# Temporada 1978-79 de los Atlanta Hawks

La temporada 1978-79 fue la undécima de los Atlanta Hawks en la NBA en su ubicación de Atlanta, la trigésima en la liga y la trigésimo tercera desde su fundación. La temporada regular acabó con 46 victorias y 36 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la Conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Washington Bullets en el séptimo y definitivo partido.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 10 | Butch Lee | Base | Puerto Rico Puerto Rico | Marquette |
| 1 | 16 | Jack Givens | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Kentucky |
| 2 | 25 | Rick Wilson | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Louisville |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 29–12 | 19–22 | 11–9 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 12–8 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | 34–7 | 12–29 | 14–6 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 20–21 | 10–31 | 6–14 |
| Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 22–19 | 8–33 | 9–11 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 22 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 9–15 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 11 de abril | Houston Rockets 106, Atlanta Hawks 109 | Houston |
| 13 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 100, Houston Rockets 91 | Atlanta |
| | Atlanta Hawks gana las series 2-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Washington Bullets vs. Atlanta Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 15 de abril | Washington Bullets 103, Atlanta Hawks 89 | Landover |
| 17 de abril | Washington Bullets 99, Atlanta Hawks 107 | Landover |
| 20 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 77, Washington Bullets 89 | Atlanta |
| 22 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 118, Washington Bullets 120 | Atlanta |
| 24 de abril | Washington Bullets 103, Atlanta Hawks 107 | Landover |
| 26 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 104, Washington Bullets 86 | Atlanta |
| 29 de abril | Washington Bullets 100, Atlanta Hawks 94 | Landover |
| | Washington Bullets gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dan Roundfield | 25 | 80 | 31.7 | 5.8 | 11.5 | .504 | 3.8 | 5.3 | .714 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 15.3 |
| 2 | Eddie Johnson | 23 | 78 | 30.9 | 6.4 | 12.6 | .510 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .832 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Armond Hill | 25 | 82 | 30.8 | 3.6 | 8.3 | .434 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .854 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 10.2 |
| 4 | John Drew | 24 | 79 | 30.5 | 8.2 | 17.4 | .473 | 6.3 | 8.6 | .731 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 22.7 |
| 5 | Steve Hawes | 28 | 81 | 27.2 | 4.6 | 9.3 | .492 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .818 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Tree Rollins | 23 | 81 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 6.9 | .535 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .631 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Butch Lee | 22 | 49 | 20.3 | 2.9 | 6.4 | .460 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .752 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Terry Furlow | 24 | 29 | 19.9 | 3.9 | 8.1 | .481 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| 9 | Jack Givens | 22 | 74 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 7.6 | .415 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .756 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Tom McMillen | 26 | 82 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 6.1 | .466 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .891 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Charlie Criss | 30 | 54 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .377 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .779 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Rick Wilson | 22 | 61 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | .411 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .545 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Keith Herron | 22 | 14 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 3.4 | .292 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .923 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Eddie Johnson | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |