1956–57 Syracuse Nationals season

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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
< 1955–56 1957–58 >

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

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 44 28 .611 - 24-4 11-18 9-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 38 34 .528 6 23-9 9-15 6-10 20-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 7 20-5 5–25 12-5 17-19
New York Knicks 36 36 .500 8 18-10 9-19 9-7 15-21
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 6–3 5–4 7–5 8–4 6–3 7–2 5–7
Fort Wayne 3–6 — 7–5 5–4 4–5 6–6 4–8 5–4
Minneapolis 4–5 5–7 — 3–6 5–4 9–3 4–8 4–5
New York 5–7 4–5 6–3 — 4–8 5–4 6–3 6–6
Philadelphia 4–8 5–4 4–5 8–4 — 4–5 7–2 5–7
Rochester 3–6 6–6 3–9 4–5 5–4 — 6–6 4–5
St. Louis 2–7 8–4 8–4 3–6 2–7 6–6 — 5–4
Syracuse 7–5 4–5 5–4 6–6 7–5 5–4 4–5 —

Playoffs[]

1957 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location Series
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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