1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season

1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coach Al Cervi
Arena Onondaga War Memorial
Results
Record 40–26 (.606)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Division Finals
(eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1951–52 NBA season was the Nationals' third season in the NBA.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals4026.606–26–712–182–121–15
x-Boston Celtics3927.591122–710–197–122–14
x-New York Knicks3729.561321–412–224–323–13
x-Philadelphia Warriors3333.500724–76–253–114–22
Baltimore Bullets2046.3032017–152–221–910–26
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1951-52 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —1–82–42–44–20–62–74–52–43–6
Boston 8–1—3–33–35–13–34–56–33–34–5
Fort Wayne 4–23–3—5–44–55–43–32–43–60–6
Indianapolis 4–23–34–5—7–24–53–32–43–64–2
Milwaukee 2–41–55–42–7—1–82–41–51–82–4
Minneapolis 6–03–34–55–48–1—4–22–47–21–5
New York 7–25–43–33–34–22–4—6–32–45–4
Philadelphia 5–43–64–24–25–14–23–6—2–43–6
Rochester 4–23–36–36–38–12–74–24–2—4–2
Syracuse 6–35–46–02–44–25–14–56–32–4—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, Philadelphia 83
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 100, Syracuse 95
  • Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 84, Philadelphia 73

East Division Finals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: New York 87, Syracuse 85
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 92
  • Game 3 @ New York: New York 99, Syracuse 92
  • Game 4 @ New York: New York 100, Syracuse 93

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

Dolph Schayes, All-NBA First Team

References

  1. ↑ 1951–52 Syracuse Nationals

See also

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