1977-78 Atlanta Hawks Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Washington Bullets 2-0
Coach: Hubie Brown (41-41)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 304,050, Avg. 7,416 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Atlanta Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 41-41
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Washington Bullets 2-0
Coach: Hubie Brown (41-41)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 304,050, Avg. 7,416 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Atlanta Hawks Roster
The Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
Atlanta racked up 8,506 points, worst in the league and conceded 8,517. John Drew netted a team-leading 1,623 points for the Hawks, while Steve Hawes contributed 690 rebounds. Armond Hill dished out 427 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Armond Hill added 151 steals, and Tree Rollins blocked 218 shots.
Hubie Brown coached the team. The 1977-78 Atlanta Hawks lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 8506
Regular Season Points Against: 8517
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 25, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 103 at Boston Celtics 110 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | at Hartford, CT | |
| October 26, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at New Jersey Nets 110 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | OT | |
| October 28, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| November 1, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 2, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Detroit Pistons 89 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 4, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 111 at Kansas City Kings 110 | W | 3-0 | 3-1 | 6-1 | ||
| November 5, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 94 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | ||
| November 10, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 132 at Houston Rockets 101 | W | 4-0 | 4-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 11, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 132 at Atlanta Hawks 92 | L | 4-1 | 4-1 | 8-2 | ||
| November 12, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 99 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | L | 4-1 | 4-2 | 8-3 | ||
| November 15, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Atlanta Hawks 93 | L | 4-2 | 4-2 | 8-4 | ||
| November 16, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Boston Celtics 131 | L | 4-2 | 4-3 | 8-5 | ||
| November 19, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 114 at Atlanta Hawks 129 | W | 5-2 | 4-3 | 9-5 | ||
| November 23, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 104 at Atlanta Hawks 105 | W | 6-2 | 4-3 | 10-5 | ||
| November 25, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | L | 6-3 | 4-3 | 10-6 | ||
| November 29, 1977 | Boston Celtics 101 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | W | 7-3 | 4-3 | 11-6 | ||
| November 30, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 93 at Buffalo Braves 105 | L | 7-3 | 4-4 | 11-7 | ||
| December 3, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at Golden State Warriors 118 | L | 7-3 | 4-5 | 11-8 | ||
| December 4, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Phoenix Suns 89 | W | 7-3 | 5-5 | 12-8 | ||
| December 5, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 88 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | L | 7-3 | 5-6 | 12-9 | ||
| December 7, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Denver Nuggets 123 | L | 7-3 | 5-7 | 12-10 | ||
| December 9, 1977 | New York Knicks 103 at Atlanta Hawks 84 | L | 7-4 | 5-7 | 12-11 | ||
| December 10, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 7-4 | 5-8 | 12-12 | ||
| December 13, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at New York Knicks 107 | L | 7-4 | 5-9 | 12-13 | ||
| December 14, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 7-4 | 6-9 | 13-13 | ||
| December 16, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | W | 8-4 | 6-9 | 14-13 | ||
| December 18, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 129 at Atlanta Hawks 134 | W | 9-4 | 6-9 | 15-13 | 2OT | |
| December 20, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Chicago Bulls 94 | L | 9-4 | 6-10 | 15-14 | ||
| December 21, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Indiana Pacers 109 | L | 9-4 | 6-11 | 15-15 | ||
| December 23, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 93 | W | 9-4 | 7-11 | 16-15 | ||
| December 25, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 93 at Washington Bullets 100 | L | 9-4 | 7-12 | 16-16 | ||
| December 26, 1977 | Washington Bullets 113 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | L | 9-5 | 7-12 | 16-17 | ||
| December 28, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 92 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | W | 10-5 | 7-12 | 17-17 | ||
| December 30, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 106 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | L | 10-6 | 7-12 | 17-18 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| January 3, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | L | 10-7 | 7-12 | 17-19 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at Detroit Pistons 111 | L | 10-7 | 7-13 | 17-20 | ||
| January 6, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 94 at New Orleans Jazz 96 | L | 10-7 | 7-14 | 17-21 | ||
| January 7, 1978 | Houston Rockets 83 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | W | 11-7 | 7-14 | 18-21 | ||
| January 11, 1978 | Washington Bullets 95 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | W | 12-7 | 7-14 | 19-21 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| January 13, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Atlanta Hawks 92 | L | 12-8 | 7-14 | 19-22 | ||
| January 14, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at Kansas City Kings 110 | L | 12-8 | 7-15 | 19-23 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 90 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | W | 13-8 | 7-15 | 20-23 | ||
| January 18, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 108 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | L | 13-9 | 7-15 | 20-24 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| January 19, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | L | 13-10 | 7-15 | 20-25 | ||
| January 21, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | W | 14-10 | 7-15 | 21-25 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | L | 14-10 | 7-16 | 21-26 | ||
| January 27, 1978 | New York Knicks 96 at Atlanta Hawks 105 | W | 15-10 | 7-16 | 22-26 | ||
| January 29, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 102 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 16-10 | 7-16 | 23-26 | ||
| January 31, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 103 at Chicago Bulls 106 | L | 16-10 | 7-17 | 23-27 | OT | |
| February 2, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Indiana Pacers 105 | W | 16-10 | 8-17 | 24-27 | ||
| February 8, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Denver Nuggets 114 | L | 16-10 | 8-18 | 24-28 | ||
| February 9, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Phoenix Suns 125 | L | 16-10 | 8-19 | 24-29 | ||
| February 12, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | W | 16-10 | 9-19 | 25-29 | ||
| February 15, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 | L | 16-10 | 9-20 | 25-30 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 111 at New Orleans Jazz 102 | W | 16-10 | 10-20 | 26-30 | ||
| February 18, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 112 at Houston Rockets 121 | L | 16-10 | 10-21 | 26-31 | ||
| February 22, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 95 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 17-10 | 10-21 | 27-31 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| February 23, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | L | 17-10 | 10-22 | 27-32 | ||
| February 24, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 97 at Atlanta Hawks 96 | L | 17-11 | 10-22 | 27-33 | ||
| February 26, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 117 at Atlanta Hawks 119 | W | 18-11 | 10-22 | 28-33 | ||
| February 28, 1978 | Boston Celtics 85 at Atlanta Hawks 117 | W | 19-11 | 10-22 | 29-33 | ||
| March 1, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at New Jersey Nets 97 | L | 19-11 | 10-23 | 29-34 | ||
| March 3, 1978 | Houston Rockets 110 at Atlanta Hawks 133 | W | 20-11 | 10-23 | 30-34 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at Atlanta Hawks 101 | W | 21-11 | 10-23 | 31-34 | ||
| March 7, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 109 at Atlanta Hawks 123 | W | 22-11 | 10-23 | 32-34 | ||
| March 8, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 | L | 22-11 | 10-24 | 32-35 | ||
| March 10, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 105 at Atlanta Hawks 114 | W | 23-11 | 10-24 | 33-35 | ||
| March 12, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 93 at Atlanta Hawks 98 | W | 24-11 | 10-24 | 34-35 | ||
| March 16, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Golden State Warriors 104 | L | 24-11 | 10-25 | 34-36 | ||
| March 18, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Portland Trail Blazers 105 | L | 24-11 | 10-26 | 34-37 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | L | 24-11 | 10-27 | 34-38 | ||
| March 21, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Milwaukee Bucks 100 | L | 24-11 | 10-28 | 34-39 | ||
| March 24, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 94 at Atlanta Hawks 96 | W | 25-11 | 10-28 | 35-39 | OT | |
| March 25, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Washington Bullets 98 | L | 25-11 | 10-29 | 35-40 | ||
| March 28, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Atlanta Hawks 105 | W | 26-11 | 10-29 | 36-40 | ||
| March 31, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | W | 27-11 | 10-29 | 37-40 | OT | |
| April 2, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 113 at Atlanta Hawks 124 | W | 28-11 | 10-29 | 38-40 | ||
| April 4, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 28-11 | 11-29 | 39-40 | ||
| April 5, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Buffalo Braves 74 | W | 28-11 | 12-29 | 40-40 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | L | 28-12 | 12-29 | 40-41 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 85 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | W | 29-12 | 12-29 | 41-41 | ||
| April 12, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 94 at Washington Bullets 103 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 14, 1978 | Washington Bullets 107 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | OT |
