Atlanta Hawks have won only one NBA Championship which came in the 1957-58 season.
The Hawks franchise had a rich history of moving their team to different cities. From Buffalo Bisons in 1946, and the Milwaukee Hawks in 1951, to the St. Louis Hawks in 1955, they have gone a long route in choosing Atlanta as the final city. From winning a championship in 1968, the St Lucia Hawks played in the NBA Finals in 1957, 1960 and 1961. The St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1958.
The Atlanta Hawks have the second-longest drought of not winning an NBA championship. The franchise’ all four NBA final appearances came when the team was based in St. Louis. Dikembe Mutombo was the face of the Hawks during the mid to late 90s. In the 2000s, they had ups and downs but later, improved in the NBA.
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The Hawks qualified for the NBA playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons from 2008 to 2017. In 2015, they cracked the second round of the playoffs after a long wait of 48 years.
Today we look at the playoff history for the Atlanta Hawks, so let’s get right into it.
The Atlanta Hawks have appeared in 76 seasons in the NBA and have been to the playoffs 49 times. They are one of only four NBA teams that have qualified for the playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons (2008-2013) in the 21st century.
The Hawks won the championship only once in 1958 and currently own the second-longest drought of not winning the title. They have been to the finals 4 times (1957, 1958, 1960, 1961), have played in the Eastern Conference Finals 14 times, have won the divisional title 12 times so far, and have been to the 2nd round of the playoffs 33 times.
The Hawks have qualified for the playoffs 49 times and have been to a total of 76 playoff series, of which they’ve lost 48 but won 28 of those series, placing them below .500 for a 36.8 winning percentage.
Here are the four seasons where Atlanta won the most playoff games:
| Season | Record |
| 2020-21 | 10-8 |
| 2014-15 | 8-4 |
| 1957-58 | 8-3 |
| 1966-67 | 6-4 |
The last time we saw the Hawks featuring in the playoffs was back in the 2022-2023 season. The Atlanta Hawks qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference in 2023. They posted a 41-41 season record and defeated the Miami Heat in the Play-In tournament.
During the first round of the playoffs series, they lost to the Boston Celtics 2-4.
Atlanta Hawks have won only one NBA Championship which came in the 1957-58 season when the team was based in St. Louis. After losing the NBA Finals in 1957, the Hawks qualified as the top seed in the Western Division with a 41-31 season record.
The Hawks squeezed past the Detroit Pistons 4-1 in the Western Division Finals. They avenged their previous season’s NBA Finals loss after beating the defending champions, Boston Celtics 4-2 in the Finals. It remains their only NBA Championship. Boston Celtics beat them twice in the NBA Finals in 1960 and 1961.
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