 On April 9, 2016, he recorded a season-high 31 points and 16 rebounds in a 118–107 win over the Boston Celtics.The Hawks finished the regular season as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 48–34 record.In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks faced the fifth-seeded Boston Celtics, and in a Game 4 loss on April 24, Millsap scored 45 points – a career playoff high and one off his all-time best – and added 13 rebounds.