Atlanta Hawks Playoff Rosters

1981-1982 Atlanta Hawks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Tom Burleson C 7-2 225 Feb 24, 1952 30 NC State 7 1974 1st Rnd, #3, Seattle SuperSonics
John Drew GF 6-6 205 Sep 30, 1954 27 Gardner-Webb 7 1974 2nd Rnd, #25, Atlanta Hawks
Mike Glenn PG 6-2 175 Sep 10, 1955 26 Southern Illinois 4 1977 2nd Rnd, #23, Chicago Bulls
Steve Hawes C 6-9 220 May 26, 1950 31 Washington 7 1972 2nd Rnd, #24, Cleveland Cavaliers
Eddie Johnson, Jr. PG 6-2 180 Feb 24, 1955 27 Auburn 4 1977 3rd Rnd, #49, Atlanta Hawks
Rudy Macklin PF 6-7 205 Feb 19, 1958 24 LSU 0 1981 3rd Rnd, #52, Atlanta Hawks
Wes Matthews PG 6-1 170 Aug 24, 1959 22 Wisconsin 1 1980 1st Rnd, #14, Washington Wizards
Jim McElroy PG 6-3 190 Oct 4, 1953 28 Central Michigan 0 1975 3rd Rnd, #42, New Orleans Jazz
Tom McMillen F-C 6-11 215 May 26, 1952 29 Maryland 6 1974 1st Rnd, #9, Buffalo Braves
Sam Pellom PF 6-9 225 Oct 2, 1951 30 Buffalo State 2 1978 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tree Rollins C 7-1 235 Jun 15, 1953 28 Clemson 4 1977 1st Rnd, #14, Atlanta Hawks
Dan Roundfield F-C 6-8 205 May 26, 1953 28 Central Michigan 5 1975 2nd Rnd, #31, Cleveland Cavaliers
Rory Sparrow PG 6-2 175 Jun 12, 1958 23 Villanova 1 1980 4th Rnd, #75, New Jersey Nets
Freeman Williams GF 6-4 190 May 15, 1956 25 Portland State 3 1978 1st Rnd, #8, Boston Celtics

1981-1982 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Atlanta Hawks PHI in 2
First Round #4 New Jersey Nets #5 Washington Bullets WAS in 2
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Washington Bullets BOS in 5
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #6 Houston Rockets SEA in 3
First Round #4 Denver Nuggets #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #2 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #3 Philadelphia Sixers #1 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

1981-1982 Atlanta Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dan Roundfield 2 42.5 21.0 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0
John Drew 2 29.5 11.5 5.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5
Eddie Johnson, Jr. 2 33.5 11.0 3.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 3.5
Tom McMillen 2 23.5 10.0 3.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.5
Rory Sparrow 2 34.5 7.0 4.0 5.5 1.0 0.0 3.5
Rudy Macklin 2 15.0 7.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Mike Glenn 2 17.5 6.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 1.0
Wes Matthews 2 14.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
Tree Rollins 2 32.5 3.5 4.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.5
Steve Hawes 1 12.0 7.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sam Pellom 1 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Freeman Williams 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1981-1982 Atlanta Hawks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Atlanta Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 21, 1982
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Philadelphia
L, 111-76 Spectrum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 18. John Drew
REB: 11. D. Roundfield
AST: 8. Rory Sparrow
PTS: 27. D. Dawkins
REB: 9. D. Dawkins
AST: 6. Mo Cheeks
Apr 23, 1982
v.
Philadelphia
L, 95-98 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 29. D. Roundfield
REB: 11. D. Roundfield
AST: 4. E. Johnson, Jr.
PTS: 28. J. Erving
REB: 8. C. Jones
AST: 6. J. Erving