1977–78 Atlanta Hawks season

1977–78 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach Hubie Brown
Arena Omni Coliseum
Results
Record 41–41 (.500)
Place Division: 4th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1976–77 1978–79 >

The 1977-78 NBA season was the Hawks' 29th season in the NBA and 10th season in Atlanta.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 – 32–9 20–21 15–5
x-Washington Bullets 44 38 .537 8 29–12 15–26 14–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 9 27–14 16–25 9–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 11 29–12 12–29 8–12
New Orleans Jazz 39 43 .476 13 27–14 12–29 8–12
Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 24 21-20 7-34 6–14
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers 55 27 .671 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 3
3 x-Washington Bullets 44 38 .537 11
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 12
5 x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 12
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 14
7 New Orleans Jazz 39 43 .476 16
8 Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 23
9 Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 27
10 Buffalo Braves 27 55 .329 28
11 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 31
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Washington Bullets vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks: Bullets win series 2-0

Player statistics

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1977-78 Atlanta Hawks

See also