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

The 1977-78 NBA season was the Hawks' 29th season in the NBA and tenth season in Atlanta.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1977 NBA Draft

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

• Game 1 @ Washington: Washington 103, Atlanta 94
• Game 2 @ Atlanta: Washington 107, Atlanta 103 (OT)

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

• Hubie Brown, NBA Coach of the Year Award

See also

• 1977-78 NBA season