1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season

Head coach| Richie Guerin
Arena| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record| 36-46 (.439)
Place| Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| East Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 2–4)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| WQXI-TV
Radio| WQXI
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The 1971–72 NBA season was the Hawks' 23rd season in the NBA and fourth season in Atlanta.[1]

## Offseason[edit]

### Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 1971 NBA draft

## Roster[edit]

Atlanta Hawks roster

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F | 10 | Adams, Don | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Northwestern
C | 8 | Bellamy, Walt | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  |  | Indiana
C | 31 | Christian, Bob | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 255 lb (116 kg)  |  | Grambling State
G | 3 | Gilliam, Herm | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  | Purdue
G | 42 | Halliburton, Jeff | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 193 lb (88 kg)  |  | Drake
G/F | 23 | Hudson, Lou | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Minnesota
G | 44 | Maravich, Pete | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 197 lb (89 kg)  |  | LSU
G | 22 | May, Don | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Dayton
PG | 20 | Siegfried, Larry | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  | Ohio State
F | 12 | Washington, Jim | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Villanova

Head coach

* Richie Guerin

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

Central Division

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y-Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | – | 18–15 | 16–24 | 4–5 | 9–9
x-Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 | 22–19 | 13–26 | 1–1 | 9–9
Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 | 8 | 20–18 | 8–32 | 2–2 | 11–9
Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 15 | 13–28 | 8–30 | 2–1 | 9–11
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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT
1  | z-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683
2  | y-Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463
3  | x-New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585
4  | x-Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439
5  | Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366
5  | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366
7  | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280
8  | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268

z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1971–72 NBA Records

Team  | ATL  | BAL  | BOS  | BUF  | CHI  | CIN  | CLE  | DET  | GSW  | HOU  | LAL  | MIL  | NYK  | PHI  | PHO  | POR  | SEA
Atlanta  | — | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–4
Baltimore | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3
Boston | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3
Buffalo | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | — | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4
Chicago | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–3
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | — | 6–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–5
Cleveland | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–6 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–4
Detroit | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–4
Golden State | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–2
Houston | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3
Los Angeles | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1
Milwaukee | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 6–0
New York | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–2
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1
Phoenix | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | 6–0 | 3–2
Portland | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | — | 0–6
Seattle | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 6–0 | —

### Game log[edit]

1971–72 Game log

# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record
1 | October 12 | @ Cincinnati | 113–127 | Lou Hudson (26) | 0–1
2 | October 16 | Philadelphia | 104–102 | Lou Hudson (32) | 0–2
3 | October 20 | Los Angeles | 126–104 | Lou Hudson (37) | 0–3
4 | October 22 | Boston | 115–108 | Lou Hudson (31) | 0–4
5 | October 23 | @ New York | 95–89 | Lou Hudson (27) | 1–4
6 | October 25 | @ Boston | 116–136 | Herm Gilliam (25) | 1–5
7 | October 27 | New York | 96–110 | Lou Hudson (28) | 2–5
8 | October 29 | @ Cleveland | 98–97 | Don May (28) | 3–5
9 | October 30 | Detroit | 104–99 | Walt Bellamy (41) | 3–6
10 | November 3 | Chicago | 113–100 | Lou Hudson (32) | 3–7
11 | November 5 | Buffalo | 122–117 (OT) | George Trapp (34) | 3–8
12 | November 6 | @ Philadelphia | 96–101 | Milt Williams (24) | 3–9
13 | November 10 | Milwaukee | 116–110 | Lou Hudson (41) | 3–10
14 | November 12 | Golden State | 104–106 | Lou Hudson (28) | 4–10
15 | November 17 | Seattle | 112–104 | Walt Bellamy (28) | 4–11
16 | November 20 | Phoenix | 109–115 | Walt Bellamy (29) | 5–11
17 | November 23 | @ Buffalo | 97–102 | Jim Washington (25) | 5–12
18 | November 24 | @ Milwaukee | 107–141 | Walt Bellamy (26) | 5–13
19 | November 26 | Baltimore | 118–105 | Jim Washington (23) | 5–14
20 | November 27 | Cleveland | 103–95 | Jim Washington (22) | 5–15
21 | November 28 | @ Boston | 108–130 | Bellamy, Hudson (15) | 5–16
22 | November 30 | @ Chicago | 85–86 | Lou Hudson (30) | 5–17
23 | December 1 | @ Detroit | 117–103 | Lou Hudson (26) | 6–17
24 | December 4 | Philadelphia | 109–126 | Lou Hudson (30) | 7–17
25 | December 7 | N Golden State | 113–116 | Lou Hudson (30) | 8–17
26 | December 9 | @ Phoenix | 115–135 | Lou Hudson (41) | 8–18
27 | December 10 | @ Houston | 88–95 | Lou Hudson (27) | 8–19
28 | December 12 | @ Los Angeles | 95–104 | Walt Bellamy (22) | 8–20
29 | December 15 | Houston | 117–115 (OT) | Lou Hudson (34) | 8–21
30 | December 17 | @ Baltimore | 103–114 | Pete Maravich (31) | 8–22
31 | December 18 | Baltimore | 94–123 | Walt Bellamy (23) | 9–22
32 | December 19 | Cincinnati | 99–101 | Pete Maravich (27) | 10–22
33 | December 22 | @ Cincinnati | 106–103 | Pete Maravich (28) | 11–22
34 | December 23 | @ Cleveland | 110–115 | Walt Bellamy (21) | 11–23
35 | December 25 | Buffalo | 117–140 | Walt Bellamy (40) | 12–23
36 | December 26 | @ Milwaukee | 92–114 | Lou Hudson (27) | 12–24
37 | December 27 | Portland | 121–135 | Lou Hudson (31) | 13–24
38 | December 30 | @ Houston | 115–129 | Lou Hudson (28) | 13–25
39 | January 2 | @ Phoenix | 116–111 | Walt Bellamy (30) | 14–25
40 | January 4 | @ Portland | 103–91 | Walt Bellamy (24) | 15–25
41 | January 5 | @ Seattle | 116–127 | Walt Bellamy (30) | 15–26
42 | January 7 | Los Angeles | 134–90 | Pete Maravich (17) | 15–27
43 | January 8 | @ Baltimore | 102–110 | Pete Maravich (26) | 15–28
44 | January 12 | Milwaukee | 102–104 | Walt Bellamy (29) | 16–28
45 | January 14 | @ Cincinnati | 102–126 | Lou Hudson (28) | 16–29
46 | January 15 | Boston | 122–106 | Jim Washington (27) | 16–30
47 | January 16 | Philadelphia | 116–124 | Pete Maravich (50) | 17–30
48 | January 21 | Golden State | 113–111 | Lou Hudson (36) | 17–31
49 | January 23 | @ Milwaukee | 118–113 | Pete Maravich (35) | 18–31
50 | January 25 | @ Buffalo | 123–110 | Pete Maravich (28) | 19–31
51 | January 26 | Seattle | 131–119 | Walt Bellamy (36) | 19–32
52 | January 28 | Detroit | 106–124 | Lou Hudson (30) | 20–32
53 | January 30 | @ Phoenix | 103–105 | Walt Bellamy (27) | 20–33
54 | February 3 | @ Golden State | 115–132 | George Trapp (26) | 20–34
55 | February 5 | Cleveland | 117–120 | Pete Maravich (50) | 21–34
56 | February 6 | @ Houston | 113–120 | Lou Hudson (27) | 21–35
57 | February 9 | Los Angeles | 117–113 | Pete Maravich (28) | 21–36
58 | February 11 | @ Chicago | 91–102 | Walt Bellamy (18) | 21–37
59 | February 12 | Chicago | 117–106 | Lou Hudson (36) | 21–38
60 | February 13 | Buffalo | 119–133 | Lou Hudson (41) | 22–38
61 | February 15 | @ Detroit | 113–105 | Lou Hudson (26) | 23–38
62 | February 16 | Baltimore | 103–105 | Pete Maravich (30) | 24–38
63 | February 18 | @ Baltimore | 81–106 | Walt Bellamy (23) | 24–39
64 | February 20 | Cincinnati | 101–92 | Lou Hudson (20) | 24–40
65 | February 23 | Phoenix | 118–120 | Jim Washington (28) | 25–40
66 | February 25 | N Philadelphia | 114–110 | Lou Hudson (23) | 25–41
67 | February 27 | Portland | 110–113 | Lou Hudson (32) | 26–41
68 | February 29 | @ Buffalo | 99–89 | Pete Maravich (33) | 27–41
69 | March 3 | @ Los Angeles | 104–114 | Adams, Bellamy (21) | 27–42
70 | March 4 | @ Portland | 120–101 | Lou Hudson (34) | 28–42
71 | March 5 | @ Seattle | 110–112 | Lou Hudson (29) | 28–43
72 | March 8 | Chicago | 98–96 | Lou Hudson (33) | 28–44
73 | March 12 | Cleveland | 114–135 | Lou Hudson (31) | 29–44
74 | March 14 | @ New York | 107–115 | Walt Bellamy (26) | 29–45
75 | March 15 | Seattle | 96–134 | Lou Hudson (30) | 30–45
76 | March 17 | @ Detroit | 112–121 | Walt Bellamy (30) | 30–46
77 | March 18 | Cincinnati | 106–115 | Pete Maravich (32) | 31–46
78 | March 19 | @ Cleveland | 115–105 | Herm Gilliam (30) | 32–46
79 | March 21 | @ Philadelphia | 117–111 | Lou Hudson (36) | 33–46
80 | March 22 | Houston | 106–107 | Lou Hudson (27) | 34–46
81 | March 24 | Golden State | 102–118 | Pete Maravich (23) | 35–46
82 | March 26 | New York | 106–120 | Pete Maravich (27) | 36–46

## Playoffs[edit]

1972 playoff game log

Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

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1  | March 29  | @ Boston | L 108–126 | Lou Hudson (29)  | Don Adams (12)  | Herm Gilliam (8)  | Boston Garden
12,815  | 0–1
2  | March 31  | Boston | W 113–104 | Lou Hudson (41)  | Walt Bellamy (18)  | Herm Gilliam (9)  | Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,955  | 1–1
3  | April 2  | @ Boston | L 113–136 | Pete Maravich (37)  | Jim Washington (11)  | Pete Maravich (6)  | Boston Garden
12,094  | 1–2
4  | April 4  | Boston | W 112–110 | Pete Maravich (36)  | Walt Bellamy (15)  | Don Adams (4)  | Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,192  | 2–2
5  | April 7  | @ Boston | L 114–124 | three players tied (21)  | Walt Bellamy (13)  | Pete Maravich (8)  | Boston Garden
15,315  | 2–3
6  | April 9  | Boston | L 118–127 | Pete Maravich (37)  | Walt Bellamy (15)  | Pete Maravich (5)  | Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,192  | 2–4

1972 schedule

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1971–72 Atlanta Hawks Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

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* 1971 NBA draft
* All-Star Game
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* NBA 25th Anniversary Team

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* Los Angeles
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*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Neutral ]: Neutral record
*[ Div ]: Division record