(21) | Dikembe Mutombo (8) | Corbin, Johnson (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,216 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 16 | Detroit | W 87–75 | Grant Long (26) | Dikembe Mutombo (18) | Blaylock, Smith (6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum8,460 | 3–2 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 18 | New York | L 92–100 | Chris Crawford (26) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Mookie Blaylock (4) | Georgia Dome18,513 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 20 | New York | L 70–77 | Mookie Blaylock (17) | Dikembe Mutombo (17) | Steve Smith (2) | Georgia Dome22,558 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 23 | @ New York | L 78–90 | Long, Smith (17) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Mookie Blaylock (3) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 24 | @ New York | L 66–79 | Steve Smith (14) | Long, Mutombo (11) | three players tied (3) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 0–4 |- Player statistics Season Playoffs Awards and records Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Transactions Trades June 24, 1998 Traded Cory Carr, a 1999 second round draft pick and a 2000 second round draft pick to the Chicago Bulls for Shammond Williams. January 22, 1999 Traded Christian Laettner to the Detroit Pistons for Scot Pollard and a 1999 first round draft pick. Free agents January 21, 1999 Signed Jeff Sheppard as a free agent. Signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent. Signed Mark West as a free agent. January 30, 1999 Signed LaPhonso Ellis as a free agent. February 1, 1999 Signed Grant Long as a free agent. February 16, 1999 Waived Jeff Sheppard. February 19, 1999 Waived Scot Pollard. Waived Shammond Williams. February 22, 1999 Signed Jeff Sheppard as a free agent. March 4, 1999 Waived Jeff Sheppard. March 19, 1999 Signed Jeff Sheppard to the first of two 10-day contracts. April 8, 1999 Signed Jeff Sheppard to a contract for the rest of the season. Player Transactions Citation: See also 1998-99 NBA season References Atlanta Hawks seasons Atlanta Haw Atlanta Haw Atlanta Hawks