The Atlanta Hawks were 56-26 in 1996-97. They finished 2nd in the Central Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Chicago Bulls, 4 games to 1.
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Powell scores 33 as the Bulls snap 8-game skid, beating the Hawks 125-117 in OT
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Luka Doncic scores 32 as Lakers beat Hawks 124-114 for a 6th straight win
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Luka Doncic powers the Lakers past the Hawks, stretching the win streak to 6
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Jalen Johnson makes strong return with 30 points for Hawks in win over Nets after missing 3 games
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Jalen Johnson scores 30 points in his return as Hawks make 4th-quarter charge to beat Nets 124-121
1996-97 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 241.5 | 94.8 | 41.1 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 34.3 | 76.9 | 44.6 | 8.0 | 22.4 | 35.9 | 18.2 | 23.8 | 76.3 | 54.2 | 12.5 | 28.7 | 15.0 | 19.4 |
Team Rank | 18th | 23rd | 13th | 28th | 9th | 11th | 28th | 22nd | 20th | 3rd | 3rd | 15th | 19th | 24th | 4th | 12th | 16th | 14th | 7th | 1st | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 89.4 | 39.9 | 20.3 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 34.2 | 78.7 | 43.5 | 5.9 | 17.1 | 34.7 | 15.1 | 20.4 | 73.7 | 51.0 | 12.7 | 27.1 | 15.5 | 21.3 |
Opponent Rank | 18th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 14th | 3rd | 13th | 17th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 13th | 2nd | 14th | 6th | 19th | 23rd | |
Net | +5.4 | +1.2 | -1.3 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.1 | -1.8 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +5.3 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +3.4 | +2.6 | +3.3 | -0.3 | +1.5 | -0.5 | -1.9 | ||
Net Rank | 5th | 8th | 18th | 6th | 3rd | 13th | 24th | 14th | 2nd | 3rd | 11th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 19th | 7th | 13th | 2nd |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 9.5 |
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| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.0 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 10.0 |
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