Matchup History
The Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks first met all the way back in 1949, when the Sixers were still in Syracuse, NY as the Nationals, and the Hawks were based out of Moline, IL and known as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.
Since then, the Hawks have seen superstars like Bob Petit, “Pistol” Pete Maravich, Lenny Wilkins, Dominique Wilkins, and Dikembe Mutombo come through the “ATL”, but still haven’t been able to conjure up a winning record against the 76ers. Through 405 regular season games, the Sixers earned a 203-202 record, thanks in part to two career best performances: Julius Erving dished out his high number in assists (10 on March 5, 1982) and Charles Barkley dropped his points record (47 on February 9, 1988) both against the Hawks.
In the playoffs, these two squads have met in 1980, 1982, and, most recently, in 2021, with the Sixers holding a 9-5 overall record through 14 postseason games.
The 76ers won three of their four matchups against the Hawks in the 2022-23 season. In the 2023-24 season, the Sixers took the first win against the Hawks in Atlanta on November 17. The Sixers suited up against the Hawks at home on December 8, winning 125-114. Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey combined for 68 points. The Hawks took the W in their last two matchups of the season. In the three games played between these two teams during the 2024-25 season, the Sixers fell to the Hawks in each of their matchups.
In their three matchups during the 2024–25 season, the Sixers dropped both games in Atlanta—123–132 on March 10 and 119–132 on March 23. Philadelphia then fell again in the final meeting of the series on April 11 in South Philly.
In the 2025–26 season, the 76ers and Hawks have faced off four times— each time resulting in an Atlanta win on November 30, December 14, February 19 & lastly on March 7 in Philadelphia where the Sixers fell 116-125.
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