2015–16 Atlanta Hawks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2015–16 Atlanta Hawks season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 48th in Atlanta .
In the off-season, the Hawks introduced a new logo and uniforms for the season.
In the regular season, the Hawks came 12 games short of tying their franchise-best 60–22 record from their previous season . They defeated the Boston Celtics in the opening round, but were swept in four games by the LeBron James -led and eventual NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the Semifinals, who had also swept them in last season's Eastern Conference finals as well as the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-finals.
Also, this season was the end of the Al Horford era in Atlanta, as he joined the Celtics during the following season .
Key dates
Draft picks
Roster
2015–16 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
24
Bazemore, Kent
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1989–07–01
Old Dominion
G
10
Hardaway Jr., Tim
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1992–03–16
Michigan
G
12
Hinrich, Kirk
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1981–01–02
Kansas
F/C
15
Horford, Al
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1986–06–03
Florida
F
43
Humphries, Kris
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1985–02–06
Minnesota
G/F
26
Korver, Kyle
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1981–03–17
Creighton
F
4
Millsap, Paul
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
246 lb (112 kg)
1985–02–10
Louisiana Tech
F/C
31
Muscala, Mike
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1991–07–01
Bucknell
G/F
13
Patterson, Lamar
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1991–08–12
Pittsburgh
G
17
Schröder, Dennis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1993–09–15
Germany
F
32
Scott, Mike
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
1988–07–16
Virginia
G/F
25
Sefolosha, Thabo
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1984–05–02
Switzerland
C
11
Splitter, Tiago
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1985–01–01
Brazil
C
22
Tavares, Walter
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1992–03–22
Cape Verde
G
0
Teague, Jeff
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 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: 2016–04–21
Game log
Pre-season
2015 pre-season game log Total: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 7
@ Cleveland
98–96
Jeff Teague (17)
Al Horford (8)
Shelvin Mack (5)
Cintas Center 10,250
1–0
2
October 9
@ New Orleans
103–93
Dennis Schröder (11)
Paul Millsap (8)
Patterson , Teague (3)
Veterans Memorial Arena 7,628
2–0
3
October 14
San Antonio
100–86
Jeff Teague (19)
Paul Millsap (9)
Horford , Schröder (4)
Philips Arena 11,801
3–0
4
October 16
@ Dallas
91–84
Al Horford (16)
Mike Scott (6)
Mack , Schröder (4)
American Airlines Center 19,315
4–0
5
October 18
Miami
92–101
Mike Scott (19)
Mike Scott (8)
Lamar Patterson (4)
Philips Arena 13,038
4–1
6
October 21
Memphis
81–82
Kent Bazemore (18)
Al Horford (14)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 11,273
4–2
7
October 23
@ Detroit
87–115
Mike Scott (20)
Walter Tavares (12)
Lamar Patterson (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,804
4–3
2015–16 season schedule
Standing
Regular season game log
2015–16 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 27–14; road: 21–20)
October: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
November
: 10–7 (home: 6–2; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record,
4
November 1
@ Charlotte
W 94–92
Kent Bazemore (20)
Al Horford (12)
Paul Millsap (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,691
3–1
5
November 3
@ Miami
W 98–92
Jeff Teague (29)
Al Horford (13)
Jeff Teague (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4–1
6
November 4
Brooklyn
W 101–87
Al Horford (21)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 14,044
5–1
7
November 6
@ New Orleans
W 121–115
Korver , Millsap (22)
Paul Millsap (12)
Jeff Teague (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,983
6–1
8
November 7
Washington
W 114–99
Kent Bazemore (25)
Al Horford (9)
Jeff Teague (8)
Philips Arena 18,047
7–1
9
November 9
Minnesota
L 107–117
Jeff Teague (24)
Bazemore , Horford (6)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 12,016
7–2
10
November 11
New Orleans
W 106–98
Al Horford (26)
Paul Millsap (16)
Jeff Teague (10)
Philips Arena 15,597
8–2
11
November 13
@ Boston
L 93–106
Paul Millsap (14)
Paul Millsap (8)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 17,138
8–3
12
November 15
Utah
L 96–97
Paul Millsap (28)
Millsap , Schröder , Sefolosha (6)
Dennis Schröder (9)
Philips Arena 14,436
8–4
13
November 17
@ Brooklyn
L 88–90
Al Horford (18)
Thabo Sefolosha (7)
Dennis Schröder (10)
Barclays Center 12,241
8–5
14
November 18
Sacramento
W 103–97
Paul Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (16)
Dennis Schröder (6)
Philips Arena 13,008
9–5
15
November 21
@ Cleveland
L 97–109
Korver , Millsap (14)
Paul Millsap (11)
Paul Millsap (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
9–6
16
November 24
Boston
W 121–97
Paul Millsap (25)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 18,968
10–6
17
November 25
@ Minnesota
L 95–99
Millsap , Teague (22)
Al Horford (12)
Jeff Teague (5)
Target Center 14,289
10–7
18
November 27
@ Memphis
W 116–101
Paul Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (14)
Jeff Teague (7)
FedExForum 17,684
11–7
19
November 28
@ San Antonio
L 88–108
Mike Scott (12)
Paul Millsap (8)
Dennis Schröder (6)
AT&T Center 18,418
11–8
20
November 30
Oklahoma City
W 106–100
Paul Millsap (26)
Al Horford (13)
Thabo Sefolosha (6)
Philips Arena 17,768
12–8
December
: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
December 2
Toronto
L 86–96
Paul Millsap (14)
Horford , Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (10)
Philips Arena 12,559
12–9
22
December 4
L. A. Lakers
W 100–87
Al Horford (16)
Al Horford (9)
Horford , Teague (5)
Philips Arena 19,051
13–9
23
December 9
@ Dallas
W 98–95
Paul Millsap (20)
Paul Millsap (11)
Jeff Teague (6)
American Airlines Center 19,936
14–9
24
December 10
@ Oklahoma City
L 94–107
Kent Bazemore (22)
Paul Millsap (8)
Korver , Millsap , Teague (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
14–10
25
December 12
San Antonio
L 78–103
Paul Millsap (22)
Al Horford (7)
Dennis Schröder (7)
Philips Arena 17,752
14–11
26
December 14
Miami
L 88–100
Kent Bazemore (28)
Paul Millsap (9)
Dennis Schröder (7)
Philips Arena 15,039
14–12
27
December 16
Philadelphia
W 127–106
Paul Millsap (28)
Kent Bazemore (7)
Korver , Schröder (7)
Philips Arena 14,827
15–12
28
December 18
@ Boston
W 109–101
Dennis Schröder (22)
Al Horford (10)
Jeff Teague (6)
TD Garden 18,624
16–12
29
December 20
@ Orlando
W 103–100
Kyle Korver (19)
Paul Millsap (13)
Horford , Teague (6)
Amway Center 16,982
17–12
30
December 21
Portland
W 106–97
Dennis Schröder (18)
Kent Bazemore (7)
Jeff Teague (8)
Philips Arena 18,373
18–12
31
December 23
Detroit
W 107–100
Jeff Teague (23)
Bazemore , Teague (6)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 17,575
19–12
32
December 26
New York
W 117–98
Paul Millsap (22)
Paul Millsap (7)
Horford , Millsap (7)
Philips Arena 19,015
20–12
33
December 28
@ Indiana
L 87–93
Paul Millsap (24)
Al Horford (10)
Kent Bazemore (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
20–13
34
December 29
@ Houston
W 121–115
Al Horford (30)
Al Horford (14)
Jeff Teague (8)
Toyota Center 18,211
21–13
January
: 6–9 (home: 3–2; road: 3–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
January 3
@ New York
L 97–111
Paul Millsap (19)
Paul Millsap (9)
Paul Millsap (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
21–14
36
January 5
New York
L 101–107
Paul Millsap (19)
Al Horford (8)
Horford , Schröder (8)
Philips Arena 15,082
21–15
37
January 7
@ Philadelphia
W 126–98
Kent Bazemore (22)
Al Horford (9)
Dennis Schröder (6)
Wells Fargo Center 12,611
22–15
38
January 9
Chicago
W 120–107
Al Horford (33)
Al Horford (10)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 19,010
23–15
39
January 13
@ Charlotte
L 84–107
Al Horford (20)
Millsap , Muscala , Schröder (10)
Dennis Schroder (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,334
23–16
40
January 15
@ Milwaukee
L 101–108 (OT)
Paul Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (10)
Jeff Teague (10)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,144
23–17
41
January 16
Brooklyn
W 114–86
Paul Millsap (21)
Millsap , Schröder (6)
Dennis Schroder (10)
Philips Arena 17,052
24–17
42
January 18
Orlando
W 98–81
Al Horford (15)
Paul Millsap (12)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Philips Arena 17,460
25–17
43
January 20
@ Portland
W 104–98
Bazemore , Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (6)
Moda Center 18,783
26–17
44
January 21
@ Sacramento
L 88–91
Paul Millsap (14)
Paul Millsap (14)
Schröder , Teague (4)
Sleep Train Arena 17,019
26–18
45
January 23
@ Phoenix
L 95–98
Kent Bazemore (21)
Al Horford (16)
Horford , Schröder (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,034
26–19
46
January 25
@ Denver
W 119–105
Paul Millsap (22)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (10)
Pepsi Center 10,280
27–19
47
January 27
L. A. Clippers
L 83–85
Jeff Teague (16)
Paul Millsap (12)
Al Horford (6)
Philips Arena 17,664
27–20
48
January 28
@ Indiana
L 92–111
Jeff Teague (20)
Kent Bazemore (9)
Jeff Teague (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,196
27–21
49
January 31
@ Miami
L 87–105
Horford , Millsap (17)
Kent Bazemore (10)
Jeff Teague (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,937
27–22
February
: 6–5 (home: 4–4; road: 2–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
Dallas
W 112–97
Jeff Teague (32)
Paul Millsap (12)
Jeff Teague (8)
Philips Arena 15,455
28–22
51
February 3
@ Philadelphia
W 124–86
Hardaway Jr. , Scott (13)
Scott (9)
Hardaway Jr. , Horford (4)
Wells Fargo Center 10,429
29–22
52
February 5
Indiana
W 102–96
Paul Millsap (24)
Al Horford (7)
Kent Bazemore (8)
Philips Arena 17,225
30–22
53
February 7
@ Orlando
L 94–96
Jeff Teague (24)
Paul Millsap (9)
Al Horford (6)
Amway Center 16,021
30–23
54
February 8
Orlando
L 110–117 (OT)
Al Horford (27)
Bazemore , Millsap (13)
Millsap , Schröder (6)
Philips Arena 13,057
30–24
55
February 10
@ Chicago
W 113–90
Dennis Schröder (18)
Bazemore , Hardaway Jr. , Muscala (6)
Jeff Teague (8)
United Center 21,709
31–24
All-Star Break
56
February 19
Miami
L 111–115
Jeff Teague (23)
Paul Millsap (13)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 19,043
31–25
57
February 20
Milwaukee
L 109–117 (2OT)
Paul Millsap (27)
Paul Millsap (11)
Dennis Schröder (10)
Philips Arena 18,653
31–26
58
February 22
Golden State
L 92–102
Al Horford (23)
Al Horford (16)
Horford , Teague (6)
Philips Arena 18,717
31–27
59
February 26
Chicago
W 103–88
Jeff Teague (19)
Paul Millsap (13)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 18,123
32–27
60
February 28
Charlotte
W 87–76
Kent Bazemore (14)
Al Horford (16)
Al Horford (6)
Philips Arena 17,156
33–27
March
: 12–4 (home: 5–1; road: 7–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 1
@ Golden State
L 105–109 (OT)
Paul Millsap (19)
Bazemore , Horford (9)
Dennis Schröder (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
33–28
62
March 4
@ L.A. Lakers
W 106–77
Dennis Schröder (16)
Kris Humphries (8)
Jeff Teague (8)
Staples Center 18,997
34–28
63
March 5
@ L.A. Clippers
W 107–97
Jeff Teague (22)
Paul Millsap (18)
Jeff Teague (7)
Staples Center 19,236
35–28
64
March 8
@ Utah
W 91–84
Jeff Teague (24)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,282
36–28
65
March 10
@ Toronto
L 96–104
Al Horford (20)
Kent Bazemore (8)
Jeff Teague (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
36–29
66
March 12
Memphis
W 95–83
Al Horford (19)
Thabo Sefolosha (11)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 17,515
37–29
67
March 13
Indiana
W 104–75
Horford , Millsap (19)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (9)
Philips Arena 17,066
38–29
68
March 16
@ Detroit
W 118–114
Jeff Teague (22)
Al Horford (11)
Jeff Teague (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 14,121
39–29
69
March 17
Denver
W 116–98
Tim Hardaway Jr. (21)
Paul Millsap (11)
Jeff Teague (8)
Philips Arena 14,383
40–29
70
March 19
Houston
W 109–97
Al Horford (22)
Paul Millsap (10)
Jeff Teague (7)
Philips Arena 18,067
41–29
71
March 21
Washington
L 102–117
Jeff Teague (23)
Al Horford (9)
Al Horford (9)
Philips Arena 15,729
41–30
72
March 23
@ Washington
W 122–101
Dennis Schröder (23)
Paul Millsap (9)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Verizon Center 18,807
42–30
73
March 25
Milwaukee
W 101–90
Jeff Teague (18)
Paul Millsap (13)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 17,070
43–30
74
March 26
@ Detroit
W 112–95
Paul Millsap (23)
Paul Millsap (9)
Jeff Teague (12)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,857
44–30
75
March 28
@ Chicago
W 102–100
Jeff Teague (26)
Paul Millsap (11)
Jeff Teague (7)
United Center 21,761
45–30
76
March 30
@ Toronto
L 97–105
Jeff Teague (18)
Paul Millsap (9)
Al Horford (3)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
45–31
April
: 3–3 (home: 3–1; road: 0–2)
2015–16 season schedule
Playoffs
Game log
2016 playoff game log Total: 4–6 (home: 3–2; road: 1–4)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
April 16
Boston
W 102–101
Al Horford (24)
Al Horford (12)
Jeff Teague (12)
Philips Arena 18,980
1–0
2
April 19
Boston
W 89–72
Horford , Korver (17)
Kent Bazemore (9)
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena 18,972
2–0
3
April 22
@ Boston
L 103–111
Jeff Teague (23)
Al Horford (13)
Al Horford (6)
TD Garden 18,624
2–1
4
April 24
@ Boston
L 95–104 (OT)
Paul Millsap (45)
Paul Millsap (13)
Horford , Teague (5)
TD Garden 18,624
2–2
5
April 26
Boston
W 110–83
Mike Scott (17)
Horford , Millsap (8)
Millsap , Sefolosha (6)
Philips Arena 18,987
3–2
6
April 28
@ Boston
W 104–92
Paul Millsap (17)
Kyle Korver (9)
Dennis Schröder (8)
TD Garden 18,624
4–2
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
2016 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via free agency
Via trade
Players Lost
Via free agency
Waived
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Player
Signed
Former Team
Paul Millsap [ 1]
Signed 3-year contract worth $59 Million
Atlanta Hawks
Additions
* = Did not make 15-man roster
Subtractions
References
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