

2007–08 Game Log

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	November 2	Dallas	W 101–94	J. Johnson (28)	Smith (11)	J. Johnson, Lue, Smith (4)	Philips Arena 19,767	1–0
2	November 4	@ Detroit	L 91–92	J. Johnson (23)	Horford (11)	J. Johnson (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	1–1
3	November 6	@ New Jersey	W 82–87	Childress, Smith (18)	Childress, Horford, Smith (7)	Smith (6)	Izod Center 12,336	1–2
4	November 7	Phoenix	W 105–96	Smith (22)	Horford (15)	J. Johnson (10)	Philips Arena 19,855	2–2
5	November 9	@ Boston	L 83–106	J. Johnson, Horford (16)	Childress, Horford (7)	J. Johnson, Law (5)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	2–3
6	November 11	Washington	L 90–101	Smith (23)	M. Williams (12)	M. Williams (6)	Philips Arena 13,172	2–4
7	November 14	Charlotte	W 117–109	J. Johnson (34)	Horford (13)	J. Johnson (10)	Philips Arena 12,239	3–4
8	November 16	Seattle	L 123–126	J. Johnson (39)	Horford (14)	J. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 13,534	3–5
9	November 17	@ Milwaukee	L 96–105	Smith (38)	Horford, M. Williams (8)	J. Johnson (9)	Bradley Center 14,511	3–6
10	November 20	San Antonio	L 83–95	J. Johnson (20)	Horford (8)	A. Johnson (7)	Philips Arena 17,025	3–7
11	November 21	@ Miami	W 82–79	J. Johnson (22)	J. Smith (11)	J. Johnson, Josh Smith (4)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	4–7
12	November 24	@ Minnesota	W 98–87	J. Johnson (25)	J. Smith (8)	J. Johnson, J. Smith (5)	Target Center 14,101	5–7
13	November 27	@ Chicago	L 78–90	J. Johnson (21)	A. Horford (14)	J. Johnson (5)	United Center 21,826	5–8
14	November 28	Milwaukee	W 96–80	J. Johnson (21)	J. Smtih, Z. Pachulia (8)	J. Smith (7)	Philips Arena 11,286	6–8
15	November 30	New Orleans	L 86–92	M. Williams (18)	A. Horford (15)	J. Johnson (9)	Philips Arena 14,186	6–9

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
16	December 3	@ Philadelphia	W 88–79	J. Smtih (22)	A. Horford (13)	J. Johnson (7)	Wachovia Center 11,465	7–9
17	December 4	Detroit	L 95–106	J. Childress (18)	A. Horford (10)	A. Johnson, S. Stoudamire (3)	Philips Arena 12,754	7–10
18	December 6	Minnesota	W 90–89	J. Smith (28)	A. Horford (15)	A. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 12,232	8–10
19	December 8	Memphis	W 86–78	J. Smith (25)	A. Horford (14)	A. Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 15,658	9–10
20	December 10	@ Orlando	W 98–87	J. Smith (25)	J. Smith (15)	J. Smith, A. Johnson (5)	Amway Arena 16,821	10–10
21	December 11	Toronto	L 88–100	J. Johnson, M. Williams (23)	A. Horford (10)	A. Law (6)	Philips Arena 13,173	10–11
22	December 14	@ Detroit	L 81–91	J. Johnson (23)	L. Wright (12)	A. Johnson, J. Smith (3)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	10–12
23	December 15	Charlotte	W 93–84	J. Johnson (31)	J. Smith (10)	A. Johnson (7)	Philips Arena 14,040	11–12
24	December 17	Utah	W 116–111	J. Johnson (26)	J. Smith (12)	A. Johnson (14)	Philips Arena 15,263	12–12
25	December 19	Miami	W 114–111(OT)	M.Williams (26)	M.Williams (9)	A.Johnson, J.Johnson (9)	Philips Arena 17,069	13–12
26	December 21	@ Washington	W 97–92	J. Johnson (32)	J. Smith (14)	J. Johnson, A. Johnson (8)	Verizon Center 16,472	14–12
27	December 26	Indiana	W 107–95	J. Johnson (26)	S. Williams (10)	J. Johnson (11)	Philips Arena 16,070	15–12
28	December 29	@ Dallas	L 84–97	M. Williams (18)	A. Horford (10)	J. Johnson (5)	American Airlines Center 20,338	15–13

January

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
29	January 2	@ Cleveland	L 94–98	J. Johnson (24)	A. Horford (9)	A. Horford (3)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	15–14
30	January 4	@ Indiana	L 91–113	J. Childress (26)	J. Childress (8)	M. West (3)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,797	15–15
31	January 5	New Jersey	L 107–113	J. Smith (34)	J. Smith (9)	A. Johnson (10)	Philips Arena 15,766	15–16
32	January 9	Cleveland	W 90–81	J. Johnson (29)	A. Horford (15)	A. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 16,246	16–16
33	January 11	Washington	L 98–102	J. Smith (35)	A. Horford (19)	A. Johnson, J. Johnson (9)	Philips Arena 16,064	16–17
34	January 13	Chicago	W 105–84	J. Johnson (37)	J. Johnson, J. Childress, A. Horford (9)	J. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 16,065	17–17
35	January 15	Denver	W 104–93	J. Johnson (22)	M. Williams (9)	A. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 18,235	18–17
36	January 16	@ Milwaukee	L 80–87	M. Williams (22)	A. Horford, J. Johnson (7)	A. Johnson (7)	Bradley Center 14,506	18–18
37	January 18	@ Toronto	L 78–89	J. Johnson (25)	A. Horford, M. Williams, J. Smith (9)	J. Smith, J. Johnson (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	18–19
38	January 21	Portland	L 109–111	J. Johnson (37)	J. Smith (17)	J. Johnson (7)	Philips Arena 17,400	18–20
39	January 23	@ Denver	L 100–107	J. Smith (22)	J. Smith (12)	J. Smith (10)	Pepsi Center 14,213	18–21
40	January 25	@ Seattle	W 99–90	M. Williams (33)	A. Horford (16)	J. Johnson (7)	KeyArena 13,647	19–21
41	January 27	@ Portland	L 93–94	J. Johnson (19)	A. Horford (12)	A. Johnson (11)	Rose Garden 20,438	19–22
42	January 29	@ Phoenix	L 92–125	M. Williams (18)	M. Williams, J. Johnson (8)	A. Law (4)	US Airways Center 18,422	19–23
43	January 30	@ LA Clippers	L 88–95	J. Smith (21)	J. Smith, A. Horford (10)	J. Smith (8)	Staples Center 14,874	19–24

February

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
44	February 2	New Jersey	W 104–32	M. Williams (24)	J. Smith (8)	A. Law (8)	Philips Arena 18,102	20–24
45	February 4	Philadelphia	W 96–91	J. Childress (21)	A. Horford (8)	J. Smith (9)	Philips Arena 14,563	21–24
46	February 6	LA Lakers	W 98–95	J. Johnson (28)	A. Horford (20)	J. Smith (9)	Philips Arena 19,701	22–24
47	February 8	Cleveland	L 100–95	J. Johnson (23)	J. Smith (8)	J. Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 19,335	22–25
48	February 9	@ Houston	L 108–89	J. Childress (21)	Z. Pachulia (9)	J. Johnson (4)	Toyota Center 18,177	22–26
49	February 12	Detroit	L 94–90	J. Smith (30)	A. Horford (16)	J. Johnson (4)	Philips Arena 18,227	22–27
50	February 13	@ Charlotte	L 100–98	J. Johnson (23)	A. Horford (14)	J. Johnson (4)	Charlotte Bobcats Arena 11,213	22–28
51	February 19	@ LA Lakers	L 122–93	J. Johnson (18)	Z. Pachulia (12)	J. Smith (6)	Staples Center 18,997	22–29
52	February 20	@ Sacramento	L 119–107	J. Childress (18)	A. Horford (12)	J. Johnson (4)	ARCO Arena 13,641	22–30
53	February 22	@ Golden State	W 117–110	J. Johnson (27)	M. Williams (14)	J. Johnson (8)	Oracle Arena 19,596	23–30
54	February 23	@ Utah	L 100–94	J. Smith (30)	J. Smith (12)	M. Bibby J. Johnson (9)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	23–31
55	February 25	@ San Antonio	L 89–74	J. Johnson (17)	A. Horford J. Smith (13)	M. Bibby J. Johnson (5)	AT&T Center 18,113	23–32
56	February 27	Sacramento	W 123–117	J. Johnson (26)	A. Horford (14)	M. Bibby (12)	Philips Arena 15,661	24–32
57	February 29	New York	W 99–93	J. Smith (25)	A. Horford (11)	M. Bibby (11)	Philips Arena 18,339	25–32

March

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
58	March 2	@ Boston	L 98–88	J. Smith (22)	A. Horford (11)	M. Bibby (9)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	25–33
59	March 4	Golden State	L 135–118	J. Johnson (38)	J. Smith (11)	M. Bibby J. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 16,575	25–34
60	March 5	@ New Orleans	L 116–101	J. Johnson (24)	A. Horford (11)	M. Bibby A. Horford (4)	New Orleans Arena 12,430	25–35
61	March 7	@ Charlotte	L 108–93	J. Johnson (20)	A. Horford (11)	M. Bibby (10)	Charlotte Bobcats Arena 15,203	25–36
62	March 8	Miami	W 97–94	J. Johnson (39)	J. Smith (8)	J. Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 17,022	26–36
63	March 10	@ Orlando	L 123–112	J. Johnson (27)	J. Smith (12)	J. Johnson (11)	Amway Arena 15,921	26–37
64	March 12	Houston	L 83–75	J. Johnson (28)	J. Smith (22)	M. Bibby A. Horford (4)	Philips Arena 17,078	26–38
65	March 14	LA Clippers	W 117–93	J. Johnson (28)	Z. Pachulia (10)	M. Bibby (14)	Philips Arena 16,107	27–38
66	March 16	@ New York	W 109–98	J. Johnson (28)	A. Horford (10)	J. Johnson (11)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	28–38
67	March 17	@ Washington	W 105–96	M. Bibby (23)	A. Horford (15)	J. Johnson (10)	Verizon Center 16,227	29–38
68	March 19	@ New Jersey	L 125–117	J. Johnson (24)	A. Horford (15)	M. Bibby A. Horford (6)	Izod Center 14,102	29–39
69	March 22	Orlando	W 98–90	J. Johnson (34)	A. Horford (10)	M. Bibby (8)	Philips Arena 18,825	30–39
70	March 25	@ Chicago	L 103–94	J.Childress (22)	A. Horford (13)	M. Bibby (7)	United Center 21,806	30–40
71	March 26	Milwaukee	W 115–96	J. Johnson (28)	Z. Pachulia (8)	J. Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 14,832	31–40
72	March 28	Chicago	W 106–103	M. Bibby (30)	M. Williams (11)	M. Bibby (8)	Philips Arena 17,223	32–40
73	March 30	New York	W 114–109	M. Williams (27)	A. Horford (13)	J. Johnson (13)	Philips Arena 16,573	33–40
74	March 31	@ Memphis	W 116–99	J. Smith (26)	J. Smith (8)	J. Johnson (8)	FedExForum 10,281	34–40

April

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
75	April 2	Toronto	W 127–120	J. Johnson (28)	A. Horford (12)	M. Bibby (12)	Philips Arena 14,691	35–40
76	April 4	Philadelphia	L 109–104	J.Johnson (32)	J.Smith (8)	M.Bibby (11)	Philips Arena 18,729	35–41
77	April 5	@ Philadelphia	W 112–98	J.Johnson (30)	A.Horford (12)	J.Johnson (6)	Wachovia Center 19,775	36–41
78	April 8	@ Indiana	L 92–85	J.Johnson (22)	J.Smith (13)	J.Johnson (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,876	36–42
79	April 11	@ New York	W 116–104	J.Johnson (34)	A.Horford (11)	J.Johnson (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	37–42
80	April 12	Boston	L 99–89	J.Johnson (21)	A.Horford (11)	J.Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 20,098	37–43
81	April 15	Orlando	L 121–105	M. Williams (16)	A.Horford (11)	A.Horford (6)	Philips Arena 18,738	37–44
82	April 16	@ Miami	L 113–99	J.Smith (20)	A.Horford (12)	M.Bibby J.Johnson (5)	American Airlines Arena 19,073	37–45

2007–08 Schedule

(*)The final minute of the Miami game was played on March 8^[1]

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bibby, Mike !Mike Bibby*	48	44	32.8	.411	.375	.780	3.3	6.0	1.13	.08	13.9
Childress, Josh !Josh Childress	76	0	29.9	.571	.367	.807	4.9	1.5	.93	.57	11.8
Horford, Al !Al Horford	81	77	31.4	.499	.000	.731	9.7	1.5	.74	.94	10.1
Johnson, Joe !Joe Johnson	82	82	40.8	.432	.381	.834	4.5	5.8	1.02	.22	21.7
Jones, Solomon !Solomon Jones	35	0	4.1	.400	.000	.550	1.2	.0	.09	.14	1.0
Law, Acie !Acie Law IV	56	6	15.4	.401	.206	.792	1.0	2.0	.52	.00	4.2
Pachulia, Zaza !Zaza Pachulia	62	5	15.2	.437	.000	.706	4.0	.6	.39	.21	5.2
Richardson, Jeremy !Jeremy Richardson*	27	1	4.9	.364	.368	1.000	.3	.1	.11	.00	1.5
Smith, Josh !Josh Smith	81	81	35.5	.457	.253	.710	8.2	3.4	1.52	2.80	17.2
Stoudamire, Salim !Salim Stoudamire	35	0	11.5	.361	.341	.820	.7	.8	.20	.14	5.7
West, Mario !Mario West	64	2	4.2	.429	.000	.654	.8	.2	.19	.06	.9
Williams, Marvin !Marvin Williams	80	80	34.6	.462	.100	.822	5.7	1.7	1.01	.41	14.8

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs

2008 Game Log

First Round

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Series
1	April 20	@ Boston	81–104	A. Horford (20)	A. Horford (10)	J. Johnson (7)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	0–1
2	April 23	@ Boston	77–96	Two-Way Tie (13)	A. Horford (9)	Two-Way Tie (3)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	0–2
3	April 26	Boston	102–93	J. Smith (27)	A. Horford (10)	M. Bibby (8)	Philips Arena 19,725	1–2
4	April 28	Boston	97–92	J. Johnson (35)	A. Horford (13)	J. Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 20,016	2–2
5	April 30	@ Boston	85–110	J. Johnson (21)	A. Horford (10)	A. Horford (5)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	2–3
6	May 2	Boston	103–100	M. Williams (18)	Four-Way Tie (6)	M. Bibby (7)	Philips Arena 20,425	3–3
7	May 4	@ Boston	99–65	J. Johnson (16)	A. Horford (12)	A. Horford (3)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	3–4

2008 Playoff Schedule

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bibby, Mike !Mike Bibby	7	7	36.0	.338	.292	.656	3.1	3.1	.57	.29	10.3
Childress, Josh !Josh Childress	7	0	29.3	.524	.000	.500	5.7	1.6	.14	.71	7.1
Horford, Al !Al Horford	7	7	39.6	.472	.000	.741	10.4	3.6	.43	1.00	12.6
Johnson, Joe !Joe Johnson	7	7	39.3	.409	.444	.909	3.9	4.0	.29	.00	20.0
Jones, Solomon !Solomon Jones	7	0	4.1	.200	.000	.000	1.1	.1	.14	.43	.6
Law, Acie !Acie Law IV	7	0	8.7	.750	.000	.900	.3	1.1	.29	.00	3.0
Pachulia, Zaza !Zaza Pachulia	7	0	15.0	.280	.000	.714	2.9	.3	.29	.00	4.1
Richardson, Jeremy !Jeremy Richardson	3	0	2.0	.250	.000	.000	.0	.0	.00	.00	.7
Smith, Josh !Josh Smith	7	7	33.9	.398	.167	.841	6.4	2.9	1.71	2.86	15.7
Stoudamire, Salim !Salim Stoudamire	3	0	9.3	.444	.333	1.000	.3	.0	.33	.00	4.0
West, Mario !Mario West	6	0	1.0	.333	.000	.000	.3	.0	.00	.00	.3
Williams, Marvin !Marvin Williams	7	7	28.4	.414	.000	.889	4.0	.7	.29	.43	11.4

Awards and records

Joe Johnson, Selected to the NBA All-Star Game^[2]
Al Horford, selected to participate in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge^[3]
Al Horford, named November Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month^[4]
Joe Johnson, named NBA Player of the Week^[5]
Al Horford, named February Eastern Conferenced Rookie of the Month^[6]
Joe Johnson named March Eastern Conference Player of the Month^[7]

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Hawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

February 16, 2008

To Atlanta Hawks

Mike Bibby

To Sacramento Kings

Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and Atlanta's 2008 2nd round draft pick

Free Agents

Player	Former team

Player	New team


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