1988 ATLANTA HAWKS ROSTER PROFESSIONAL
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Roster 1985–86 Atlanta Hawks roster Players The 198889 NBA season was the Hawks' 40th season in the NBA and 21st season in Atlanta.1 After falling into the second round of the playoffs for three straight seasons, the Hawks signed free agent and All-Star forward Moses Malone,23456 acquired Reggie Theus from the Sacramento Kings,78910 and signed undrafted rookie forward Duane Ferrell during the off-season.1112. In the 2nd round, the Hawks would be defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games.

In the playoffs, the Hawks would eliminate the Detroit Pistons in 4 games. The club won 35 of their final 52 games to finish the season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the second half of the season, the Hawks would be one of the strongest teams in the league. One of the highlights of the season came when Webb (measuring five feet, seven inches) won the NBA Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend. He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points per game. The Hawks were led by 'The Human Highlight Reel' Dominique Wilkins. The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA. The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb. The 1985-86 Atlanta Hawks seasonwas the franchise's thirty-seventh season in the National Basketball Association and the eighteenth in Atlanta Georgia.

1988 ATLANTA HAWKS ROSTER PROFESSIONAL

Z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Record vs.NBA professional basketball team season 1985–86 Atlanta Hawks seasonĪ ticket for a March 1986 game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks. Roster 1997–98 Atlanta Hawks roster Players The Bulls would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz in six games in the NBA Finals for their third consecutive championship, and sixth overall in eight years. That day he scored 52 points in Atlanta Hawkss home win against Boston Celtics, 119-114. On January 01, 1959, Bob Pettit set a season high in points in a NBA game. On March 27, 1998, the Hawks set a single game regular season attendance record of 62,046 fans at the Georgia Dome in a game against Michael Jordan, and the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls, who defeated the Hawks, 89–74. Bob Pettit scores a season high 52 points for Atlanta Hawks. Following the season, Laettner was traded to the Detroit Pistons, while Recasner and Brown both signed as free agents with the Charlotte Hornets, and Anderson was released to free agency. However, in the playoffs, the Hawks lost in four games to the Charlotte Hornets in the Eastern Conference First Round, despite a 32-point margin in a Game 3 home win over the Hornets, 96–64. Blaylock also finished tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. Tyrone Corbin provided with 10.2 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Eldridge Recasner contributed 9.3 points per game off the bench. In addition, Alan Henderson averaged 14.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, after replacing Christian Laettner as the team's starting power forward at midseason, and was named Most Improved Player of the Year, while Laettner provided the team with 13.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, and Mookie Blaylock contributed 13.2 points, 6.7 assists, led the league with 2.6 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Mutombo and Smith were both selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. ĭikembe Mutombo averaged 13.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game, and was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, and was also named to the All-NBA Third Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Steve Smith led the Hawks in scoring averaging 20.1 points per game for the second straight season.

The Hawks won eight of their final eleven games, finishing fourth in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record. However, after a 19–5 start, they would struggle losing seven straight games between December and January, but then won six straight afterwards and held a 29–20 record at the All-Star break. The Hawks got off to a fast start winning their first eleven games of the season. In the off-season, the team signed free agent Chucky Brown, and re-signed Greg Anderson, who previously played for the Hawks during the 1994–95 season. The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (known as 'Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center' at the time) was also the Hawks' original home from 1968 to 1972. Due to the demolition of The Omni during the off-season, the Hawks played their home games between the Georgia Dome, home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, home of the NCAA's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball team. The 1997–98 NBA season was the Hawks' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th season in Atlanta. Georgia Dome, Alexander Memorial Coliseum NBA professional basketball team season 1997–98 Atlanta Hawks season

1988 atlanta hawks roster