1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season

1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season
Division champions
Head coach Al Cervi
Arena Onondaga War Memorial
Results
Record 42–30 (.583)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WSYR

The 1953-54 Syracuse Nationals season was the fifth season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the Eastern Division Finals the Nationals swept the Boston Celtics two straight to make it to the NBA Finals. The Nationals would go on to lose the Finals in seven games to the Minneapolis Lakers.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks4428.611–18–815–1311–724–16
x-Boston Celtics4230.583217–610–1915–525–15
x-Syracuse Nationals4230.583226–611–175–721–19
Philadelphia Warriors2943.4031510–96–1613–1819–21
Baltimore Bullets1656.2222812–180–224–1611–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1953-54 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —1–90–82–62–63–74–61–73–7
Boston 9–1—4–46–23–55–56–44–45–5
Fort Wayne 8–04–4—9–25–53–56–23–82–6
Milwaukee 6–22–62–9—3–83–53–51–91–7
Minneapolis 6–25–35–58–3—5–36–26–55–3
New York 7–35–55–35–33–5—7–37–15–5
Philadelphia 6–44–62–65–32–63–7—1–76–4
Rochester 7–14–48–39–15–61–77–1—3–5
Syracuse 7–35–56–27–13–55–54–65–3—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

TeamWL
Syracuse Nationals40
Boston Celtics22
New York Knicks04

East Division Finals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (2) Boston Celtics: Nationals win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 109, Boston 94
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Syracuse 83, Boston 76

NBA Finals

(W1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) Syracuse Nationals: Lakers win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 79, Syracuse 68
  • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Syracuse 62, Minneapolis 60
  • Game 3 @ Syracuse: Minneapolis 81, Syracuse 67
  • Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 80, Minneapolis 69
  • Game 5 @ Syracuse: Minneapolis 84, Syracuse 73
  • Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Syracuse 65, Minneapolis 63
  • Game 7 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 87, Syracuse 80

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1953–54 Syracuse Nationals
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