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1953–54  Syracuse Nationals season
Head coach Al Cervi
Arena Onondaga War Memorial
Results
Record42–30 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 3rd ( Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WSYR
< 1952–53 1954–55 >

The 1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season was the 5th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the Eastern Division Finals, the Nationals swept the Boston Celtics 2-0 to make it to the NBA Finals. The Nationals would go on to lose the Finals in 7 games to the Minneapolis Lakers. [1]

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x- New York Knicks 44 28 .611 – 18–8 15–13 11–7 24–16
x- Boston Celtics 42 30 .583 2 17–6 10–19 15–5 25–15
x- Syracuse Nationals 42 30 .583 2 26–6 11–17 5–7 21–19
Philadelphia Warriors 29 43 .403 15 10–9 6–16 13–18 19–21
Baltimore Bullets 16 56 .222 28 12–18 0–22 4–16 11–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1953-54 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore β€” 1–9 0–8 2–6 2–6 3–7 4–6 1–7 3–7
Boston 9–1 β€” 4–4 6–2 3–5 5–5 6–4 4–4 5–5
Fort Wayne 8–0 4–4 β€” 9–2 5–5 3–5 6–2 3–8 2–6
Milwaukee 6–2 2–6 2–9 β€” 3–8 3–5 3–5 1–9 1–7
Minneapolis 6–2 5–3 5–5 8–3 β€” 5–3 6–2 6–5 5–3
New York 7–3 5–5 5–3 5–3 3–5 β€” 7–3 7–1 5–5
Philadelphia 6–4 4–6 2–6 5–3 2–6 3–7 β€” 1–7 6–4
Rochester 7–1 4–4 8–3 9–1 5–6 1–7 7–1 β€” 3–5
Syracuse 7–3 5–5 6–2 7–1 3–5 5–5 4–6 5–3 β€”

Game log

1953–54 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 31 @ Philadelphia 73–79 Paul Seymour (21) 0–1
2 November 1 Philadelphia 61–85 Dolph Schayes (14) 1–1
3 November 5 Minneapolis 77–65 Paul Seymour (14) 1–2
4 November 7 N Baltimore 88–77 Billy Gabor (21) 2–2
5 November 8 Rochester 66–85 Billy Gabor (23) 3–2
6 November 10 @ Milwaukee 74–59 George King (15) 4–2
7 November 12 @ Fort Wayne 74–78 George King (15) 4–3
8 November 14 @ Boston 66–77 Bill Kenville (14) 4–4
9 November 15 Milwaukee 61–69 Dolph Schayes (20) 5–4
10 November 19 Fort Wayne 76–79 George King (15) 6–4
11 November 21 @ New York 67–68 Paul Seymour (15) 6–5
12 November 22 New York 84–80 (OT) Billy Gabor (26) 6–6
13 November 24 @ Rochester 89–80 Paul Seymour (23) 7–6
14 November 25 N Baltimore 58–66 Dolph Schayes (16) 7–7
15 November 26 Boston 86–93 King, Schayes (15) 8–7
16 November 28 N Boston 80–91 Paul Seymour (16) 8–8
17 November 29 Baltimore 82–101 Billy Gabor (17) 9–8
18 December 1 @ Milwaukee 76–69 (OT) George King (20) 10–8
19 December 3 N Minneapolis 74–87 Dolph Schayes (16) 10–9
20 December 5 @ Minneapolis 80–90 Dolph Schayes (27) 10–10
21 December 6 @ Fort Wayne 77–78 Paul Seymour (14) 10–11
22 December 9 @ Baltimore 77–92 Paul Seymour (20) 10–12
23 December 10 Milwaukee 76–96 Paul Seymour (18) 11–12
24 December 12 @ Rochester 85–90 George King (17) 11–13
25 December 13 Boston 74–108 Billy Gabor (19) 12–13
26 December 19 @ Boston 90–83 Dolph Schayes (19) 13–13
27 December 20 Minneapolis 76–81 Dolph Schayes (16) 14–13
28 December 23 @ Baltimore 76–72 Schayes, Seymour (16) 15–13
29 December 25 @ New York 80–89 Dolph Schayes (22) 15–14
30 December 27 Milwaukee 75–96 Dolph Schayes (22) 16–14
31 December 30 N Boston 96–89 Earl Lloyd (16) 17–14
32 December 31 Rochester 81–86 Dolph Schayes (20) 18–14
33 January 1 @ Boston 92–95 Dolph Schayes (27) 18–15
34 January 2 @ Philadelphia 74–66 George King (15) 19–15
35 January 3 Philadelphia 90–77 Dolph Schayes (22) 19–16
36 January 5 @ Fort Wayne 72–60 Wally Osterkorn (17) 20–16
37 January 7 Fort Wayne 67–79 Wally Osterkorn (25) 21–16
38 January 10 Baltimore 73–77 Dolph Schayes (19) 22–16
39 January 13 N New York 93–72 Dolph Schayes (19) 23–16
40 January 14 Minneapolis 71–96 King, Osterkorn (17) 24–16
41 January 16 @ Rochester 95–93 (3OT) Dolph Schayes (30) 25–16
42 January 17 Rochester 81–84 Dolph Schayes (28) 26–16
43 January 23 @ Baltimore 91–98 Paul Seymour (18) 26–17
44 January 24 Philadelphia 80–78 Dolph Schayes (29) 26–18
45 January 26 N Philadelphia 79–75 Paul Seymour (19) 27–18
46 January 28 New York 66–79 Dolph Schayes (17) 28–18
47 January 30 @ New York 65–66 Earl Lloyd (17) 28–19
48 January 31 New York 70–114 Dolph Schayes (27) 29–19
49 February 3 N Philadelphia 79–82 Dolph Schayes (31) 29–20
50 February 4 N New York 90–82 Dolph Schayes (20) 30–20
51 February 6 Fort Wayne 87–93 (OT) George King (21) 31–20
52 February 7 Milwaukee 73–88 Paul Seymour (19) 32–20
53 February 10 @ Boston 79–94 Dolph Schayes (21) 32–21
54 February 11 @ Philadelphia 74–76 (2OT) Dolph Schayes (20) 32–22
55 February 13 @ Rochester 78–81 Dolph Schayes (26) 32–23
56 February 14 Baltimore 91–111 Gabor, Neal (18) 33–23
57 February 16 N Philadelphia 77–95 Wally Osterkorn (17) 33–24
58 February 18 Fort Wayne 77–91 Dolph Schayes (28) 34–24
59 February 20 @ Minneapolis 68–83 George King (14) 34–25
60 February 21 Minneapolis 73–100 Billy Gabor (22) 35–25
61 February 23 N Milwaukee 68–70 Dolph Schayes (18) 35–26
62 February 25 Boston 101–96 Dolph Schayes (26) 35–27
63 February 26 @ Milwaukee 68–62 Dolph Schayes (23) 36–27
64 February 28 Rochester 91–85 Paul Seymour (16) 36–28
65 March 2 @ Minneapolis 87–91 Dolph Schayes (30) 36–29
66 March 4 @ Fort Wayne 86–63 Dolph Schayes (19) 37–29
67 March 6 Philadelphia 77–88 Dolph Schayes (24) 38–29
68 March 7 Baltimore 77–103 Dolph Schayes (21) 39–29
69 March 10 @ Baltimore 85–77 Dolph Schayes (24) 40–29
70 March 11 Boston 95–97 (OT) Dolph Schayes (35) 41–29
71 March 13 @ New York 60–67 Paul Seymour (15) 41–30
72 March 14 New York 83–113 Dolph Schayes (23) 42–30

Playoffs

1954 playoff game log
Division Round Robin Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 March 17 @ Boston W 96–95 (OT) Dolph Schayes (20) Dolph Schayes (13) Earl Lloyd (8) Boston Garden 1–0
2 March 18 New York W 75–68 Dolph Schayes (23) Dolph Schayes (16) Paul Seymour (6) Onondaga War Memorial 2–0
3 March 21 @ New York W 103–99 Dolph Schayes (36) Dolph Schayes (21) Paul Seymour (6) Madison Square Garden III 3–0
4 March 22 Boston W 98–85 Dolph Schayes (25) Dolph Schayes (16) Paul Seymour (7) Onondaga War Memorial 4–0
Division Finals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 25 Boston W 109–94 Dolph Schayes (27) Dolph Schayes (21) Bill Gabor (6) Onondaga War Memorial 1–0
2 March 27 @ Boston W 83–76 Wally Osterkorn (16) β€” George King (8) Boston Garden 2–0
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 31 @ Minneapolis L 68–79 Bob Lavoy (15) Wally Osterkorn (8) Paul Seymour (6) Minneapolis Auditorium
4,579 		0–1
2 April 3 @ Minneapolis W 62–60 Wally Osterkorn (20) Wally Osterkorn (17) Lavoy, Seymour (3) Minneapolis Auditorium
6,277 		1–1
3 April 4 Minneapolis L 67–81 Bob Lavoy (18) Bob Lavoy (15) Paul Seymour (7) Onondaga War Memorial
8,719 		1–2
4 April 8 Minneapolis W 80–69 Paul Seymour (25) Bob Lavoy (11) Paul Seymour (6) Onondaga War Memorial
7,655 		2–2
5 April 10 Minneapolis L 73–84 Dolph Schayes (17) Earl Lloyd (8) Wally Osterkorn (5) Onondaga War Memorial
7,283 		2–3
6 April 11 @ Minneapolis W 65–63 Paul Seymour (16) β€” β€” Minneapolis Auditorium
6,776 		3–3
7 April 12 @ Minneapolis L 80–87 Dolph Schayes (18) β€” β€” Minneapolis Auditorium
7,274 		3–4
1954 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1953–54 Syracuse Nationals
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