2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season

2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Mike Woodson
Owner(s)	Atlanta Spirit LLC
Arena	Philips Arena
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (eliminated 4-0)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports South, SportSouth, WPCH
Radio	WQXI

The 2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It ended on Monday, May 11, 2009 with a loss at home to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second-round of the playoffs.

Key dates

• June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
• July 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

The Hawks did not have any draft picks in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona G 12 Claxton, Speedy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Hofstra G/F 1 Evans, Maurice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas G 3 Gardner, Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Missouri F/C 15 Horford, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Florida F 50 Hunter, Othello 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State G/F 2 Johnson, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arkansas F/C 44 Jones, Solomon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) South Florida G 4 Law, Acie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Texas A&M F/C 33 Morris, Randolph 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Kentucky G 22 Murray, Flip 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Shaw C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Republic of Georgia F 5 Smith, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oak Hill Academy HS (VA) G 6 West, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech F 24 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Mike Woodson Assistant coach(es) Bob Bender Larry Drew Tyrone Hill Jim Todd Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster Notes

• Othello Hunter was born and raised in the U.S., but is also a Liberian citizen.

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Al Horford	Zaza Pachulia	Solomon Jones	Randolph Morris
PF	Josh Smith	Othello Hunter
SF	Marvin Williams	Maurice Evans
SG	Joe Johnson	Flip Murray	Thomas Gardner	Mario West
PG	Mike Bibby	Acie Law	Speedy Claxton

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	14–2	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	12	31–10	16–25	11–5	82
x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	16	28–13	15–26	9–7	82
Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	24	23–18	12–29	5–11	82
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	40	13–28	6–35	1–15	82

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 29 @ Orlando W 99–85 Joe Johnson (25) Josh Smith (10) Mike Bibby, Al Horford (4) Amway Arena 17,461 1–0
November: 9–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 Philadelphia W 95–88 Joe Johnson (35) Josh Smith (11) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena 19,651 2–0 3 November 5 @ New Orleans W 87–79 Joe Johnson (24) Josh Smith (11) Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Mike Bibby (4) New Orleans Arena 16,030 3–0 4 November 7 Toronto W 110–92 Mike Bibby (19) Solomon Jones (9) Mike Bibby (12) Philips Arena 18,290 4–0 5 November 9 @ Oklahoma City W 89–85 Joe Johnson (25) Al Horford (12) Mike Bibby (4) Ford Center 18,231 5–0 6 November 11 @ Chicago W 113–108 Al Horford (27) Al Horford (17) Joe Johnson (8) United Center 21,738 6–0 7 November 12 @ Boston L 102–103 Joe Johnson (28) Maurice Evans, Zaza Pachulia, Solomon Jones (5) Joe Johnson (7) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 6–1 8 November 14 @ New Jersey L 108–115 Joe Johnson (32) Al Horford (11) Joe Johnson (5) Izod Center 15,309 6–2 9 November 15 New Jersey L 107–119 Joe Johnson (31) Marvin Williams, Al Horford, Solomon Jones (6) Mike Bibby (7) Philips Arena 18,729 6–3 10 November 18 @ Indiana L 96–113 Joe Johnson (25) Zaza Pachulia (8) Mike Bibby (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,379 6–4 11 November 19 Washington W 91–87 Mike Bibby (25) Zaza Pachulia (18) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 14,416 7–4 12 November 21 Charlotte W 88–83 Joe Johnson (30) Marvin Williams, Maurice Evans (10) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 15,068 8–4 13 November 22 @ Cleveland L 96–110 Maurice Evans (21) Al Horford (9) Acie Law (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 8–5 14 November 26 Milwaukee W 102–96 Al Horford (21) Al Horford (9) Joe Johnson (9) Philips Arena 15,730 9–5 15 November 28 @ Toronto L 88–93 Mike Bibby (24) Zaza Pachulia (17) Joe Johnson (7) Air Canada Centre 19,200 9–6 16 November 29 @ Washington W 102–98 Mike Bibby (21) Al Horford (13) Mike Bibby, Al Horford (6) Verizon Center 18,110 10–6
December: 11–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 2–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 3 Memphis W 105–95 Joe Johnson (26) Zaza Pachulia, Josh Smith (6) Mike Bibby (10) Philips Arena 12,088 11–6 18 December 5 New York W 98–95 Marvin Williams (18) Al Horford (9) Mike Bibby (9) Philips Arena 16,366 12–6 19 December 6 @ Dallas L 98–100 Joe Johnson (32) Zaza Pachulia (12) Mike Bibby (5) American Airlines Center 19,966 12–7 20 December 9 @ Houston L 84–92 Joe Johnson (22) Josh Smith (11) Josh Smith, Joe Johnson (4) Toyota Center 16,439 12–8 21 December 10 @ San Antonio L 89–95 Joe Johnson (29) Al Horford (7) Mike Bibby (7) AT&T Center 18,161 12–9 22 December 12 @ Miami W 87–73 Joe Johnson (21) Al Horford (10) Mike Bibby (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 13–9 23 December 13 Cleveland W 97–92 Mike Bibby (24) Al Horford, Josh Smith (8) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 19,200 14–9 24 December 15 Charlotte W 83–79 Joe Johnson (28) Al Horford (14) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 12,733 15–9 25 December 17 Boston L 85–88 Joe Johnson (20) Al Horford (11) Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford (4) Philips Arena 18,729 15–10 26 December 19 Golden State W 115–99 Marvin Williams (22) Marvin Williams (9) Josh Smith, Mike Bibby (7) Philips Arena 16,768 16–10 27 December 21 Detroit W 85–78 Mike Bibby (27) Al Horford (11) Joe Johnson (7) Philips Arena 15,233 17–10 28 December 23 Oklahoma City W 99–88 Marvin Williams (21) Joe Johnson (11) Joe Johnson (11) Philips Arena 12,138 18–10 29 December 27 Chicago W 129–117 Joe Johnson (41) Al Horford (10) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 18,031 19–10 30 December 29 Denver W 109–91 Joe Johnson (25) Al Horford (10) Mike Bibby (9) Philips Arena 17,131 20–10 31 December 30 @ Indiana W 110–104 Joe Johnson (27) Al Horford (14) Mike Bibby (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,762 21–10
January: 6–10 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–7) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 @ New Jersey L 91–93 (OT) Mike Bibby (22) Joe Johnson (9) Joe Johnson (9) Izod Center 16,851 21–11 33 January 3 Houston W 103–100 Josh Smith (29) Al Horford (6) Joe Johnson (14) Philips Arena 16,740 22–11 34 January 7 Orlando L 102–106 Josh Smith (21) Al Horford (13) Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson (9) Philips Arena 13,748 22–12 35 January 9 @ Orlando L 87–121 Acie Law (16) Solomon Jones (8) Joe Johnson (4) Amway Arena 17,461 22–13 36 January 11 Philadelphia L 94–109 Joe Johnson (25) Zaza Pachulia (6) Joe Johnson (9) Philips Arena 15,079 22–14 37 January 13 @ Phoenix L 102–107 Josh Smith (24) Marvin Williams (12) Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (3) US Airways Center 18,422 22–15 38 January 14 @ L.A. Clippers W 97–80 Josh Smith (26) Josh Smith (8) Joe Johnson (7) Staples Center 15,901 23–15 39 January 16 @ Golden State L 114–119 Joe Johnson (25) Zaza Pachulia (8) Mike Bibby (7) Oracle Arena 18,832 23–16 40 January 19 Toronto W 87–84 Joe Johnson (28) Josh Smith (14) Mike Bibby (5) Philips Arena 17,199 24–16 41 January 20 @ Chicago W 105–102 Mike Bibby (31) Josh Smith (14) Joe Johnson (8) United Center 20,389 25–16 42 January 23 Milwaukee W 117–87 Ronald Murray (25) Marvin Williams (9) Mike Bibby (15) Philips Arena 18,556 26–16 43 January 25 Phoenix L 99–104 Josh Smith (19) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson (13) Philips Arena 19,153 26–17 44 January 26 @ Miami L 79–95 Joe Johnson (19) Josh Smith (10) Joe Johnson (4) American Airlines Arena 18,103 26–18 45 January 28 @ New York L 104–112 Marvin Williams (28) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (7) Madison Square Garden 18,180 26–19 46 January 30 New Jersey W 105–88 Joe Johnson (29) Marvin Williams (11) Josh Smith (6) Philips Arena 17,561 27–19 47 January 31 @ Milwaukee L 107–110 Mike Bibby (24) Josh Smith (11) Joe Johnson (9) Bradley Center 15,881 27–20
February: 6–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 4 @ Minnesota W 94–86 Mike Bibby (24) Marvin Williams (10) Mike Bibby (7) Target Center 13,745 28–20 49 February 6 @ Charlotte W 102–97 Marvin Williams (29) Zaza Pachulia (8) Mike Bibby, Al Horford (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,140 29–20 50 February 7 L.A. Clippers L 97–121 Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams (17) Josh Smith (15) Acie Law (6) Philips Arena 18,729 29–21 51 February 10 Washington W 111–90 Joe Johnson (22) Zaza Pachulia (12) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 17,027 30–21 52 February 11 @ Detroit W 99–95 Joe Johnson (27) Marvin Williams (8) Josh Smith (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,124 31–21 53 February 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 83–96 Joe Johnson (14) Zaza Pachulia (12) Joe Johnson (5) Staples Center 18,997 31–22 54 February 18 @ Sacramento W 105–100 Mike Bibby (29) Al Horford (18) Joe Johnson (6) ARCO Arena 11,213 32–22 55 February 20 @ Portland L 98–108 Mike Bibby (27) Joe Johnson (8) Joe Johnson (7) Rose Garden 20,250 32–23 56 February 23 @ Utah L 89–108 Joe Johnson (15) Al Horford, Zaza Pachulia, Marvin Williams (6) Ronald Murray, Al Horford (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 32–24 57 February 25 @ Denver L 109–110 Marvin Williams (31) Al Horford (11) Joe Johnson (8) Pepsi Center 18,418 32–25 58 February 27 Miami W 91–83 Joe Johnson (24) Al Horford (22) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena 19,157 33–25
March: 10–7 (Home: 9–3; Road: 1–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 Cleveland L 87–88 Joe Johnson (21) Marvin Williams, Al Horford (10) Joe Johnson (4) Philips Arena 19,639 33–26 60 March 2 @ Washington W 98–89 Marvin Williams (28) Al Horford (8) Joe Johnson (13) Verizon Center 10,189 34–26 61 March 4 @ New York L 105–109 Al Horford (20) Al Horford (13) Joe Johnson (6) Madison Square Garden 18,931 34–27 62 March 6 @ Charlotte L 91–98 Al Horford (15) Marvin Williams (8) Mike Bibby (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,058 34–28 63 March 7 Detroit W 87–83 Josh Smith (19) Josh Smith, Al Horford (12) Joe Johnson (6) Philips Arena 19,101 35–28 64 March 9 New Orleans W 89–79 Joe Johnson (30) Josh Smith (13) Mike Bibby, Josh Smith, Acie Law (3) Philips Arena 14,204 36–28 65 March 11 Utah W 100–93 Joe Johnson (31) Al Horford, Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson (9) Philips Arena 13,112 37–28 66 March 13 Indiana W 101–87 Joe Johnson (30) Al Horford (15) Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (6) Philips Arena 14,079 38–28 67 March 15 Portland W 98–80 Joe Johnson (35) Josh Smith (8) Joe Johnson (6) Philips Arena 14,413 39–28 68 March 17 Sacramento W 119–97 Al Horford (23) Al Horford (12) Mike Bibby (7) Philips Arena 14,226 40–28 69 March 19 Dallas W 95–87 Joe Johnson (24) Josh Smith (9) Mike Bibby (7) Philips Arena 17,499 41–28 70 March 21 @ Cleveland L 96–102 Joe Johnson (24) Al Horford (11) Al Horford (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 41–29 71 March 23 Minnesota W 109–97 Ronald Murray (30) Al Horford (13) Mike Bibby (9) Philips Arena 13,425 42–29 72 March 25 San Antonio L 92–102 Joe Johnson (30) Al Horford (13) Josh Smith (5) Philips Arena 18,529 42–30 73 March 27 Boston L 93–99 Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (22) Al Horford (14) Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (4) Philips Arena 20,054 42–31 74 March 29 L.A. Lakers W 86–76 Mike Bibby (21) Zaza Pachulia (13) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 20,148 43–31 75 March 31 @ Philadelphia L 85–98 Josh Smith (33) Zaza Pachulia, Al Horford (8) Joe Johnson (7) Wachovia Center 18,256 43–32
April: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 3 @ Boston L 92–104 Ronald Murray (21) Josh Smith (10) Mike Bibby (6) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 43–33 77 April 4 Orlando L 82–88 Joe Johnson (21) Al Horford (13) Mike Bibby (5) Philips Arena 19,608 43–34 78 April 7 @ Toronto W 118–110 Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (25) Al Horford (12) Mike Bibby (10) Air Canada Centre 17,613 44–34 79 April 8 @ Milwaukee W 113–105 Joe Johnson (30) Al Horford (9) Mike Bibby (8) Bradley Center 13,073 45–34 80 April 10 Indiana W 122–118 Josh Smith (30) Al Horford (15) Mike Bibby (9) Philips Arena 17,222 46–34 81 April 14 Miami W 81–79 Ronald Murray (17) Mario West (9) Ronald Murray (5) Philips Arena 18,179 47-34 82 April 15 @ Memphis L 90–98 Ronald Murray (29) Zaza Pachulia, Othello Hunter (9) Ronald Murray (6) FedExForum 12,736 47-35
2012–13 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

• Shaded block denotes team leader(s) in that statistic.

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mike Bibby	28	28	34.0	.458	.432	.776	3.6	5.0	1.4	0.1	15.9
Maurice Evans	28	4	23.8	.411	.370	.750	3.7	0.9	0.6	0.1	7.5
Al Horford	26	26	33.0	.516	.000	.719	8.5	2.7	0.6	1.7	10.9
Joe Johnson (basketball)	28	28	39.8	.450	.354	.820	4.8	5.6	1.1	0.5	22.6
Solomon Jones	21	0	13.5	.578	.000	.774	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.9	3.7
Acie Law	24	0	10.3	.393	.250	.714	1.3	1.8	0.2	0.0	3.0
Ronald Murray	28	0	20.1	.407	.353	.746	1.9	1.4	1.1	0.2	8.7
Zaza Pachulia	26	11	18.1	.416	.000	.662	5.8	0.7	0.3	0.3	5.2
Josh Smith	16	16	34.1	.426	.273	.671	7.2	2.9	1.5	1.9	13.0
Marvin Williams	27	27	35.3	.474	.388	.800	6.3	1.6	0.8	0.6	13.8

Transactions

Free Agents

On August 11, it was announced that Hawks forward Josh Smith will remain with the Hawks after the Hawks matched an offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies.[1] The terms have not been disclosed but it's believed that Smith gets a five-year deal worth about $58 million. Additions Player Signed Former team Flip Murray[2] August 14 Pacers

Subtractions Player Left New team Josh Childress[3] Greek club Olympiakos

See also

• 2008–09 NBA season

References

1. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3525609
2. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/News/2008/08/14/6443891-cp.html
3. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NCAA/2008/08/15/6467236-ap.html