1956–57 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1956–57 NBA season was the Nationals' 8th season in the NBA.[1]

1956–57 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAl Cervi
Paul Seymour
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record38–34 (.528)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(eliminated 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics4428.611-24-411-189-620-16
x-Syracuse Nationals3834.528623-99-156-1020-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors3735.514720-55–2512-517-19
New York Knicks3636.500818-109-199-715-21
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston —6–35–47–58–46–37–25–7
Fort Wayne 3–6—7–55–44–56–64–85–4
Minneapolis 4–55–7—3–65–49–34–84–5
New York 5–74–56–3—4–85–46–36–6
Philadelphia 4–85–44–58–4—4–57–25–7
Rochester 3–66–63–94–55–4—6–64–5
St. Louis 2–78–48–43–62–76–6—5–4
Syracuse 7–54–55–46–67–55–44–5—

Playoffs
1957 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1 March 16 @ Philadelphia W 103–96 Red Kerr (25) Red Kerr (21) Dolph Schayes (6) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–0
2 March 18 Philadelphia W 91–80 Red Kerr (22) Dolph Schayes (20) Schayes, Conlin (4) Onondaga War Memorial 2–0
Division Finals: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsLocationSeries
1 March 21 @ Boston L 90–108 Dolph Schayes (21) Dolph Schayes (23) Boston Garden 0–1
2 March 23 Boston L 105–120 Dolph Schayes (31) Dolph Schayes (15) Onondaga War Memorial 0–2
3 March 24 @ Boston L 80–83 Dolph Schayes (22) Dolph Schayes (17) Boston Garden 0–3
1957 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1956–57 Syracuse Nationals
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