# Temporada 1979-80 de los Atlanta Hawks

La temporada 1978-79 fue la duodécima de los Atlanta Hawks en la NBA en su ubicación de Atlanta, la trigésimo primera en la liga y la trigésimo cuarta desde su fundación. La temporada regular acabó con 46 victorias y 36 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la Conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Philadelphia 76ers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

Ninguno de los jugadores seleccionados por la franquicia de Atlanta en el Draft de 1979 llegó a jugar en la NBA.

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 32–9 | 18–23 | 21–9 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | 29–12 | 12–29 | 20–10 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 14–16 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 | 28–13 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
| Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 | 26–15 | 11–30 | 15–15 |
| Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 34 | 13–28 | 3–38 | 4–26 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 6 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 107, Atlanta Hawks 104 | Filadelfia |
| 9 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 99, Atlanta Hawks 92 | Filadelfia |
| 10 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 105, Philadelphia 76ers 93 | Atlanta |
| 13 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 83, Philadelphia 76ers 107 | Atlanta |
| 15 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 105, Atlanta Hawks 100 | Filadelfia |
| | Philadelphia 76ers gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Eddie Johnson | 24 | 79 | 33.2 | 7.5 | 15.3 | .487 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .385 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .828 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Dan Roundfield | 26 | 81 | 32.0 | 6.2 | 12.4 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.1 | 5.7 | .710 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 16.5 |
| 3 | John Drew | 25 | 80 | 28.8 | 6.7 | 14.8 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 6.1 | 8.1 | .757 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 19.5 |
| 4 | Armond Hill | 26 | 79 | 26.5 | 2.2 | 5.5 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .849 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Tree Rollins | 24 | 82 | 25.9 | 3.5 | 6.3 | .558 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.9 | 2.7 | .714 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 8.9 |
| 6 | Steve Hawes | 29 | 82 | 22.6 | 3.7 | 7.4 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .375 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .824 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Charlie Criss | 31 | 81 | 22.1 | 3.1 | 7.1 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .059 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .811 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Tom McMillen | 27 | 53 | 20.2 | 3.6 | 7.2 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .757 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 8.7 |
| 9 | Terry Furlow | 25 | 21 | 19.2 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .410 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .111 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .863 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 10 | Jim McElroy | 26 | 31 | 16.6 | 2.1 | 5.5 | .386 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .286 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .698 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Jack Givens | 23 | 82 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .828 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 12 | John Brown | 28 | 28 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .378 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.2 | 1.6 | .773 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 13 | Ron Lee | 27 | 30 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .319 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .529 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 14 | Rick Wilson | 23 | 5 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | .143 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.8 | 1.2 | .667 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Sam Pellom | 28 | 44 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .407 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.5 | 0.7 | .700 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dan Roundfield | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Eddie Johnson | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| John Drew | All-Star |