Atlanta Hawks Playoff Rosters

1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Don Adams SF 6-6 210 Nov 27, 1947 24 Northwestern 1 1970 8th Rnd, #120, San Diego Rockets
Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 Jul 24, 1939 32 Indiana 10 1961 1st Rnd, #1, Chicago Zephyrs
Bob Christian C 6-10 255 May 11, 1946 25 Grambling State 1 1969 8th Rnd, #110, Atlanta Hawks
Herm Gilliam PG 6-3 190 May 5, 1946 25 Purdue 2 1968 13th Rnd, #163, Chicago Bulls
Jeff Halliburton SG 6-5 193 Jul 3, 1949 22 Drake 0 1971 3rd Rnd, #44, Atlanta Hawks
Lou Hudson GF 6-5 210 Jul 11, 1944 27 Minnesota 5 1966 1st Rnd, #4, St. Louis Hawks
Pete Maravich GF 6-5 197 Jun 22, 1947 24 LSU 1 1970 1st Rnd, #3, Atlanta Hawks
Don May SF 6-4 200 Jan 3, 1946 26 Dayton 3 1968 3rd Rnd, #30, New York Knicks
Tom Payne C 7-2 240 Nov 19, 1950 21 Kentucky 0 1971 Hardship Draft, Atlanta Hawks
Larry Siegfried PG 6-3 190 May 22, 1939 32 Ohio State 8 1961 1st Rnd, #3, Cincinnati Royals
George Trapp FC 6-8 205 Jul 11, 1948 23 Long Beach State 0 1971 1st Rnd, #10, Atlanta Hawks
Jim Washington PF 6-6 210 Jul 1, 1943 28 Villanova 6 1965 1st Rnd, #9, St. Louis Hawks

1971-1972 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 6
Second Round #2 Baltimore Bullets #3 New York Knicks NYK in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 New York Knicks NYK in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Chicago Bulls LAL in 4
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Golden State Warriors MIL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Milwaukee Bucks LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 New York Knicks LAL in 5

1971-1972 Atlanta Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Pete Maravich 6 36.5 27.7 5.3 4.7
Lou Hudson 6 44.3 25.0 5.5 3.5
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 18.5 13.7 1.8
Herm Gilliam 6 28.8 11.0 5.0 5.5
Jim Washington 6 34.8 10.8 8.0 1.7
Don Adams 6 31.3 9.3 6.3 2.0
George Trapp 6 11.0 6.8 3.0 0.8
Don May 3 10.3 4.0 2.7 0.3
Bob Christian 6 5.7 1.2 1.2 0.0
Tom Payne 1 5.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
Jeff Halliburton 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1971-1972 Atlanta Hawks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Atlanta Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 29, 1972
@
Boston
L, 126-108 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 29. Lou Hudson
PTS: 32. J. Havlicek
Mar 31, 1972
v.
Boston
W, 113-104 McCamish Pavilion
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 41. Lou Hudson
PTS: 43. J. Havlicek
Apr 2, 1972
@
Boston
L, 136-113 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 37. P. Maravich
PTS: 31. J. Havlicek
Apr 4, 1972
v.
Boston
W, 112-110 McCamish Pavilion
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 36. P. Maravich
PTS: 32. Jo Jo White
Apr 7, 1972
@
Boston
L, 124-114 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 21. Lou Hudson
PTS: 27. J. Havlicek
Apr 9, 1972
v.
Boston
L, 118-127 McCamish Pavilion
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 37. P. Maravich
PTS: 26. Dave Cowens