1959–60 Syracuse Nationals season
Appearance
1959–60 Syracuse Nationals season | |
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Head coach | Paul Seymour |
Arena | Onondaga War Memorial |
Results | |
Record | 45–30 (.600) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WSYR-TV |
Radio | WSYR |
The 1959–60 NBA season was the Nationals' 11th season in the NBA.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Boston Celtics | 59 | 16 | .787 | – | 25–2 | 24–9 | 10–5 | 28–11 |
x-Philadelphia Warriors | 49 | 26 | .653 | 10 | 22–6 | 12–19 | 15–1 | 22–17 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 45 | 30 | .600 | 14 | 25–4 | 12–19 | 8–7 | 21–18 |
New York Knicks | 27 | 48 | .360 | 32 | 13–18 | 9–19 | 5–11 | 7–32 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MIN | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 8–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 8–5 |
Cincinnati | 1–8 | — | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–7 | 0–9 | 4–9 | 2–7 |
Detroit | 0–9 | 8–5 | — | 7–6 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 5–8 | 4–5 |
Minneapolis | 1–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | — | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–10 | 1–8 |
New York | 1–12 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | — | 4–9 | 3–6 | 2–11 |
Philadelphia | 5–8 | 9–0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 9–4 | — | 4–5 | 8–5 |
St. Louis | 3–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 10–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | — | 5–4 |
Syracuse | 5–8 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 24 | Boston | 121–109 | George Yardley (26) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 28 | @ Detroit | 102–117 | Hal Greer (22) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | October 30 | @ Cincinnati | 136–127 | Larry Costello (29) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | October 31 | Minneapolis | 108–117 | George Yardley (31) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | November 4 | @ Philadelphia | 113–124 | Johnny Kerr (20) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | November 7 | N Cincinnati | 101–103 | Dolph Schayes (25) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 8 | Detroit | 107–118 | Dolph Schayes (28) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 12 | @ New York | 113–104 | George Yardley (23) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 14 | New York | 108–116 | George Yardley (27) | 5–4 | |||||
10 | November 17 | N Cincinnati | 121–116 | Dolph Schayes (30) | 6–4 | |||||
11 | November 18 | Boston | 103–138 | Dolph Schayes (32) | 7–4 | |||||
12 | November 20 | @ Boston | 101–114 | George Yardley (24) | 7–5 | |||||
13 | November 21 | Philadelphia | 107–116 | Hal Greer (28) | 8–5 | |||||
14 | November 22 | N Philadelphia | 103–114 | Larry Costello (22) | 8–6 | |||||
15 | November 24 | @ New York | 120–107 | Johnny Kerr (22) | 9–6 | |||||
16 | November 25 | @ Minneapolis | 100–93 | Johnny Kerr (23) | 10–6 | |||||
17 | November 26 | @ St. Louis | 95–112 | George Yardley (19) | 10–7 | |||||
18 | November 28 | @ Cincinnati | 111–105 | Dolph Schayes (32) | 11–7 | |||||
19 | December 1 | N St. Louis | 101–106 | George Yardley (24) | 11–8 | |||||
20 | December 2 | St. Louis | 121–130 | Hal Greer (29) | 12–8 | |||||
21 | December 5 | Minneapolis | 95–108 | Schayes, Yardley (24) | 13–8 | |||||
22 | December 8 | N Minneapolis | 93–89 | George Yardley (20) | 14–8 | |||||
23 | December 9 | N Minneapolis | 86–96 | Johnny Kerr (15) | 14–9 | |||||
24 | December 11 | @ New York | 121–152 | Dick Barnett (19) | 14–10 | |||||
25 | December 13 | Philadelphia | 121–150 | Johnny Kerr (36) | 15–10 | |||||
26 | December 16 | New York | 113–116 | Johnny Kerr (26) | 16–10 | |||||
27 | December 19 | @ Detroit | 112–120 | Dolph Schayes (22) | 16–11 | |||||
28 | December 20 | Boston | 132–127 | Dolph Schayes (32) | 16–12 | |||||
29 | December 25 | N Philadelphia | 121–129 | Dick Barnett (27) | 16–13 | |||||
30 | December 26 | St. Louis | 104–117 | Dolph Schayes (31) | 17–13 | |||||
31 | December 28 | @ St. Louis | 106–120 | Dick Barnett (24) | 17–14 | |||||
32 | December 30 | @ Cincinnati | 131–127 | Dolph Schayes (36) | 18–14 | |||||
33 | January 1 | @ Minneapolis | 109–98 | George Yardley (29) | 19–14 | |||||
34 | January 3 | Boston | 113–114 | George Yardley (26) | 20–14 | |||||
35 | January 4 | @ Boston | 120–127 | Dolph Schayes (26) | 20–15 | |||||
36 | January 5 | N Boston | 145–143 (OT) | Hal Greer (24) | 21–15 | |||||
37 | January 7 | Cincinnati | 114–132 | George Yardley (24) | 22–15 | |||||
38 | January 8 | N Detroit | 118–107 | George Yardley (30) | 23–15 | |||||
39 | January 9 | @ Philadelphia | 112–119 | George Yardley (29) | 23–16 | |||||
40 | January 10 | Detroit | 103–108 | George Yardley (27) | 24–16 | |||||
41 | January 12 | N Boston | 127–120 | George Yardley (47) | 25–16 | |||||
42 | January 13 | N Philadelphia | 131–132 (OT) | Dolph Schayes (25) | 25–17 | |||||
43 | January 14 | St. Louis | 112–119 | Dolph Schayes (29) | 26–17 | |||||
44 | January 15 | @ St. Louis | 140–141 (OT) | Dolph Schayes (34) | 26–18 | |||||
45 | January 17 | New York | 117–129 | Larry Costello (31) | 27–18 | |||||
46 | January 20 | Philadelphia | 129–123 | Dolph Schayes (26) | 27–19 | |||||
47 | January 23 | @ Boston | 121–130 | Barnett, Yardley (20) | 27–20 | |||||
48 | January 24 | Boston | 131–110 | George Yardley (29) | 27–21 | |||||
49 | January 26 | N Detroit | 114–121 | George Yardley (30) | 27–22 | |||||
50 | January 27 | @ Detroit | 144–108 | Dolph Schayes (30) | 28–22 | |||||
51 | January 29 | @ Minneapolis | 119–112 | Johnny Kerr (26) | 29–22 | |||||
52 | January 31 | @ St. Louis | 110–117 | Johnny Kerr (38) | 29–23 | |||||
53 | February 2 | @ New York | 119–102 | Dolph Schayes (24) | 30–23 | |||||
54 | February 4 | Philadelphia | 110–137 | Dick Barnett (25) | 31–23 | |||||
55 | February 5 | @ Boston | 100–124 | Barnett, Yardley (19) | 31–24 | |||||
56 | February 6 | @ Philadelphia | 126–129 | Dolph Schayes (39) | 31–25 | |||||
57 | February 7 | Cincinnati | 112–135 | Dolph Schayes (21) | 32–25 | |||||
58 | February 9 | N Cincinnati | 117–111 | Dolph Schayes (29) | 33–25 | |||||
59 | February 10 | N Minneapolis | 110–109 | George Yardley (30) | 34–25 | |||||
60 | February 11 | New York | 109–116 | Dolph Schayes (33) | 35–25 | |||||
61 | February 14 | Minneapolis | 119–121 | George Yardley (31) | 36–25 | |||||
62 | February 16 | @ New York | 116–125 | Dolph Schayes (26) | 36–26 | |||||
63 | February 17 | @ Philadelphia | 116–123 | Dick Barnett (22) | 36–27 | |||||
64 | February 18 | Philadelphia | 122–136 | Dolph Schayes (31) | 37–27 | |||||
65 | February 20 | N New York | 126–121 | Barnett, Schayes (23) | 38–27 | |||||
66 | February 21 | Detroit | 120–122 | George Yardley (26) | 39–27 | |||||
67 | February 23 | @ Cincinnati | 133–135 | Dolph Schayes (33) | 39–28 | |||||
68 | February 24 | @ Detroit | 110–128 | Bob Hopkins (18) | 39–29 | |||||
69 | February 25 | St. Louis | 105–110 | Dolph Schayes (27) | 40–29 | |||||
70 | February 27 | New York | 111–114 | Hal Greer (25) | 41–29 | |||||
71 | March 1 | @ New York | 124–121 | Dolph Schayes (27) | 42–29 | |||||
72 | March 3 | Boston | 108–149 | Dolph Schayes (29) | 43–29 | |||||
73 | March 5 | New York | 115–132 | Dick Barnett (22) | 44–29 | |||||
74 | March 6 | @ Boston | 117–126 | Dolph Schayes (34) | 44–30 | |||||
75 | March 9 | Philadelphia | 126–137 | Larry Costello (24) | 45–30 |
Playoffs
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Division Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
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