The 2014âÂÂ15 Atlanta Hawks season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 47th in Atlanta. Their Southeast Division championship was the first for the Hawks since winning the Central Division in 1994. It was the best finish by the team since finishing first in the Eastern Conference during the 1993âÂÂ94 season. This was the first time since the Southeast Division was created for the 2004âÂÂ05 season that the division title was not won by a team from the state of Florida.
The Hawks finished the season with a 60âÂÂ22 record for a franchise high in wins, earning them the first seed in the Eastern Conference and home court advantage for the Conference. The Hawks would reach their first-ever Conference finals since the NBA was split into two conferences, but their season ended with a four-game sweep against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that swept them in the 2009 Conference Semi-finals. The Cavaliers would go on to lose to the Golden State Warriors in the Finals in six games. The Hawks became the first #1 seed to get swept in a playoff series since the Detroit Pistons in 2003 as well as the first #1 seed since the 2011âÂÂ12 San Antonio Spurs to lose in the conference finals. Their 22 wins improvement was the second largest by a team that made playoffs in consecutive non-lockout seasons behind 25 wins by the 1995âÂÂ96 Chicago Bulls.
The Hawks would not return to the conference finals until 2021 where they were defeated by the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks, led by former Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, in six games.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 6 | New Orleans | | John Jenkins (13) | Mike Muscala (10) | Schröder, Millsap (4) | Philips Arena<br>10,146 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 11 | @ Memphis | | John Jenkins (15) | Adreian Payne (8) | Shelvin Mack (8) | FedExForum<br>11,867 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 14 | @ Miami | | Paul Millsap (23) | DeMarre Carroll (6) | Jeff Teague (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 16 | @ Chicago | | Mike Scott (15) | Horford & Brand (6) | Dennis Schröder (6) | United Center<br>21,405 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 18 | Detroit | | Jeff Teague (16) | Millsap, Korver (7) | Jeff Teague (10) | Philips Arena<br>10,560 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 20 | Charlotte | | Paul Millsap (21) | Thabo Sefolosha (8) | Sefolosha & Schröder (5) | Philips Arena<br>8,148 | 3âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 22 | @ San Antonio | | Jeff Teague (21) | Paul Millsap (8) | Paul Millsap (5) | AT&T Center<br>16,711 | 4âÂÂ3
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 29 | @ Toronto | | Korver, Scott, & Teague (20) | Al Horford (13) | Jeff Teague (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 0âÂÂ1
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 1 | Indiana | | Jeff Teague (25) | DeMarre Carroll (9) | Jeff Teague (6) | Philips Arena<br>19,118 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 5 | @ San Antonio | | Millsap & Carroll (17) | Millsap & Horford (7) | Jeff Teague (7) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 7 | @ Charlotte | | Al Horford (24) | Al Horford (10) | Jeff Teague (15) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,891 | 1âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 8 | New York | | Kyle Korver (27) | Paul Millsap (13) | Jeff Teague (5) | Philips Arena<br>17,521 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 10 | @ New York | | Paul Millsap (19) | DeMarre Carroll (10) | Jeff Teague (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,812 | 3âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 12 | Utah | | Paul Millsap (30) | Paul Millsap (17) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena<br>12,595 | 4âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 14 | Miami | | Millsap & Horford (19) | Paul Millsap (9) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena<br>17,090 | 5âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 15 | @ Cleveland | | Paul Millsap (16) | Paul Millsap (7) | Shelvin Mack (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 5âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 18 | LA Lakers | | Paul Millsap (29) | Thabo Sefolosha (9) | Shelvin Mack (5) | Philips Arena<br>17,848 | 5âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 21 | Detroit | | Jeff Teague (28) | Paul Millsap (12) | Jeff Teague (6) | Philips Arena<br>16,517 | 6âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 25 | @ Washington | | Jeff Teague (28) | Paul Millsap (11) | Shelvin Mack (5) | Verizon Center<br>15,440 | 7âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 26 | Toronto | | Jeff Teague (24) | Al Horford (9) | Jeff Teague (12) | Philips Arena<br>16,253 | 7âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 28 | New Orleans | | Jeff Teague (26) | Al Horford (10) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena<br>17,079 | 8âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 29 | Charlotte | | Paul Millsap (18) | Elton Brand (9) | Jeff Teague (10) | Philips Arena<br>14,185 | 9âÂÂ6
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 2 | Boston | | Kyle Korver (24) | Millsap, Horford, Korver (6) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena<br>12,705 | 10âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 3 | @ Miami | | Jeff Teague (27) | Millsap, Korver (6) | Jeff Teague (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 11âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 5 | @ Brooklyn | | DeMarre Carroll (18) | Paul Millsap (9) | Teague, Schroder (5) | Barclays Center<br>16,146 | 12âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 7 | Denver | | Paul Millsap (23) | DeMarre Carroll (9) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena<br>12,143 | 13âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 8 | @ Indiana | | Al Horford (25) | Horford, Millsap (8) | Jeff Teague (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,519 | 14âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 10 | Philadelphia | | Korver, Millsap (17) | DeMarre Carroll (11) | Jeff Teague (6) | Philips Arena<br>11,733 | 15âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 12 | Orlando | | Paul Millsap (23) | Paul Millsap (8) | Teague, Schroder (5) | Philips Arena<br>13,247 | 16âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 13 | @ Orlando | | Jeff Teague (24) | Paul Millsap (10) | Jeff Teague (8) | Amway Center<br>15,939 | 16âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 15 | Chicago | | Al Horford (21) | Al Horford (10) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena<br>16,805 | 17âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 17 | @ Cleveland | | Shelvin Mack (24) | Paul Millsap (8) | Dennis Schroder (10) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 18âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 20 | @ Houston | | Kyle Korver (22) | Al Horford (8) | Dennis Schroder (6) | Toyota Center<br>16,998 | 19âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 22 | @ Dallas | | Dennis Schroder (22) | Paul Millsap (12) | Paul Millsap (7) | American Airlines Center<br>20,339 | 20âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 23 | LA Clippers | | DeMarre Carroll (25) | DeMarre Carroll (10) | Paul Millsap (7) | Philips Arena<br>19,191 | 21âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 26 | Milwaukee | | Paul Millsap (22) | Paul Millsap (11) | Teague, Korver, Mack (4) | Philips Arena<br>19,016 | 21âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 27 | @ Milwaukee | | Jeff Teague (25) | Al Horford (9) | Jeff Teague (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>16,788 | 22âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 30 | Cleveland | | Paul Millsap (26) | Millsap, Carroll (9) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena<br>19,215 | 23âÂÂ8
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 2 | @ Utah | | Jeff Teague (26) | Paul Millsap (11) | Jeff Teague (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,029 | 24âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 3 | @ Portland | | Paul Millsap (27) | Thabo Sefolosha (12) | Jeff Teague (6) | Moda Center<br>19,829 | 25âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 5 | @ LA Clippers | | Paul Millsap (23) | Millsap, Carroll (8) | Jeff Teague (9) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 26âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 7 | Memphis | | Jeff Teague (25) | Paul Millsap (9) | Jeff Teague (6) | Philips Arena<br>17,126 | 27âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 9 | @ Detroit | | Al Horford (19) | Al Horford (16) | Jeff Teague (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,859 | 28âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 11 | Washington | | Kyle Korver (19) | Thabo Sefolosha (8) | Jeff Teague (10) | Philips Arena<br>18,057 | 29âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | | Al Horford (21) | Al Horford (10) | Horford, Mack (10) | Wells Fargo Center<br>10,466 | 30âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 14 | @ Boston | | Teague, Carroll (22) | Paul Millsap (10) | Jeff Teague (6) | TD Garden<br>16,067 | 31âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 16 | @ Toronto | | Al Horford (22) | Paul Millsap (8) | Jeff Teague (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 32âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 17 | @ Chicago | | Kyle Korver (24) | Al Horford (9) | Jeff Teague (11) | United Center<br>22,024 | 33âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 19 | Detroit | | Millsap, Scott (20) | Paul Millsap (7) | Teague, Horford (7) | Philips Arena<br>19,108 | 34âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 21 | Indiana | | Carroll, Teague (17) | Paul Millsap (9) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena<br>15,045 | 35âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 23 | Oklahoma City | | Paul Millsap (22) | Al Horford (12) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena<br>19,203 | 36âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 25 | Minnesota | | Paul Millsap (20) | Horford, Carroll (6) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena<br>18,049 | 37âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 28 | Brooklyn | | Paul Millsap (28) | Paul Millsap (15) | Jeff Teague (11) | Philips Arena<br>18,047 | 38âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 30 | Portland | | Paul Millsap (21) | Millsap, Horford (8) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena<br>19,018 | 39âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 31 | Philadelphia | | Al Horford (23) | Al Horford (11) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena<br>19,006 | 40âÂÂ8
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 2 | @ New Orleans | | Jeff Teague (21) | Al Horford (9) | Jeff Teague (7) | Smoothie King Center<br>15,487 | 40âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 4 | Washington | | Jeff Teague (26) | Al Horford (13) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena<br>18,047 | 41âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 6 | Golden State | | Jeff Teague (23) | Al Horford (14) | Teague, Schroder (7) | Philips Arena<br>19,225 | 42âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 8 | @ Memphis | | Jeff Teague (22) | Al Horford (12) | Jeff Teague (6) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 42âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 9 | @ Minnesota | | Al Horford (28) | Paul Millsap (9) | Teague, Millsap (7) | Target Center<br>10,987 | 43âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 11 | @ Boston | | Al Horford (22) | Al Horford (12) | Jeff Teague (8) | TD Garden<br>16,083 | 43âÂÂ11 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fff;" |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 20 | Toronto | | Millsap, Teague, Korver (11) | Al Horford (12) | Jeff Teague (5) | Philips Arena<br>18,968 | 43âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 22 | @ Milwaukee | | Paul Millsap (23) | Paul Millsap (16) | Dennis Schröder (9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>14,787 | 44âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 25 | Dallas | | Dennis Schröder (17) | Millsap & Horford (8) | Al Horford (6) | Philips Arena<br>16,126 | 45âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 27 | Orlando | | Paul Millsap (20) | Al Horford (13) | Jeff Teague (7) | Philips Arena<br>18,968 | 46âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | February 28 | @ Miami | | Paul Millsap (22) | Elton Brand (8) | Dennis Schröder (10) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,733 | 47âÂÂ12
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 3 | Houston | | Jeff Teague (25) | Paul Millsap (14) | Dennis Schröder (8) | Philips Arena<br>18,968 | 48âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 6 | Cleveland | | Al Horford (19) | Al Horford (9) | Dennis Schröder (8) | Philips Arena<br>19,244 | 49âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 7 | @ Philadelphia | | Jeff Teague (17) | Kent Bazemore (9) | Dennis Schröder (6) | Wells Fargo Center<br>17,624 | 49âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 9 | Sacramento | | Korver & Carroll (20) | Carroll & Teague (5) | Jeff Teague (13) | Philips Arena<br>18,047 | 50âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 11 | @ Denver | | Kyle Korver (18) | Paul Millsap (5) | Shelvin Mack (5) | Pepsi Center<br>13,217 | 50âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 13 | @ Phoenix | | Paul Millsap (23) | Paul Millsap (9) | Jeff Teague (9) | US Airways Center<br>17,136 | 51âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 15 | @ LA Lakers | | Dennis Schroder (24) | Kent Bazemore (9) | Dennis Schroder (10) | Staples Center<br>17,422 | 52âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 16 | @ Sacramento | | Jeff Teague (23) | Paul Millsap (10) | Teague & Schröder (6) | Sleep Train Arena<br>16,835 | 53âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 18 | @ Golden State | | Carroll & Millsap (16) | DeMarre Carroll (12) | Shelvin Mack (5) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 53âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 20 | @ Oklahoma City | | Pero Antic (22) | Al Horford (11) | Horford & Mack & Schröder (4) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 53âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 22 | San Antonio | | Paul Millsap (22) | Paul Millsap (7) | Jeff Teague (6) | Philips Arena<br>19,193 | 53âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 25 | @ Orlando | | Paul Millsap (25) | Paul Millsap (11) | Jeff Teague (9) | Amway Center<br>17,224 | 54âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 27 | Miami | | DeMarre Carroll (24) | Paul Millsap (9) | Dennis Schröder (11) | Philips Arena<br>19,233 | 55âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | March 28 | @ Charlotte | | Kent Bazemore (20) | Mike Muscala (10) | Dennis Schroder (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>19,122 | 55âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | March 30 | Milwaukee | | DeMarre Carroll (23) | Paul Millsap (9) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena<br>18,453 | 56âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | March 31 | @ Detroit | | Thabo Sefolosha (19) | Mike Muscala (13) | Shelvin Mack (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,242 | 56âÂÂ19
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 4 | Brooklyn | | Carroll & Horford (20) | DeMarre Carroll (8) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena<br>18,769 | 57âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 7 | Phoenix | | Carroll & Muscala & Teague (16) | Kent Bazemore (9) | Mack & Schroder (4) | Philips Arena<br>18,650 | 58âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 8 | @ Brooklyn | | Al Horford (24) | DeMarre Carroll (9) | Jeff Teague (12) | Barclays Center<br>17,732 | 59âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 10 | Charlotte | | Mike Muscala (17) | Al Horford (8) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena<br>18,452 | 60âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 12 | @ Washington | | Mike Scott (19) | Pero Antic (7) | Shelvin Mack (6) | Verizon Center<br>19,041 | 60âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 13 | New York | | Korver & Teague (19) | Bazemore & Horford & Scott (6) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena<br>18,265 | 60âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 15 | @ Chicago | | Dennis Schroder (21) | Al Horford (7) | Horford & Millsap & Teaguet (4) | United Center<br>22,172 | 60âÂÂ22
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | April 19 | Brooklyn | | Kyle Korver (21) | Al Horford (10) | Carroll, Korver, Teague (3) | Philips Arena<br />18,440 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | April 22 | Brooklyn | | Paul Millsap (19) | Al Horford (13) | Al Horford (7) | Philips Arena<br />18,207 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | April 25 | @ Brooklyn | | DeMarre Carroll (22) | Paul Millsap (17) | Jeff Teague (6) | Barclays Center<br />17,732 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | April 27 | @ Brooklyn | | Carroll, Teague (20) | Paul Millsap (12) | Jeff Teague (11) | Barclays Center<br />17,732 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | April 29 | Brooklyn | | DeMarre Carroll (24) | Al Horford (15) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena<br />18,105 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | May 1 | @ Brooklyn | | Paul Millsap (25) | Paul Millsap (9) | Jeff Teague (13) | Barclays Center<br />17,732 | 4âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | May 3 | Washington | | DeMarre Carroll (24) | Al Horford (17) | Paul Millsap (8) | Philips Arena<br>18,148 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 5 | Washington | | DeMarre Carroll (22) | Paul Millsap (11) | Jeff Teague (8) | Philips Arena<br>18,131 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | May 9 | @ Washington | | Teague, Schroder (18) | Al Horford (10) | Jeff Teague (7) | Verizon Center<br>20,356 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 11 | @ Washington | | Jeff Teague (26) | Al Horford (10) | Teague, Schroder (8) | Verizon Center<br>20,356 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | May 13 | Washington | | Al Horford (23) | Al Horford (11) | Dennis Schroder (7) | Philips Arena<br>18,854 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | May 15 | @ Washington | | DeMarre Carroll (25) | Paul Millsap (13) | Jeff Teague (7) | Verizon Center<br>20,356 | 4âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | May 20 | Cleveland | | Jeff Teague (27) | Millsap, Horford, Korver (7) | Teague, Schroder (4) |Philips Arena<br>18,489 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | May 22 | Cleveland | | Dennis Schröder (13) | Mike Scott (7) | Jeff Teague (6) | Philips Arena<br>18,670 | 0âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | May 24 | @ Cleveland | | Jeff Teague (30) | Millsap, Scott (9) | Jeff Teague (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 0âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | May 26 | @ Cleveland | | Jeff Teague (17) | Paul Millsap (10) | Millsap, Horford (5) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 0âÂÂ4