# Temporada 1968-69 de los Atlanta Hawks

La temporada 1968-69 fue la primera de los Atlanta Hawks en la NBA en su nueva ubicación, la vigésima en la liga y la vigésimo tercera desde su fundación. La temporada regular acabó con 48 victorias y 34 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la División Oeste, logrando clasificarse para los playoffs, cayendo en las finales de división ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 13 | Skip Harlicka | Base | Estados Unidos | South Carolina |
| 10 | 131 | Dwight Waller | Alero | Estados Unidos | Tennessee State |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 32–9 | 21–18 | 2–0 | 30–10 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7 | 28–12 | 18–21 | 2–1 | 26–14 |
| x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 22–19 | 18–21 | 1–1 | 20–20 |
| x-San Diego Rockets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 25–16 | 8–25 | 4–4 | 20–20 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22 | 19–21 | 12–25 | 2–3 | 19–21 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | 18–18 | 6–29 | 6–5 | 15–23 |
| Phoenix Suns | 16 | 66 | .195 | 39 | 11–26 | 4–28 | 1–12 | 8–30 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Atlanta Hawks vs. San Diego Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 27 de marzo | Atlanta Hawks 107, San Diego Rockets 98 | Atlanta |
| 29 de marzo | Atlanta Hawks 116, San Diego Rockets 114 | Atlanta |
| 1 de abril | San Diego Rockets 104, Atlanta Hawks 97 | San Diego |
| 4 de abril | San Diego Rockets 114, Atlanta Hawks 112 | San Diego |
| 6 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 112, San Diego Rockets 101 | Atlanta |
| 7 de abril | San Diego Rockets 106, Atlanta Hawks 108 | San Diego |
| | Atlanta Hawks gana las series 4-2 | |

### Finales de División

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 11 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 95, Atlanta Hawks 93 | Los Ángeles |
| 13 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 104, Atlanta Hawks 102 | Los Ángeles |
| 15 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 99, Los Angeles Lakers 86 | Atlanta |
| 17 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 85, Los Angeles Lakers 100 | Atlanta |
| 20 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 104, Atlanta Hawks 96 | Los Ángeles |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bill Bridges | 29 | 80 | 36.6 | 4.4 | 9.7 | .453 | 3.0 | 4.4 | .677 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Zelmo Beaty | 29 | 72 | 35.8 | 8.2 | 17.4 | .470 | 5.1 | 7.0 | .731 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 21.5 |
| 3 | Lou Hudson | 24 | 81 | 35.4 | 8.8 | 18.0 | .492 | 4.2 | 5.4 | .777 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 21.9 |
| 4 | Joe Caldwell | 27 | 81 | 33.6 | 6.9 | 13.7 | .507 | 2.0 | 3.7 | .537 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Walt Hazzard | 26 | 80 | 30.3 | 4.3 | 10.9 | .397 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .707 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 11.2 |
| 6 | Don Ohl | 32 | 76 | 26.3 | 5.1 | 11.9 | .427 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .707 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 12.1 |
| 7 | Paul Silas | 25 | 79 | 23.5 | 3.1 | 7.3 | .419 | 2.6 | 4.2 | .613 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 8.7 |
| 8 | Jim Davis | 27 | 78 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .467 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .667 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Richie Guerin | 36 | 27 | 17.5 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .423 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .770 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| 10 | George Lehmann | 26 | 11 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .388 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .667 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Skip Harlicka | 22 | 26 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .456 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .774 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| 12 | Dennis Hamilton | 24 | 25 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | .552 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .400 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Dwight Waller | 23 | 11 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .222 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .429 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bill Bridges | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Lou Hudson | All-Star |
| Joe Caldwell | All-Star |