1956–57 Syracuse Nationals season

1956–57 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coach Al Cervi
Paul Seymour
Arena Onondaga War Memorial
Results
Record 38–34 (.528)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Division Finals
(eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics4428.611-24-411-189-620-16
x-Syracuse Nationals3834.528623-99-156-1020-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors3735.514720-55–2512-517-19
New York Knicks3636.500818-109-199-715-21
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston —6–35–47–58–46–37–25–7
Fort Wayne 3–6—7–55–44–56–64–85–4
Minneapolis 4–55–7—3–65–49–34–84–5
New York 5–74–56–3—4–85–46–36–6
Philadelphia 4–85–44–58–4—4–57–25–7
Rochester 3–66–63–94–55–4—6–64–5
St. Louis 2–78–48–43–62–76–6—5–4
Syracuse 7–54–55–46–67–55–44–5—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 103, Philadelphia 96
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, Philadelphia 80

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Syracuse Nationals: Celtics win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 108, Syracuse 90
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Boston 120, Syracuse 105
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 83, Syracuse 80

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1956–57 Syracuse Nationals
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