[1] The Hawks got off to a 6–5 start to the season, then won 16 of their next 18 games, and held a 30–15 record at the All-Star break.
[2] The team posted a 7-game winning streak between March and April,[3] but then lost six of their final nine games, finishing third in the Central Division with a 50–32 record.
[8] In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.
[9][10] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they took a 3–2 series lead over Larry Bird and the top-seeded Boston Celtics.
[8][20] Following the season, Wittman was traded to the Sacramento Kings,[21][22][23] and Rollins signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.