1978-79 Atlanta Hawks Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-36
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Houston Rockets 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Hubie Brown (46-36)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 329,064, Avg. 8,026 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Atlanta Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 46-36
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Houston Rockets 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Hubie Brown (46-36)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 329,064, Avg. 8,026 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Atlanta Hawks Roster
The Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The Hawks scored 8,950 points and gave up 8,779. John Drew netted a team-leading 1,795 points for Atlanta, and Dan Roundfield accounted for 865 rebounds. Armond Hill dished out 480 assists for the squad.
On defense, John Drew added 128 thefts, while Tree Rollins blocked 254 shots.
Hubie Brown coached the team. The 1978-79 Atlanta Hawks lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8950
Regular Season Points Against: 8779
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 104 at Indiana Pacers 117 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 14, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Atlanta Hawks 122 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 18, 1978 | Boston Celtics 116 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 21, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 125 at Atlanta Hawks 130 | W | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 24, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at New York Knicks 113 | L | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 25, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||
| October 28, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Atlanta Hawks 116 | W | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-4 | ||
| October 31, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 110 at Washington Bullets 108 | W | 3-1 | 1-3 | 4-4 | ||
| November 2, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 113 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | L | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | ||
| November 4, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 118 at Atlanta Hawks 117 | L | 3-3 | 1-3 | 4-6 | OT | |
| November 9, 1978 | San Diego Clippers 101 at Atlanta Hawks 125 | W | 4-3 | 1-3 | 5-6 | ||
| November 10, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 115 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 4-3 | 2-3 | 6-6 | ||
| November 11, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 95 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 5-3 | 2-3 | 7-6 | ||
| November 15, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 100 at Kansas City Kings 109 | L | 5-3 | 2-4 | 7-7 | ||
| November 18, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Atlanta Hawks 124 | W | 6-3 | 2-4 | 8-7 | ||
| November 21, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at San Diego Clippers 107 | W | 6-3 | 3-4 | 9-7 | ||
| November 22, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at Denver Nuggets 111 | W | 6-3 | 4-4 | 10-7 | ||
| November 24, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 117 at Detroit Pistons 119 | L | 6-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | OT | |
| November 25, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 7-3 | 4-5 | 11-8 | ||
| November 28, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | L | 7-3 | 4-6 | 11-9 | ||
| November 30, 1978 | New York Knicks 96 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 8-3 | 4-6 | 12-9 | OT | |
| December 2, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 94 at Atlanta Hawks 128 | W | 9-3 | 4-6 | 13-9 | ||
| December 6, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Phoenix Suns 136 | L | 9-3 | 4-7 | 13-10 | ||
| December 8, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | L | 9-3 | 4-8 | 13-11 | ||
| December 9, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 84 at Golden State Warriors 94 | L | 9-3 | 4-9 | 13-12 | ||
| December 10, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Los Angeles Lakers 88 | L | 9-3 | 4-10 | 13-13 | ||
| December 13, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 101 at Atlanta Hawks 117 | W | 10-3 | 4-10 | 14-13 | ||
| December 15, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 121 at New Jersey Nets 104 | W | 10-3 | 5-10 | 15-13 | ||
| December 17, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at New York Knicks 111 | L | 10-3 | 5-11 | 15-14 | ||
| December 19, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Chicago Bulls 101 | L | 10-3 | 5-12 | 15-15 | ||
| December 20, 1978 | New York Knicks 112 at Atlanta Hawks 121 | W | 11-3 | 5-12 | 16-15 | ||
| December 22, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Boston Celtics 124 | L | 11-3 | 5-13 | 16-16 | ||
| December 23, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 12-3 | 5-13 | 17-16 | ||
| December 26, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 111 at San Antonio Spurs 124 | L | 12-3 | 5-14 | 17-17 | ||
| December 27, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | W | 13-3 | 5-14 | 18-17 | ||
| December 29, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | L | 13-3 | 5-15 | 18-18 | ||
| December 30, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 87 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | W | 14-3 | 5-15 | 19-18 | ||
| January 3, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Atlanta Hawks 96 | L | 14-4 | 5-15 | 19-19 | ||
| January 5, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 14-4 | 6-15 | 20-19 | ||
| January 6, 1979 | Washington Bullets 106 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | L | 14-5 | 6-15 | 20-20 | ||
| January 7, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at Indiana Pacers 112 | L | 14-5 | 6-16 | 20-21 | ||
| January 10, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 117 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 | W | 14-5 | 7-16 | 21-21 | 2OT | |
| January 12, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 100 at Chicago Bulls 93 | W | 14-5 | 8-16 | 22-21 | ||
| January 13, 1979 | San Diego Clippers 119 at Atlanta Hawks 124 | W | 15-5 | 8-16 | 23-21 | ||
| January 14, 1979 | Houston Rockets 105 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | W | 16-5 | 8-16 | 24-21 | ||
| January 17, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 110 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | W | 17-5 | 8-16 | 25-21 | ||
| January 20, 1979 | New Orleans Jazz 94 at Atlanta Hawks 118 | W | 18-5 | 8-16 | 26-21 | ||
| January 21, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at New Orleans Jazz 108 | L | 18-5 | 8-17 | 26-22 | ||
| January 23, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 110 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | L | 18-6 | 8-17 | 26-23 | ||
| January 25, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Atlanta Hawks 98 | L | 18-7 | 8-17 | 26-24 | ||
| January 27, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Atlanta Hawks 120 | W | 19-7 | 8-17 | 27-24 | ||
| January 30, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Washington Bullets 109 | L | 19-7 | 8-18 | 27-25 | ||
| January 31, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 118 at Atlanta Hawks 130 | W | 20-7 | 8-18 | 28-25 | ||
| February 6, 1979 | Boston Celtics 101 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | W | 21-7 | 8-18 | 29-25 | ||
| February 7, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Kansas City Kings 124 | L | 21-7 | 8-19 | 29-26 | ||
| February 9, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Phoenix Suns 102 | W | 21-7 | 9-19 | 30-26 | ||
| February 11, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Portland Trail Blazers 91 | L | 21-7 | 9-20 | 30-27 | ||
| February 14, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 104 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | L | 21-7 | 9-21 | 30-28 | ||
| February 18, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at San Diego Clippers 116 | L | 21-7 | 9-22 | 30-29 | ||
| February 20, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | W | 21-7 | 10-22 | 31-29 | ||
| February 21, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 83 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | W | 22-7 | 10-22 | 32-29 | ||
| February 24, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 85 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | W | 23-7 | 10-22 | 33-29 | ||
| February 27, 1979 | Houston Rockets 111 at Atlanta Hawks 125 | W | 24-7 | 10-22 | 34-29 | ||
| March 1, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 86 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | W | 25-7 | 10-22 | 35-29 | ||
| March 3, 1979 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Atlanta Hawks 119 | W | 26-7 | 10-22 | 36-29 | ||
| March 6, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Atlanta Hawks 94 | W | 27-7 | 10-22 | 37-29 | ||
| March 7, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 120 at Atlanta Hawks 122 | W | 28-7 | 10-22 | 38-29 | OT | |
| March 11, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | W | 29-7 | 10-22 | 39-29 | OT | |
| March 13, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 82 at Portland Trail Blazers 103 | L | 29-7 | 10-23 | 39-30 | ||
| March 14, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Golden State Warriors 113 | L | 29-7 | 10-24 | 39-31 | ||
| March 16, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | L | 29-7 | 10-25 | 39-32 | ||
| March 17, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 111 at Denver Nuggets 118 | L | 29-7 | 10-26 | 39-33 | ||
| March 20, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | W | 30-7 | 10-26 | 40-33 | ||
| March 21, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | W | 31-7 | 10-26 | 41-33 | ||
| March 23, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 115 at San Antonio Spurs 108 | W | 31-7 | 11-26 | 42-33 | ||
| March 24, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Houston Rockets 120 | L | 31-7 | 11-27 | 42-34 | ||
| March 30, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at New Jersey Nets 117 | L | 31-7 | 11-28 | 42-35 | ||
| March 31, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at New Orleans Jazz 109 | L | 31-7 | 11-29 | 42-36 | ||
| April 1, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 98 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 32-7 | 11-29 | 43-36 | ||
| April 4, 1979 | Milwaukee Bucks 109 at Atlanta Hawks 118 | W | 33-7 | 11-29 | 44-36 | ||
| April 6, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 112 at Detroit Pistons 96 | W | 33-7 | 12-29 | 45-36 | ||
| April 7, 1979 | Washington Bullets 102 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | W | 34-7 | 12-29 | 46-36 | ||
| April 11, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Houston Rockets 106 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 13, 1979 | Houston Rockets 91 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 15, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 89 at Washington Bullets 103 | L | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Washington Bullets 99 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 20, 1979 | Washington Bullets 89 at Atlanta Hawks 77 | L | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 22, 1979 | Washington Bullets 120 at Atlanta Hawks 118 | L | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | OT | |
| April 24, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Washington Bullets 103 | W | 1-2 | 3-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 26, 1979 | Washington Bullets 86 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | W | 2-2 | 3-1 | 5-3 | ||
| April 29, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 94 at Washington Bullets 100 | L | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 |
