1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season

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]

1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAl Cervi
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record42–30 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWSYR

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks4428.611–18–815–1311–724–16
x-Boston Celtics4230.583217–610–1915–525–15
x-Syracuse Nationals4230.583226–611–175–721–19
Philadelphia Warriors2943.4031510–96–1613–1819–21
Baltimore Bullets1656.2222812–180–224–1611–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1953-54 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —1–90–82–62–63–74–61–73–7
Boston 9–1—4–46–23–55–56–44–45–5
Fort Wayne 8–04–4—9–25–53–56–23–82–6
Milwaukee 6–22–62–9—3–83–53–51–91–7
Minneapolis 6–25–35–58–3—5–36–26–55–3
New York 7–35–55–35–33–5—7–37–15–5
Philadelphia 6–44–62–65–32–63–7—1–76–4
Rochester 7–14–48–39–15–61–77–1—3–5
Syracuse 7–35–56–27–13–55–54–65–3—

Playoffs
1954 playoff game log
Division Round Robin Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
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) — George King (8) Boston Garden 2–0
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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) — — Minneapolis Auditorium
6,776		 3–3
7 April 12 @ Minneapolis L 80–87 Dolph Schayes (18) — — Minneapolis Auditorium
7,274		 3–4
1954 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1953–54 Syracuse Nationals
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