1960–61 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1960–61 NBA season was the Nationals' 12th season in the NBA.[1]

1960–61 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record38–41 (.481)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5722.722–21–724–1112–428–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors4633.5821123–612–2111–622–17
x-Syracuse Nationals3841.4811919–98–2111–1118–21
New York Knicks2158.2663610–227–254–1110–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1960-61 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —7–38–28–210–38–56–410–3
Cincinnati 3–7—2–118–58–22–86–74–6
Detroit 2–811–2—4–95–55–53–104–6
Los Angeles 2–85–89–4—7–32–85–86–4
New York 3–102–85–53–7—2–111–95–8
Philadelphia 5–88–25–58–211–2—3–76–7
St. Louis 4–67–610–38–59–17–3—6–4
Syracuse 3–106–46–44–68–57–64–6—

Playoffs
1961 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 14 @ Philadelphia W 115–107 Larry Costello (28) Swede Halbrook (15) Larry Costello (11) Philadelphia Civic Center
4,391		 1–0
2 March 16 Philadelphia W 115–114 Hal Greer (26) Dolph Schayes (14) Larry Costello (6) Onondaga War Memorial
5,304		 2–0
3 March 18 @ Philadelphia W 106–103 Larry Costello (20) Red Kerr (18) Larry Costello (8) Philadelphia Civic Center 3–0
Division Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 19 @ Boston L 115–128 Dolph Schayes (26) — Schayes, Costello (6) Boston Garden
7,728		 0–1
2 March 21 Boston W 115–98 Dolph Schayes (32) — Larry Costello (9) Onondaga War Memorial
6,657		 1–1
3 March 23 @ Boston L 110–133 Dick Barnett (22) Red Kerr (11) Larry Costello (4) Boston Garden
11,754		 1–2
4 March 25 Boston L 107–120 Dolph Schayes (23) — Barnett, Costello (4) Onondaga War Memorial 1–3
5 March 26 @ Boston L 101–123 Dick Barnett (25) Swede Halbrook (14) four players tied (4) Boston Garden
12,292		 1–4
1961 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1960–61 Syracuse Nationals
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