1958–59 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1958–59 NBA season was the Nationals' 10th season in the NBA.[1]

1958–59 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachPaul Seymour
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record35–37 (.486)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Regular season
The 1958–59 Syracuse Nationals

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5220.722–26–413–1513–123–13
x-New York Knicks4032.5561221–915–154–819–17
x-Syracuse Nationals3537.4861717–97–248–714–22
Philadelphia Warriors3240.4442017–97–248–714–22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —8–18–19–07–59–34–57–5
Cincinnati 1–8—3–96–63–62–71–113–6
Detroit 1–89–3—4–83–65–44–82–7
Minneapolis 0–96–68–4—4–56–34–85–4
New York 5–76–36–35–4—5–74–59–3
Philadelphia 3–97–24–53–67–5—4–54–8
St. Louis 5–411–18–48–45–45–4—7–2
Syracuse 5–76–37–24–53–98–42–7—

Playoffs
1959 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocationSeries
1 March 13 @ New York W 129–123 Dolph Schayes (35) Madison Square Garden III 1–0
2 March 15 New York W 131–115 Red Kerr (34) Onondaga War Memorial 2–0
Division Finals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1 March 18 @ Boston L 109–131 George Yardley (30) George Yardley (17) — Boston Garden 0–1
2 March 21 Boston W 120–118 Dolph Schayes (34) Schayes, Kerr (17) — Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 March 22 @ Boston L 111–133 Dolph Schayes (21) Connie Dierking (11) — Boston Garden 1–2
4 March 25 Boston W 119–107 Dolph Schayes (28) Dolph Schayes (18) — Onondaga War Memorial 2–2
5 March 28 @ Boston L 108–129 George Yardley (23) Schayes, Kerr (11) — Boston Garden 2–3
6 March 29 Boston W 133–121 Dolph Schayes (39) Dolph Schayes (12) — Onondaga War Memorial 3–3
7 April 1 @ Boston L 125–130 Dolph Schayes (35) Dolph Schayes (16) Schayes, Costello (9) Boston Garden 3–4
1959 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1958–59 Syracuse Nationals
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