2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season

2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season

Head coach

Owner(s)

Atlanta Spirit, LLC

Arena

Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (eliminated 4-0)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports South, SportSouth, WPCH
Radio	WQXI
< 2007–08	2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It ended on Monday, May 11, 2009 with a loss at home to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second-round of the playoffs.

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
July 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

The Hawks did not have any draft picks in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	14–2	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	12	31–10	16–25	11–5	82
x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	16	28–13	15–26	9–7	82
Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	24	23–18	12–29	5–11	82
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	40	13–28	6–35	1–15	82

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27

9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 29	@ Orlando	W 99–85	Joe Johnson (25)	Josh Smith (10)	Mike Bibby, Al Horford (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	1–0

November: 9–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 1	Philadelphia	W 95–88	Joe Johnson (35)	Josh Smith (11)	Joe Johnson (5)	Philips Arena 19,651	2–0
3	November 5	@ New Orleans	W 87–79	Joe Johnson (24)	Josh Smith (11)	Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Mike Bibby (4)	New Orleans Arena 16,030	3–0
4	November 7	Toronto	W 110–92	Mike Bibby (19)	Solomon Jones (9)	Mike Bibby (12)	Philips Arena 18,290	4–0
5	November 9	@ Oklahoma City	W 89–85	Joe Johnson (25)	Al Horford (12)	Mike Bibby (4)	Ford Center 18,231	5–0
6	November 11	@ Chicago	W 113–108	Al Horford (27)	Al Horford (17)	Joe Johnson (8)	United Center 21,738	6–0
7	November 12	@ Boston	L 102–103	Joe Johnson (28)	Maurice Evans, Zaza Pachulia, Solomon Jones (5)	Joe Johnson (7)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	6–1
8	November 14	@ New Jersey	L 108–115	Joe Johnson (32)	Al Horford (11)	Joe Johnson (5)	Izod Center 15,309	6–2
9	November 15	New Jersey	L 107–119	Joe Johnson (31)	Marvin Williams, Al Horford, Solomon Jones (6)	Mike Bibby (7)	Philips Arena 18,729	6–3
10	November 18	@ Indiana	L 96–113	Joe Johnson (25)	Zaza Pachulia (8)	Mike Bibby (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 13,379	6–4
11	November 19	Washington	W 91–87	Mike Bibby (25)	Zaza Pachulia (18)	Joe Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 14,416	7–4
12	November 21	Charlotte	W 88–83	Joe Johnson (30)	Marvin Williams, Maurice Evans (10)	Joe Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 15,068	8–4
13	November 22	@ Cleveland	L 96–110	Maurice Evans (21)	Al Horford (9)	Acie Law (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	8–5
14	November 26	Milwaukee	W 102–96	Al Horford (21)	Al Horford (9)	Joe Johnson (9)	Philips Arena 15,730	9–5
15	November 28	@ Toronto	L 88–93	Mike Bibby (24)	Zaza Pachulia (17)	Joe Johnson (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,200	9–6
16	November 29	@ Washington	W 102–98	Mike Bibby (21)	Al Horford (13)	Mike Bibby, Al Horford (6)	Verizon Center 18,110	10–6

December: 11–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 2–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 3	Memphis	W 105–95	Joe Johnson (26)	Zaza Pachulia, Josh Smith (6)	Mike Bibby (10)	Philips Arena 12,088	11–6
18	December 5	New York	W 98–95	Marvin Williams (18)	Al Horford (9)	Mike Bibby (9)	Philips Arena 16,366	12–6
19	December 6	@ Dallas	L 98–100	Joe Johnson (32)	Zaza Pachulia (12)	Mike Bibby (5)	American Airlines Center 19,966	12–7
20	December 9	@ Houston	L 84–92	Joe Johnson (22)	Josh Smith (11)	Josh Smith, Joe Johnson (4)	Toyota Center 16,439	12–8
21	December 10	@ San Antonio	L 89–95	Joe Johnson (29)	Al Horford (7)	Mike Bibby (7)	AT&T Center 18,161	12–9
22	December 12	@ Miami	W 87–73	Joe Johnson (21)	Al Horford (10)	Mike Bibby (8)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	13–9
23	December 13	Cleveland	W 97–92	Mike Bibby (24)	Al Horford, Josh Smith (8)	Joe Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 19,200	14–9
24	December 15	Charlotte	W 83–79	Joe Johnson (28)	Al Horford (14)	Joe Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 12,733	15–9
25	December 17	Boston	L 85–88	Joe Johnson (20)	Al Horford (11)	Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford (4)	Philips Arena 18,729	15–10
26	December 19	Golden State	W 115–99	Marvin Williams (22)	Marvin Williams (9)	Josh Smith, Mike Bibby (7)	Philips Arena 16,768	16–10
27	December 21	Detroit	W 85–78	Mike Bibby (27)	Al Horford (11)	Joe Johnson (7)	Philips Arena 15,233	17–10
28	December 23	Oklahoma City	W 99–88	Marvin Williams (21)	Joe Johnson (11)	Joe Johnson (11)	Philips Arena 12,138	18–10
29	December 27	Chicago	W 129–117	Joe Johnson (41)	Al Horford (10)	Joe Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 18,031	19–10
30	December 29	Denver	W 109–91	Joe Johnson (25)	Al Horford (10)	Mike Bibby (9)	Philips Arena 17,131	20–10
31	December 30	@ Indiana	W 110–104	Joe Johnson (27)	Al Horford (14)	Mike Bibby (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 13,762	21–10

January: 6–10 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–7)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
32	January 2	@ New Jersey	L 91–93 (OT)	Mike Bibby (22)	Joe Johnson (9)	Joe Johnson (9)	Izod Center 16,851	21–11
33	January 3	Houston	W 103–100	Josh Smith (29)	Al Horford (6)	Joe Johnson (14)	Philips Arena 16,740	22–11
34	January 7	Orlando	L 102–106	Josh Smith (21)	Al Horford (13)	Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson (9)	Philips Arena 13,748	22–12
35	January 9	@ Orlando	L 87–121	Acie Law (16)	Solomon Jones (8)	Joe Johnson (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	22–13
36	January 11	Philadelphia	L 94–109	Joe Johnson (25)	Zaza Pachulia (6)	Joe Johnson (9)	Philips Arena 15,079	22–14
37	January 13	@ Phoenix	L 102–107	Josh Smith (24)	Marvin Williams (12)	Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (3)	US Airways Center 18,422	22–15
38	January 14	@ L.A. Clippers	W 97–80	Josh Smith (26)	Josh Smith (8)	Joe Johnson (7)	Staples Center 15,901	23–15
39	January 16	@ Golden State	L 114–119	Joe Johnson (25)	Zaza Pachulia (8)	Mike Bibby (7)	Oracle Arena 18,832	23–16
40	January 19	Toronto	W 87–84	Joe Johnson (28)	Josh Smith (14)	Mike Bibby (5)	Philips Arena 17,199	24–16
41	January 20	@ Chicago	W 105–102	Mike Bibby (31)	Josh Smith (14)	Joe Johnson (8)	United Center 20,389	25–16
42	January 23	Milwaukee	W 117–87	Ronald Murray (25)	Marvin Williams (9)	Mike Bibby (15)	Philips Arena 18,556	26–16
43	January 25	Phoenix	L 99–104	Josh Smith (19)	Josh Smith (12)	Joe Johnson (13)	Philips Arena 19,153	26–17
44	January 26	@ Miami	L 79–95	Joe Johnson (19)	Josh Smith (10)	Joe Johnson (4)	American Airlines Arena 18,103	26–18
45	January 28	@ New York	L 104–112	Marvin Williams (28)	Josh Smith (12)	Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (7)	Madison Square Garden 18,180	26–19
46	January 30	New Jersey	W 105–88	Joe Johnson (29)	Marvin Williams (11)	Josh Smith (6)	Philips Arena 17,561	27–19
47	January 31	@ Milwaukee	L 107–110	Mike Bibby (24)	Josh Smith (11)	Joe Johnson (9)	Bradley Center 15,881	27–20

February: 6–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 4	@ Minnesota	W 94–86	Mike Bibby (24)	Marvin Williams (10)	Mike Bibby (7)	Target Center 13,745	28–20
49	February 6	@ Charlotte	W 102–97	Marvin Williams (29)	Zaza Pachulia (8)	Mike Bibby, Al Horford (4)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,140	29–20
50	February 7	L.A. Clippers	L 97–121	Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams (17)	Josh Smith (15)	Acie Law (6)	Philips Arena 18,729	29–21
51	February 10	Washington	W 111–90	Joe Johnson (22)	Zaza Pachulia (12)	Joe Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 17,027	30–21
52	February 11	@ Detroit	W 99–95	Joe Johnson (27)	Marvin Williams (8)	Josh Smith (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,124	31–21
53	February 17	@ L.A. Lakers	L 83–96	Joe Johnson (14)	Zaza Pachulia (12)	Joe Johnson (5)	Staples Center 18,997	31–22
54	February 18	@ Sacramento	W 105–100	Mike Bibby (29)	Al Horford (18)	Joe Johnson (6)	ARCO Arena 11,213	32–22
55	February 20	@ Portland	L 98–108	Mike Bibby (27)	Joe Johnson (8)	Joe Johnson (7)	Rose Garden 20,250	32–23
56	February 23	@ Utah	L 89–108	Joe Johnson (15)	Al Horford, Zaza Pachulia, Marvin Williams (6)	Ronald Murray, Al Horford (5)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	32–24
57	February 25	@ Denver	L 109–110	Marvin Williams (31)	Al Horford (11)	Joe Johnson (8)	Pepsi Center 18,418	32–25
58	February 27	Miami	W 91–83	Joe Johnson (24)	Al Horford (22)	Joe Johnson (5)	Philips Arena 19,157	33–25

March: 10–7 (Home: 9–3; Road: 1–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
59	March 1	Cleveland	L 87–88	Joe Johnson (21)	Marvin Williams, Al Horford (10)	Joe Johnson (4)	Philips Arena 19,639	33–26
60	March 2	@ Washington	W 98–89	Marvin Williams (28)	Al Horford (8)	Joe Johnson (13)	Verizon Center 10,189	34–26
61	March 4	@ New York	L 105–109	Al Horford (20)	Al Horford (13)	Joe Johnson (6)	Madison Square Garden 18,931	34–27
62	March 6	@ Charlotte	L 91–98	Al Horford (15)	Marvin Williams (8)	Mike Bibby (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,058	34–28
63	March 7	Detroit	W 87–83	Josh Smith (19)	Josh Smith, Al Horford (12)	Joe Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 19,101	35–28
64	March 9	New Orleans	W 89–79	Joe Johnson (30)	Josh Smith (13)	Mike Bibby, Josh Smith, Acie Law (3)	Philips Arena 14,204	36–28
65	March 11	Utah	W 100–93	Joe Johnson (31)	Al Horford, Josh Smith (12)	Joe Johnson (9)	Philips Arena 13,112	37–28
66	March 13	Indiana	W 101–87	Joe Johnson (30)	Al Horford (15)	Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (6)	Philips Arena 14,079	38–28
67	March 15	Portland	W 98–80	Joe Johnson (35)	Josh Smith (8)	Joe Johnson (6)	Philips Arena 14,413	39–28
68	March 17	Sacramento	W 119–97	Al Horford (23)	Al Horford (12)	Mike Bibby (7)	Philips Arena 14,226	40–28
69	March 19	Dallas	W 95–87	Joe Johnson (24)	Josh Smith (9)	Mike Bibby (7)	Philips Arena 17,499	41–28
70	March 21	@ Cleveland	L 96–102	Joe Johnson (24)	Al Horford (11)	Al Horford (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	41–29
71	March 23	Minnesota	W 109–97	Ronald Murray (30)	Al Horford (13)	Mike Bibby (9)	Philips Arena 13,425	42–29
72	March 25	San Antonio	L 92–102	Joe Johnson (30)	Al Horford (13)	Josh Smith (5)	Philips Arena 18,529	42–30
73	March 27	Boston	L 93–99	Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (22)	Al Horford (14)	Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (4)	Philips Arena 20,054	42–31
74	March 29	L.A. Lakers	W 86–76	Mike Bibby (21)	Zaza Pachulia (13)	Joe Johnson (8)	Philips Arena 20,148	43–31
75	March 31	@ Philadelphia	L 85–98	Josh Smith (33)	Zaza Pachulia, Al Horford (8)	Joe Johnson (7)	Wachovia Center 18,256	43–32

April: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 3	@ Boston	L 92–104	Ronald Murray (21)	Josh Smith (10)	Mike Bibby (6)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	43–33
77	April 4	Orlando	L 82–88	Joe Johnson (21)	Al Horford (13)	Mike Bibby (5)	Philips Arena 19,608	43–34
78	April 7	@ Toronto	W 118–110	Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (25)	Al Horford (12)	Mike Bibby (10)	Air Canada Centre 17,613	44–34
79	April 8	@ Milwaukee	W 113–105	Joe Johnson (30)	Al Horford (9)	Mike Bibby (8)	Bradley Center 13,073	45–34
80	April 10	Indiana	W 122–118	Josh Smith (30)	Al Horford (15)	Mike Bibby (9)	Philips Arena 17,222	46–34
81	April 14	Miami	W 81–79	Ronald Murray (17)	Mario West (9)	Ronald Murray (5)	Philips Arena 18,179	47-34
82	April 15	@ Memphis	L 90–98	Ronald Murray (29)	Zaza Pachulia, Othello Hunter (9)	Ronald Murray (6)	FedExForum 12,736	47-35

2012–13 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend

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

Shaded block denotes team leader(s) in that statistic.

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bibby, Mike !Mike Bibby	28	28	34.0	.458	.432	.776	3.6	5.0	1.4	0.1	15.9
Evans, Maurice !Maurice Evans	28	4	23.8	.411	.370	.750	3.7	0.9	0.6	0.1	7.5
Horford, Al !Al Horford	26	26	33.0	.516	.000	.719	8.5	2.7	0.6	1.7	10.9
Johnson, Joe !Joe Johnson (basketball)	28	28	39.8	.450	.354	.820	4.8	5.6	1.1	0.5	22.6
Jones, Solomon !Solomon Jones	21	0	13.5	.578	.000	.774	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.9	3.7
Law, Acie !Acie Law	24	0	10.3	.393	.250	.714	1.3	1.8	0.2	0.0	3.0
Murray, Ronald !Ronald Murray	28	0	20.1	.407	.353	.746	1.9	1.4	1.1	0.2	8.7
Pachulia, Zaza !Zaza Pachulia	26	11	18.1	.416	.000	.662	5.8	0.7	0.3	0.3	5.2
Smith, Josh !Josh Smith	16	16	34.1	.426	.273	.671	7.2	2.9	1.5	1.9	13.0
Williams, Marvin !Marvin Williams	27	27	35.3	.474	.388	.800	6.3	1.6	0.8	0.6	13.8

Transactions

Free Agents

On August 11, it was announced that Hawks forward Josh Smith will remain with the Hawks after the Hawks matched an offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies.^[1] The terms have not been disclosed but it's believed that Smith gets a five-year deal worth about $58 million.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Flip Murray^[2]	August 14	Pacers

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Josh Childress^[3]		Greek club Olympiakos

See also

2008–09 NBA season

References

Atlanta Hawks

Formerly the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Milwaukee Hawks, and St. Louis Hawks Founded in 1946 Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Franchise All-Time roster Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Wharton Field House Milwaukee Arena Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Arena Alexander Memorial Coliseum Omni Coliseum Lakefront Arena Georgia Dome Philips Arena

D-League Affiliate	Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Orlando Magic

NBA Championships (1)	1958

Retired Jerseys	9 17 21 23

Lore	The Human Highlight Film Pistol Pete

Media	TV Peachtree TV FS South SportSouth Radio 790 The Zone Announcers Bob Rathbun Dominique Wilkins Steve Holman

Tri-Cities Blackhawks/Milwaukee/St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks seasons

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2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2008–09 NBA season by team

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio