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1978-79 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results

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Record: 46-36, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Hubie Brown (46-36)

PTS/G: 109.1 (12th of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 107.1 (3rd of 22)
SRS: 1.92 (8th of 22) ▪ Pace: 102.5 (21st of 22)
Off Rtg: 105.6 (8th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 103.6 (12th of 22)
Expected W-L: 47-35 (8th of 22)

Arena: Omni Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 329,064 (19th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Washington Bullets
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Houston Rockets

Regular Season

G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Oct 13, 1978 Box Score @ Indiana Pacers L 104 117 0 1 L 1
2 Sat, Oct 14, 1978 Box Score Detroit Pistons W 122 114 1 1 W 1
3 Wed, Oct 18, 1978 Box Score Boston Celtics L 99 116 1 2 L 1
4 Sat, Oct 21, 1978 Box Score Denver Nuggets W 130 125 2 2 W 1
5 Tue, Oct 24, 1978 Box Score @ New York Knicks L 109 113 2 3 L 1
6 Wed, Oct 25, 1978 Box Score @ Philadelphia 76ers L 117 118 2 4 L 2
7 Sat, Oct 28, 1978 Box Score Chicago Bulls W 116 92 3 4 W 1
8 Tue, Oct 31, 1978 Box Score @ Washington Bullets W 110 108 4 4 W 2
9 Thu, Nov 2, 1978 Box Score Golden State Warriors L 106 113 4 5 L 1
10 Sat, Nov 4, 1978 Box Score New Jersey Nets L OT 117 118 4 6 L 2
11 Thu, Nov 9, 1978 Box Score San Diego Clippers W 125 101 5 6 W 1
12 Fri, Nov 10, 1978 Box Score @ Boston Celtics W 115 103 6 6 W 2
13 Sat, Nov 11, 1978 Box Score Milwaukee Bucks W 102 95 7 6 W 3
14 Wed, Nov 15, 1978 Box Score @ Kansas City Kings L 100 109 7 7 L 1
15 Sat, Nov 18, 1978 Box Score Philadelphia 76ers W 124 116 8 7 W 1
16 Tue, Nov 21, 1978 Box Score @ San Diego Clippers W 113 107 9 7 W 2
17 Wed, Nov 22, 1978 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets W 113 111 10 7 W 3
18 Fri, Nov 24, 1978 Box Score @ Detroit Pistons L OT 117 119 10 8 L 1
19 Sat, Nov 25, 1978 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers W 109 103 11 8 W 1
20 Tue, Nov 28, 1978 Box Score @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 98 112 11 9 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Thu, Nov 30, 1978 Box Score New York Knicks W OT 102 96 12 9 W 1
22 Sat, Dec 2, 1978 Box Score New Orleans Jazz W 128 94 13 9 W 2
23 Wed, Dec 6, 1978 Box Score @ Phoenix Suns L 109 136 13 10 L 1
24 Fri, Dec 8, 1978 Box Score @ Seattle SuperSonics L 106 107 13 11 L 2
25 Sat, Dec 9, 1978 Box Score @ Golden State Warriors L 84 94 13 12 L 3
26 Sun, Dec 10, 1978 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 86 88 13 13 L 4
27 Wed, Dec 13, 1978 Box Score Indiana Pacers W 117 101 14 13 W 1
28 Fri, Dec 15, 1978 Box Score @ New Jersey Nets W 121 104 15 13 W 2
29 Sun, Dec 17, 1978 Box Score @ New York Knicks L 105 111 15 14 L 1
30 Tue, Dec 19, 1978 Box Score @ Chicago Bulls L 95 101 15 15 L 2
31 Wed, Dec 20, 1978 Box Score New York Knicks W 121 112 16 15 W 1
32 Fri, Dec 22, 1978 Box Score @ Boston Celtics L 105 124 16 16 L 1
33 Sat, Dec 23, 1978 Box Score Cleveland Cavaliers W 109 91 17 16 W 1
34 Tue, Dec 26, 1978 Box Score @ San Antonio Spurs L 111 124 17 17 L 1
35 Wed, Dec 27, 1978 Box Score San Antonio Spurs W 115 107 18 17 W 1
36 Fri, Dec 29, 1978 Box Score @ Philadelphia 76ers L 107 113 18 18 L 1
37 Sat, Dec 30, 1978 Box Score Denver Nuggets W 113 87 19 18 W 1
38 Wed, Jan 3, 1979 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers L 96 99 19 19 L 1
39 Fri, Jan 5, 1979 Box Score @ Houston Rockets W 109 106 20 19 W 1
40 Sat, Jan 6, 1979 Box Score Washington Bullets L 102 106 20 20 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Sun, Jan 7, 1979 Box Score @ Indiana Pacers L 97 112 20 21 L 2
42 Wed, Jan 10, 1979 Box Score @ Milwaukee Bucks W 2OT 117 113 21 21 W 1
43 Fri, Jan 12, 1979 Box Score @ Chicago Bulls W 100 93 22 21 W 2
44 Sat, Jan 13, 1979 Box Score San Diego Clippers W 124 119 23 21 W 3
45 Sun, Jan 14, 1979 Box Score Houston Rockets W 115 105 24 21 W 4
46 Wed, Jan 17, 1979 Box Score Portland Trail Blazers W 111 110 25 21 W 5
47 Sat, Jan 20, 1979 Box Score New Orleans Jazz W 118 94 26 21 W 6
48 Sun, Jan 21, 1979 Box Score @ New Orleans Jazz L 87 108 26 22 L 1
49 Tue, Jan 23, 1979 Box Score Indiana Pacers L 107 110 26 23 L 2
50 Thu, Jan 25, 1979 Box Score Seattle SuperSonics L 98 100 26 24 L 3
51 Sat, Jan 27, 1979 Box Score San Antonio Spurs W 120 113 27 24 W 1
52 Tue, Jan 30, 1979 Box Score @ Washington Bullets L 105 109 27 25 L 1
53 Wed, Jan 31, 1979 Box Score Kansas City Kings W 130 118 28 25 W 1
54 Tue, Feb 6, 1979 Box Score Boston Celtics W 104 101 29 25 W 2
55 Wed, Feb 7, 1979 Box Score @ Kansas City Kings L 108 124 29 26 L 1
56 Fri, Feb 9, 1979 Box Score @ Phoenix Suns W 105 102 30 26 W 1
57 Sun, Feb 11, 1979 Box Score @ Portland Trail Blazers L 87 91 30 27 L 1
58 Wed, Feb 14, 1979 Box Score @ Seattle SuperSonics L 104 116 30 28 L 2
59 Sun, Feb 18, 1979 Box Score @ San Diego Clippers L 101 116 30 29 L 3
60 Tue, Feb 20, 1979 Box Score @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 119 109 31 29 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Wed, Feb 21, 1979 Box Score Portland Trail Blazers W 106 83 32 29 W 2
62 Sat, Feb 24, 1979 Box Score Phoenix Suns W 110 85 33 29 W 3
63 Tue, Feb 27, 1979 Box Score Houston Rockets W 125 111 34 29 W 4
64 Thu, Mar 1, 1979 Box Score Golden State Warriors W 104 86 35 29 W 5
65 Sat, Mar 3, 1979 Box Score Chicago Bulls W 119 101 36 29 W 6
66 Tue, Mar 6, 1979 Box Score Philadelphia 76ers W 94 91 37 29 W 7
67 Wed, Mar 7, 1979 Box Score Kansas City Kings W OT 122 120 38 29 W 8
68 Sun, Mar 11, 1979 Box Score Seattle SuperSonics W OT 113 111 39 29 W 9
69 Tue, Mar 13, 1979 Box Score @ Portland Trail Blazers L 82 103 39 30 L 1
70 Wed, Mar 14, 1979 Box Score @ Golden State Warriors L 98 113 39 31 L 2
71 Fri, Mar 16, 1979 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 110 111 39 32 L 3
72 Sat, Mar 17, 1979 Box Score @ Denver Nuggets L 111 118 39 33 L 4
73 Tue, Mar 20, 1979 Box Score Cleveland Cavaliers W 115 109 40 33 W 1
74 Wed, Mar 21, 1979 Box Score Detroit Pistons W 111 104 41 33 W 2
75 Fri, Mar 23, 1979 Box Score @ San Antonio Spurs W 115 108 42 33 W 3
76 Sat, Mar 24, 1979 Box Score @ Houston Rockets L 116 120 42 34 L 1
77 Fri, Mar 30, 1979 Box Score @ New Jersey Nets L 106 117 42 35 L 2
78 Sat, Mar 31, 1979 Box Score @ New Orleans Jazz L 107 109 42 36 L 3
79 Sun, Apr 1, 1979 Box Score New Jersey Nets W 109 98 43 36 W 1
80 Wed, Apr 4, 1979 Box Score Milwaukee Bucks W 118 109 44 36 W 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 6, 1979 Box Score @ Detroit Pistons W 112 96 45 36 W 3
82 Sat, Apr 7, 1979 Box Score Washington Bullets W 103 102 46 36 W 4

Playoffs

G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 11, 1979 Box Score @ Houston Rockets W 109 106 1 0 W 1
2 Fri, Apr 13, 1979 Box Score Houston Rockets W 100 91 2 0 W 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
3 Sun, Apr 15, 1979 Box Score @ Washington Bullets L 89 103 2 1 L 1
4 Tue, Apr 17, 1979 Box Score @ Washington Bullets W 107 99 3 1 W 1
5 Fri, Apr 20, 1979 Box Score Washington Bullets L 77 89 3 2 L 1
6 Sun, Apr 22, 1979 Box Score Washington Bullets L OT 118 120 3 3 L 2
7 Tue, Apr 24, 1979 Box Score @ Washington Bullets W 107 103 4 3 W 1
8 Thu, Apr 26, 1979 Box Score Washington Bullets W 104 86 5 3 W 2
9 Sun, Apr 29, 1979 Box Score @ Washington Bullets L 94 100 5 4 L 1