John Brown, Atlanta Hawks

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John Brown Playoff History

Season	Team	Opening Round	Conference Semi Finals
1979-1980	#2 Hawks		1-4 vs. #3 Sixers L L W L L
1978-1979	Did not qualify for playoffs.
1977-1978	#6 Hawks	0-2 vs. #3 Bullets L L
1976-1977	Did not qualify for playoffs.
1975-1976	Did not qualify for playoffs.
1974-1975	Did not qualify for playoffs.
1973-1974	Did not qualify for playoffs.

Season

Team

Opening Round

Conference Semi Finals

Conference Finals

NBA Finals

1979-1980

#2 Hawks

1-4 vs. #3 Sixers

L L W L L

1978-1979

Did not qualify for playoffs.