The 1972–73 NBA season was the Hawks' 24th season in the NBA and fifth season in Atlanta. The team moved their home games from the Alexander Memorial Coliseum to The Omni Coliseum. The Hawks registered a 46–36 record during the regular-season, but went 2–4 against the Boston Celtics in postseason.
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 1 | @ Boston | L 109–134 | Lou Hudson (28) | Jim Washington (14) | Hudson, Maravich (5) | Boston Garden11,907 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 4 | Boston | L 113–126 | Pete Maravich (34) | Walt Bellamy (11) | Pete Maravich (10) | Omni Coliseum11,588 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 6 | @ Boston | W 118–105 | Lou Hudson (37) | Walt Bellamy (12) | Pete Maravich (11) | Boston Garden15,320 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 8 | Boston | W 97–94 | Pete Maravich (37) | Jim Washington (15) | Herm Gilliam (7) | Omni Coliseum11,675 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 11 | @ Boston | L 101–108 | Pete Maravich (34) | Walt Bellamy (16) | Herm Gilliam (6) | Boston Garden12,525 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 13 | Boston | L 103–121 | Lou Hudson (35) | Washington, Bellamy (13) | Bellamy, Gilliam (5) | Omni Coliseum16,181 | 2–4 |-