# Temporada 1996-97 de los Atlanta Hawks

La temporada 1996-97 fue la vigesimonovena de los Atlanta Hawks en la NBA en su ubicación de Atlanta, la cuadragésimo octava en la liga y la quincuagésimo primera desde su fundación. La temporada regular acabó con 56 victorias y 26 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la Conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante los Chicago Bulls.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 28 | Lauderdale, PriestPriest Lauderdale | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Central State |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Chicago Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | – | 39–2 | 30–11 | 24–4 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13 | 36–5 | 20–21 | 17–11 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 | 30–11 | 24–17 | 17–11 |
| x-Charlotte Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15 | 30–11 | 24–17 | 14–14 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27 | 25–16 | 17–24 | 13–15 |
| Indiana Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 | 21–20 | 18–23 | 11–17 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36 | 20–21 | 13–28 | 10–18 |
| Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39 | 18–23 | 12–29 | 6–22 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 25 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 89, Detroit Pistons 75 | Atlanta |
| 27 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 80, Detroit Pistons 93 | Atlanta |
| 29 de abril | Detroit Pistons 99, Atlanta Hawks 91 | Detroit |
| 2 de mayo | Detroit Pistons 82, Atlanta Hawks 94 | Detroit |
| 4 de mayo | Atlanta Hawks 84, Detroit Pistons 79 | Atlanta |
| | Atlanta Hawks gana las series 3-2 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 6 de mayo | Chicago Bulls 100, Atlanta Hawks 97 | Chicago |
| 8 de mayo | Chicago Bulls 95, Atlanta Hawks 103 | Chicago |
| 10 de mayo | Atlanta Hawks 80, Chicago Bulls 100 | Atlanta |
| 11 de mayo | Atlanta Hawks 80, Chicago Bulls 89 | Atlanta |
| 13 de mayo | Chicago Bulls 107, Atlanta Hawks 92 | Chicago |
| | Chicago Bulls gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas
### Temporada regular

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Mookie Blaylock | 29 | PG | 78 | 78 | 39.2 | 6.4 | 14.9 | .432 | 2.8 | 7.7 | .366 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .753 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| 2 | Steve Smith | 27 | SG | 72 | 72 | 39.1 | 6.8 | 15.9 | .429 | 1.8 | 5.4 | .335 | 4.6 | 5.5 | .847 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| 3 | Christian Laettner | 27 | PF | 82 | 82 | 38.3 | 6.7 | 13.8 | .486 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .352 | 4.4 | 5.4 | .816 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 18.1 |
| 4 | Dikembe Mutombo | 30 | C | 80 | 80 | 37.2 | 4.8 | 9.0 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 3.8 | 5.4 | .705 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Tyrone Corbin | 34 | SF | 70 | 65 | 32.9 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .422 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .356 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .796 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Henry James | 31 | PF | 53 | 15 | 17.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .408 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .420 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .833 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.7 |
| 7 | Eldridge Recasner | 29 | SG | 71 | 4 | 17.0 | 2.1 | 4.9 | .423 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .414 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .879 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 8 | Alan Henderson | 24 | PF | 30 | 0 | 16.7 | 2.6 | 5.4 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.5 | 2.5 | .600 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.6 |
| 9 | Jon Barry | 27 | SG | 58 | 8 | 16.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | .407 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .387 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .804 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Willie Burton | 28 | SF | 24 | 2 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .336 | 0.5 | 1.9 | .283 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .838 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Anthony Miller | 25 | PF | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ken Norman | 32 | SF | 17 | 0 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 5.5 | .287 | 0.4 | 2.2 | .158 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .333 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Ivano Newbill | 26 | PF | 72 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .440 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.7 | .385 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 14 | Donnie Boyce | 23 | SG | 22 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .333 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .125 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Darrin Hancock | 25 | SF | 14 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.6 | 0.9 | .667 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 16 | Derrick Alston | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Priest Lauderdale | 23 | C | 35 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .551 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .565 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 |

### Playoffs

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Mookie Blaylock | 29 | PG | 10 | 10 | 44.1 | 6.1 | 15.4 | .396 | 2.8 | 8.5 | .329 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .667 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 16.4 |
| 2 | Steve Smith | 27 | SG | 10 | 10 | 42.1 | 5.5 | 13.9 | .396 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .327 | 6.1 | 7.4 | .824 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 18.9 |
| 3 | Dikembe Mutombo | 30 | C | 10 | 10 | 41.5 | 5.4 | 8.6 | .628 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 4.6 | 6.4 | .719 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 15.4 |
| 4 | Christian Laettner | 27 | PF | 10 | 10 | 40.3 | 6.2 | 15.3 | .405 | 0.4 | 2.1 | .190 | 4.8 | 5.6 | .857 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 17.6 |
| 5 | Tyrone Corbin | 34 | SF | 10 | 10 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 9.2 | .457 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .351 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 10.6 |
| 6 | Alan Henderson | 24 | PF | 10 | 0 | 13.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | .559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.0 | 2.6 | .769 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Eldridge Recasner | 29 | SG | 10 | 0 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .423 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .364 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .625 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 8 | Henry James | 31 | PF | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .231 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Darrin Hancock | 25 | SF | 6 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 10 | Jon Barry | 27 | SG | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Priest Lauderdale | 23 | C | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ivano Newbill | 26 | PF | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador/Entrenador | Galardón |
| Dikembe Mutombo | Mejor Defensor de la NBA Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Mookie Blaylock | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |