DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Atlanta Hawks
56–26 · #7 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotATL
Atlanta Hawks went 56–26 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#7
Net rating
+6.2
Home floor
Omni Coliseum
Roster
17 players
Record
56–26
68.3% win rate
League rank
#7
Playoff team
Net rating
+6.2
SRS +5.5
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Laettner | F-C | 32 | 82 | 82 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | C | 55 | 80 | 80 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 |
| Mookie Blaylock | G | 10 | 78 | 78 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| Steve Smith | G | 8 | 72 | 72 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Tyrone Corbin | G-F | 33 | 70 | 65 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
| Henry James | F | 42 | 53 | 15 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| Jon Barry | G | 17 | 58 | 8 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Eldridge Recasner | G | 5 | 71 | 4 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Ivano Newbill | F | 28 | 72 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| Willie Burton | F-G | 34 | 24 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Donnie Boyce | G | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Priest Lauderdale | C | 15 | 35 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Alan Henderson | F | 44 | 30 | 0 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Ken Norman | F | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Darrin Hancock | G-F | 35 | 14 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Derrick Alston | F | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Anthony Miller | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
108.5
ORtg
102.3
DRtg
86.8
Pace
+5.5
SRS
+5.4
MOV
54.2%
TS%
49.8%
eFG%
28.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Lenny Wilkens
head_coach
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
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Omni Coliseum
14,288 average attendance
Then and now
Atlanta Hawks
ATL
17 players