|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" || 73 || April 3 || Houston Rockets || W 107–87 || Georgia Dome || 44–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" || 74 || April 5 || Minnesota Timberwolves || L 96–97 || Georgia Dome || 44–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" || 75 || April 7 || New York Knicks || W 92–79 || Georgia Dome || 45–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" || 76 || April 9 || Indiana Pacers || L 102–105 (OT) || Georgia Dome || 45–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" || 77 || April 10 || @ Charlotte Hornets || W 99–87 || Charlotte Coliseum || 46–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" || 78 || April 12 || @ Washington Wizards || W 91–81 || MCI Center || 47–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" || 79 || April 14 || Philadelphia 76ers || W 95–94 || Georgia Dome || 48–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" || 80 || April 15 || @ Indiana Pacers || L 70–82 || Market Square Arena || 48–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" || 81 || April 17 || Charlotte Hornets || W 121–104 || Georgia Dome || 49–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" || 82 || April 19 || Miami Heat || W 101–89 || Georgia Dome || 50–32 |- Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | @ Charlotte | L 87–97 | Steve Smith (35) | Dikembe Mutombo (15) | Mookie Blaylock (9) | Charlotte Coliseum19,176 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | @ Charlotte | L 85–92 | Henderson, Smith (22) | Henderson, Mutombo (9) | Mookie Blaylock (13) | Charlotte Coliseum20,390 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 28 | Charlotte | W 96–64 | Mookie Blaylock (16) | Dikembe Mutombo (11) | Mookie Blaylock (7) | Georgia Dome19,745 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 1 | Charlotte | L 82–91 | Steve Smith (27) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Mookie Blaylock (4) | Georgia Dome22,074 | 1–3 |- Player statistics Season Playoffs Awards and records Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Alan Henderson, NBA Most Improved Player Award Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Third Team Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Defensive First Team Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Transactions Trades September 29, 1997 Traded Priest Lauderdale to the Denver Nuggets for Efthimios Rentzias and a 2000 second round draft pick. Free agents September 26, 1997 Signed Anthony Miller as a free agent. Signed Donald Whiteside as a