Bulls vs. Hawks Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year

Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.

The Chicago Bulls have been present in the NBA Playoffs 36 times in 60 seasons while the Atlanta Hawks did it 49 times in their 77 seasons. Between the two they total 7 of the 79 NBA championships (8.9%).

They have faced each other in 5 playoff series, 3 of them won by the Bulls and 2 by the Hawks. They also met in the Play-In once.

On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Bulls and the Hawks advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.

Summary of Their Playoff History
	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks
Playoff Appearances:	36 (61.0%)	49 (64.5%)
Playoffs Missed:	23 (39.0%)	27 (35.5%)
NBA Titles:	6	1
Finals Lost:	0	3
All-time Playoff Record:	187 wins 162 losses (.536)	168 wins 222 losses (.431)
Total NBA Seasons:	60 1966-67 to present	77 1949-50 to present

Playoffs	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks
1999	DNQ	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
1998	NBA Champions	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
1997	NBA Champions	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
	* The Bulls defeated the Hawks 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
1996	NBA Champions	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
1995	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
1994	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Eastern Conference Semis
1993	NBA Champions	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
	* The Bulls defeated the Hawks 3-0 in the Eastern Conference First Round.
1992	NBA Champions	DNQ
1991	NBA Champions	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round
1990	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	DNQ

Playoffs	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks
1959	-	Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks)
1958	-	NBA Champions (as St. Louis Hawks)
1957	-	Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks)
1956	-	Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks)
1955	-	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)
1954	-	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)
1953	-	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)
1952	-	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)
1951	-	DNQ (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks)
1950	-	Lost Western Division Semis (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks)