2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 47th in Atlanta .[ 1] 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 1993–94 season . This was the first time since the Southeast Division was created for the 2004–05 season that the division title was not won by a team from the state of Florida.
The Hawks finished the season with a 60–22 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 2011–12 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 1995–96 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.
Preseason
Draft picks
Roster
2014–15 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
6
Antić, Pero
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1982–07–29
Macedonia
G
24
Bazemore, Kent
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1989–07–01
Old Dominion
F
7
Brand, Elton
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
1979–03–11
Duke
F
5
Carroll, DeMarre
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1986–07–27
Missouri
F
3
Daye, Austin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1988–06–05
Gonzaga
C
15
Horford, Al
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1986–06–03
Florida
G
12
Jenkins, John
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1991–03–06
Vanderbilt
G
26
Korver, Kyle
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1981–03–17
Creighton
G
8
Mack, Shelvin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1990–04–22
Butler
F
4
Millsap, Paul
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
263 lb (119 kg)
1985–02–10
Louisiana Tech
C
31
Muscala, Mike
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
239 lb (108 kg)
1991–07–01
Bucknell
G
17
Schröder, Dennis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1993–09–15
Germany
F
32
Scott, Mike
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
1988–07–16
Virginia
F
25
Sefolosha, Thabo
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
1984–05–02
Switzerland
G
0
Teague, Jeff
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1988–06–10
Wake Forest
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2015–04–04
Regular season
Standings
Game log
Pre-season
2014 pre-season game log Total: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 4–2)
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
2014–15 season schedule
Regular season
2014–15 game log Total: 60–22 (home: 35–6; road: 25–16)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
November: 9–5 (home: 7–2; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2
November 1
Indiana
W 102–92
Jeff Teague (25)
DeMarre Carroll (9)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 19,118
1–1
3
November 5
@ San Antonio
L 92–94
Millsap & Carroll (17)
Millsap & Horford (7)
Jeff Teague (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
1–2
4
November 7
@ Charlotte
L 119–122 (2OT)
Al Horford (24)
Al Horford (10)
Jeff Teague (15)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,891
1–3
5
November 8
New York
W 103–96
Kyle Korver (27)
Paul Millsap (13)
Jeff Teague (5)
Philips Arena 17,521
2–3
6
November 10
@ New York
W 91–85
Paul Millsap (19)
DeMarre Carroll (10)
Jeff Teague (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–3
7
November 12
Utah
W 100–97
Paul Millsap (30)
Paul Millsap (17)
Jeff Teague (8)
Philips Arena 12,595
4–3
8
November 14
Miami
W 114–103
Millsap & Horford (19)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 17,090
5–3
9
November 15
@ Cleveland
L 94–127
Paul Millsap (16)
Paul Millsap (7)
Shelvin Mack (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
5–4
10
November 18
LA Lakers
L 109–114
Paul Millsap (29)
Thabo Sefolosha (9)
Shelvin Mack (5)
Philips Arena 17,848
5–5
11
November 21
Detroit
W 99–89
Jeff Teague (28)
Paul Millsap (12)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 16,517
6–5
12
November 25
@ Washington
W 107–102
Jeff Teague (28)
Paul Millsap (11)
Shelvin Mack (5)
Verizon Center 15,440
7–5
13
November 26
Toronto
L 115–126
Jeff Teague (24)
Al Horford (9)
Jeff Teague (12)
Philips Arena 16,253
7–6
14
November 28
New Orleans
W 100–91
Jeff Teague (26)
Al Horford (10)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 17,079
8–6
15
November 29
Charlotte
W 105–75
Paul Millsap (18)
Elton Brand (9)
Jeff Teague (10)
Philips Arena 14,185
9–6
December: 14–2 (home: 7–1; road: 7–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 2
Boston
W 109–105
Kyle Korver (24)
Millsap , Horford , Korver (6)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 12,705
10–6
17
December 3
@ Miami
W 112–102
Jeff Teague (27)
Millsap , Korver (6)
Jeff Teague (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
11–6
18
December 5
@ Brooklyn
W 98–75
DeMarre Carroll (18)
Paul Millsap (9)
Teague , Schroder (5)
Barclays Center 16,146
12–6
19
December 7
Denver
W 96–84
Paul Millsap (23)
DeMarre Carroll (9)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 12,143
13–6
20
December 8
@ Indiana
W 108–92
Al Horford (25)
Horford , Millsap (8)
Jeff Teague (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,519
14–6
21
December 10
Philadelphia
W 95–79
Korver , Millsap (17)
DeMarre Carroll (11)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 11,733
15–6
22
December 12
Orlando
W 87–81
Paul Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (8)
Teague , Schroder (5)
Philips Arena 13,247
16–6
23
December 13
@ Orlando
L 99–100
Jeff Teague (24)
Paul Millsap (10)
Jeff Teague (8)
Amway Center 15,939
16–7
24
December 15
Chicago
W 93–86
Al Horford (21)
Al Horford (10)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 16,805
17–7
25
December 17
@ Cleveland
W 127–98
Shelvin Mack (24)
Paul Millsap (8)
Dennis Schroder (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
18–7
26
December 20
@ Houston
W 104–97
Kyle Korver (22)
Al Horford (8)
Dennis Schroder (6)
Toyota Center 16,998
19–7
27
December 22
@ Dallas
W 105–102
Dennis Schroder (22)
Paul Millsap (12)
Paul Millsap (7)
American Airlines Center 20,339
20–7
28
December 23
LA Clippers
W 107–104
DeMarre Carroll (25)
DeMarre Carroll (10)
Paul Millsap (7)
Philips Arena 19,191
21–7
29
December 26
Milwaukee
L 77–107
Paul Millsap (22)
Paul Millsap (11)
Teague , Korver , Mack (4)
Philips Arena 19,016
21–8
30
December 27
@ Milwaukee
W 90–85
Jeff Teague (25)
Al Horford (9)
Jeff Teague (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,788
22–8
31
December 30
Cleveland
W 109–101
Paul Millsap (26)
Millsap , Carroll (9)
Jeff Teague (11)
Philips Arena 19,215
23–8
January: 17–0 (home: 9–0; road: 8–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
32
January 2
@ Utah
W 98–92
Jeff Teague (26)
Paul Millsap (11)
Jeff Teague (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,029
24–8
33
January 3
@ Portland
W 115–107
Paul Millsap (27)
Thabo Sefolosha (12)
Jeff Teague (6)
Moda Center 19,829
25–8
34
January 5
@ LA Clippers
W 107–98
Paul Millsap (23)
Millsap , Carroll (8)
Jeff Teague (9)
Staples Center 19,060
26–8
35
January 7
Memphis
W 96–86
Jeff Teague (25)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 17,126
27–8
36
January 9
@ Detroit
W 106–103
Al Horford (19)
Al Horford (16)
Jeff Teague (11)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,859
28–8
37
January 11
Washington
W 120–89
Kyle Korver (19)
Thabo Sefolosha (8)
Jeff Teague (10)
Philips Arena 18,057
29–8
38
January 13
@ Philadelphia
W 105–87
Al Horford (21)
Al Horford (10)
Horford , Mack (10)
Wells Fargo Center 10,466
30–8
39
January 14
@ Boston
W 105–91
Teague , Carroll (22)
Paul Millsap (10)
Jeff Teague (6)
TD Garden 16,067
31–8
40
January 16
@ Toronto
W 110–89
Al Horford (22)
Paul Millsap (8)
Jeff Teague (9)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
32–8
41
January 17
@ Chicago
W 107–99
Kyle Korver (24)
Al Horford (9)
Jeff Teague (11)
United Center 22,024
33–8
42
January 19
Detroit
W 93–82
Millsap , Scott (20)
Paul Millsap (7)
Teague , Horford (7)
Philips Arena 19,108
34–8
43
January 21
Indiana
W 110–91
Carroll , Teague (17)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (11)
Philips Arena 15,045
35–8
44
January 23
Oklahoma City
W 103–93
Paul Millsap (22)
Al Horford (12)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 19,203
36–8
45
January 25
Minnesota
W 112–100
Paul Millsap (20)
Horford , Carroll (6)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 18,049
37–8
46
January 28
Brooklyn
W 113–102
Paul Millsap (28)
Paul Millsap (15)
Jeff Teague (11)
Philips Arena 18,047
38–8
47
January 30
Portland
W 105–99
Paul Millsap (21)
Millsap , Horford (8)
Jeff Teague (8)
Philips Arena 19,018
39–8
48
January 31
Philadelphia
W 91–85
Al Horford (23)
Al Horford (11)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 19,006
40–8
February: 7–4 (home: 4–1; road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 2
@ New Orleans
L 100–115
Jeff Teague (21)
Al Horford (9)
Jeff Teague (7)
Smoothie King Center 15,487
40–9
50
February 4
Washington
W 105–96
Jeff Teague (26)
Al Horford (13)
Jeff Teague (8)
Philips Arena 18,047
41–9
51
February 6
Golden State
W 124–116
Jeff Teague (23)
Al Horford (14)
Teague , Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 19,225
42–9
52
February 8
@ Memphis
L 88–94
Jeff Teague (22)
Al Horford (12)
Jeff Teague (6)
FedExForum 18,119
42–10
53
February 9
@ Minnesota
W 117–105
Al Horford (28)
Paul Millsap (9)
Teague , Millsap (7)
Target Center 10,987
43–10
54
February 11
@ Boston
L 88–89
Al Horford (22)
Al Horford (12)
Jeff Teague (8)
TD Garden 16,083
43–11
All-Star Break
55
February 20
Toronto
L 80–105
Millsap , Teague , Korver (11)
Al Horford (12)
Jeff Teague (5)
Philips Arena 18,968
43–12
56
February 22
@ Milwaukee
W 97–86
Paul Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (16)
Dennis Schröder (9)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,787
44–12
57
February 25
Dallas
W 104–87
Dennis Schröder (17)
Millsap & Horford (8)
Al Horford (6)
Philips Arena 16,126
45–12
58
February 27
Orlando
W 95–88
Paul Millsap (20)
Al Horford (13)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 18,968
46–12
59
February 28
@ Miami
W 93–91
Paul Millsap (22)
Elton Brand (8)
Dennis Schröder (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,733
47–12
March
: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 3
Houston
W 104–96
Jeff Teague (25)
Paul Millsap (14)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Philips Arena 18,968
48–12
61
March 6
Cleveland
W 106–97
Al Horford (19)
Al Horford (9)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Philips Arena 19,244
49–12
62
March 7
@ Philadelphia
L 84–92
Jeff Teague (17)
Kent Bazemore (9)
Dennis Schröder (6)
Wells Fargo Center 17,624
49–13
63
March 9
Sacramento
W 130–105
Korver & Carroll (20)
Carroll & Teague (5)
Jeff Teague (13)
Philips Arena 18,047
50–13
64
March 11
@ Denver
L 102–115
Kyle Korver (18)
Paul Millsap (5)
Shelvin Mack (5)
Pepsi Center 13,217
50–14
65
March 13
@ Phoenix
W 96–87
Paul Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (9)
US Airways Center 17,136
51–14
66
March 15
@ LA Lakers
W 91–86
Dennis Schroder (24)
Kent Bazemore (9)
Dennis Schroder (10)
Staples Center 17,422
52–14
67
March 16
@ Sacramento
W 110–103
Jeff Teague (23)
Paul Millsap (10)
Teague & Schröder (6)
Sleep Train Arena 16,835
53–14
68
March 18
@ Golden State
L 95–114
Carroll & Millsap (16)
DeMarre Carroll (12)
Shelvin Mack (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
53–15
69
March 20
@ Oklahoma City
L 115–123
Pero Antic (22)
Al Horford (11)
Horford & Mack & Schröder (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
53–16
70
March 22
San Antonio
L 95–114
Paul Millsap (22)
Paul Millsap (7)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 19,193
53–17
71
March 25
@ Orlando
W 95–83
Paul Millsap (25)
Paul Millsap (11)
Jeff Teague (9)
Amway Center 17,224
54–17
72
March 27
Miami
W 99–86
DeMarre Carroll (24)
Paul Millsap (9)
Dennis Schröder (11)
Philips Arena 19,233
55–17
73
March 28
@ Charlotte
L 100–115
Kent Bazemore (20)
Mike Muscala (10)
Dennis Schroder (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,122
55–18
74
March 30
Milwaukee
W 101–88
DeMarre Carroll (23)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 18,453
56–18
75
March 31
@ Detroit
L 95–105
Thabo Sefolosha (19)
Mike Muscala (13)
Shelvin Mack (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,242
56–19
April
: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
2014–15 season schedule
Playoffs
2015 playoff game log Total: 8–8 (home: 5–3; road: 3–5)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
2015 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Pero Antić
63
3
16.5
.365
.301
.720
3.0
0.8
0.3
0.2
5.7
Kent Bazemore
75
10
17.7
.426
.364
.600
3.0
1.0
0.7
0.4
5.2
Elton Brand
36
4
13.5
.442
.000
.520
2.8
0.6
0.5
0.7
2.7
DeMarre Carroll
70
69
31.3
.487
.395
.700
5.3
1.7
1.3
0.2
12.6
Austin Daye
8
0
9.5
.385
.387
.500
1.8
1.0
0.5
0.8
3.3
Jarell Eddie *
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
Al Horford
76
76
30.5
.538
.306
.760
7.2
3.2
0.9
1.3
15.2
John Jenkins
24
3
12.4
.495
.404
.840
1.6
0.5
0.4
0.0
5.6
Kyle Korver
75
75
32.2
.487
.492
.900
4.1
2.6
0.7
0.6
12.1
Shelvin Mack
55
0
15.1
.401
.315
.810
1.4
2.8
0.6
0.0
5.4
Paul Millsap
73
73
32.7
.476
.356
.760
7.8
3.1
1.8
1.0
16.7
Mike Muscala
40
8
12.6
.550
.409
.880
3.0
0.6
0.4
0.5
4.9
Adreian Payne *
3
0
6.3
.286
.000
.500
1.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.7
Dennis Schröder
77
10
19.7
.427
.351
.830
2.1
4.1
0.6
0.1
10.0
Mike Scott
68
0
16.5
.444
.344
.790
2.9
1.1
0.4
0.0
7.8
Thabo Sefolosha
52
7
18.8
.418
.321
.780
4.3
1.4
1.0
0.4
5.3
Jeff Teague
73
72
30.5
.460
.343
.860
2.5
7.0
1.7
0.4
15.9
Playoffs
Injuries
Player
Duration
Injury type
Games missed
Start
End
Adreian Payne
November 1, 2014
November 23, 2014
Plantar fasciitis
10
DeMarre Carroll
November 12, 2014
November 18, 2014
Strained groin
4
Mike Scott
November 12, 2014
November 13, 2014
Bruised lower back
1
Thabo Sefolosha
November 26, 2014
November 29, 2014
Illness
2
Mike Scott
December 10, 2014
December 12, 2014
Flu-like symptoms
1
Pero Antić
December 12, 2014
December 16, 2014
Flu-like symptoms
3
Jeff Teague
December 17, 2014
December 22, 2014
Hamstring
3
Pero Antić
December 23, 2014
December 24, 2014
Sprained right ankle
1
Shelvin Mack
January 17, 2015
February 5, 2015
Strained left calf
9
DeMarre Carroll
January 30, 2015
February 2, 2015
Strained left Achilles
3
Thabo Sefolosha
January 30, 2015
March 24, 2015
Strained right calf
23
Mike Scott
March 12, 2015
April 4, 2015
Left big toe strain
12
Kyle Korver
March 15, 2015
March 21, 2015
Broken nose
3
Jeff Teague
March 27, 2015
March 29, 2015
Ankle soreness
2
Dennis Schröder
March 31, 2015
April 6, 2015
Sprained left toe
2
Paul Millsap
April 6, 2015
TBD
Shoulder sprain
TBD
Thabo Sefolosha
April 8, 2015
TBD
Broken Ankle
Season
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Player
Signed
Contract
Ref.
Shelvin Mack
August 22, 2014
3 Year, $7.3 Million
[ 2]
Mike Scott
August 26, 2014
3 Year, $10 Million
[ 3]
Elton Brand
September 10, 2014
1 Year, $2 Million
[ 4]
Austin Daye
March 25, 2015
10 Day, $30 Thousand
[ 5]
Austin Daye
April 3, 2015
1 Year, $125 Thousand
[ 6]
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Contract
Ref.
Adreian Payne
July 25, 2014
Michigan State Spartans (DP )
2 Year, $1.5 Million
[ 7]
Kent Bazemore
September 10, 2014
Los Angeles Lakers
2 Year, $4 Million
[ 8]
Jarell Eddie *
September 29, 2014
Virginia Tech Hokies
Training Camp
[ 9]
Dexter Pittman *
September 29, 2014
Caciques Humacao
Training Camp
[ 10]
Jarell Eddie
March 5, 2015
Austin Spurs (D-League )
10 Day, $30 Thousand
[ 11]
Austin Daye
March 15, 2015
Erie BayHawks (D-League )
10 Day, $30 Thousand
[ 12]
* = Cut before regular season
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