1978–79 Atlanta Hawks season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Hawks 1979 46 36 Central 3 5 Hubie Brown Omni Coliseum WTCG WSB East Conference Semifinals(Eliminated 3-4) ATL The 1978–79 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 30th season in the NBA and 11th season in Atlanta.1978-79 Atlanta Hawks Offseason Draft picks 1978 NBA draft Roster Atlanta Hawks #B50000 #FFFFFF #F4C934 #000000 14 Charlie Criss G 5 8 165 New Mexico State 22 John Drew basketball G 6 6 205 Gardner-Webb 25 Terry Furlow SG 6 4 190 October 18, 1954 Michigan State 21 Jack Givens F 6 5 205 Kentucky 10 Steve Hawes C 6 9 220 Washington 33 Keith Herron G 6 6 195 Villanova 24 Armond Hill G 6 4 190 Princeton 3 Eddie Johnson basketball, born 1955 G 6 2 180 Auburn 54 Tom McMillen C 6 11 215 Maryland 30 Tree Rollins C 7 1 235 Clemson 32 Dan Roundfield F 6 8 205 Central Michigan 42 Rick Wilson basketball G 6 5 200 Louisville Hubie Brown Regular season Season standings ATL ATL z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Playoffs Atlanta Hawks 1979 yes #D3222C #FFFFFF Atlanta Hawks First Round yes no yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 1 0 1 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 11 | @ Houston | W 109–106 | Dan Roundfield (23) | Dan Roundfield (18) | Hawes, Criss (4) | The Summit14,405 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 13 | Houston | W 100–91 | Drew, Johnson (25) | John Drew (13) | Eddie Johnson (8) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 2–0 |- Atlanta Hawks Conference Semifinals no yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 1 2 2 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 15 | @ Washington | L 89–103 | Dan Roundfield (24) | Dan Roundfield (10) | Armond Hill (8) | Capital Centre15,721 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 17 | @ Washington | W 107–99 | Roundfield, Johnson (17) | Tree Rollins (8) | Armond Hill (6) | Capital Centre19,035 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 20 | Washington | L 77–89 | John Drew (13) | Roundfield, Rollins (14) | Armond Hill (5) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 22 | Washington | L 115–120 (OT) | Dan Roundfield (22) | Dan Roundfield (18) | Dan Roundfield (7) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 24 | @ Washington | W 107–103 | Terry Furlow (21) | Dan Roundfield (14) | Armond Hill (5) | Capital Centre19,035 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 26 | Washington | W 104–86 | Drew, Johnson (22) | Steve Hawes (14) | Armond Hill (9) | Omni Coliseum15,978 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | April 29 | @ Washington | L 94–100 | John Drew (24) | John Drew (8) | Eddie Johnson (6) | Capital Centre19,035 | 3–4 |- ATL 1979 yes Awards and records "Fast Eddie" Johnson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team References Category:Atlanta Hawks seasons Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Category:1979 in Atlanta