1952-53 Syracuse Nationals Schedule and Results

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Record: 47-24, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Al Cervi (47-24)

PTS/G: 85.6 (3rd of 10) Opp PTS/G: 81.3 (6th of 10)

SRS: 3.62 (3rd of 10) Pace: 92.8 (7th of 10)

Off Rtg: 90.6 (2nd of 10) Def Rtg: 86.0 (4th of 10) Net Rtg: +4.6 (3rd of 10)

Expected W-L: 48-23 (3rd of 10)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial

NBA 1953 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (0-2) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Nov 1, 1952	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L	OT	84	86	0	1	L 1
2	Sun, Nov 2, 1952	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		117	91	1	1	W 1
3	Sat, Nov 8, 1952	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		83	106	1	2	L 1	5,874
4	Sun, Nov 9, 1952	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		96	89	2	2	W 1
5	Thu, Nov 13, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		96	81	3	2	W 2	3,493
6	Sat, Nov 15, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L	OT	91	97	3	3	L 1
7	Sun, Nov 16, 1952	Box Score		Indianapolis Olympians	W		84	78	4	3	W 1
8	Thu, Nov 20, 1952	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W		92	73	5	3	W 2
9	Sat, Nov 22, 1952	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		68	98	5	4	L 1
10	Sun, Nov 23, 1952	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		76	73	6	4	W 1
11	Thu, Nov 27, 1952	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		86	79	7	4	W 2
12	Sat, Nov 29, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		87	74	8	4	W 3
13	Sun, Nov 30, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		78	66	9	4	W 4	4,421
14	Thu, Dec 4, 1952	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		78	70	10	4	W 5
15	Sat, Dec 6, 1952	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		82	74	11	4	W 6
16	Sun, Dec 7, 1952	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W		71	67	12	4	W 7
17	Mon, Dec 8, 1952	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	L		89	101	12	5	L 1
18	Tue, Dec 9, 1952	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Olympians	W		87	70	13	5	W 1
19	Thu, Dec 11, 1952	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		79	82	13	6	L 1
20	Sun, Dec 14, 1952	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		102	83	14	6	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 16, 1952	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	93	98	14	7	L 1
22	Thu, Dec 18, 1952	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	L		83	88	14	8	L 2			at Philadelphia, PA
23	Sat, Dec 20, 1952	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		77	91	14	9	L 3	7,911
24	Sun, Dec 21, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		90	86	15	9	W 1
25	Thu, Dec 25, 1952	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		102	92	16	9	W 2
26	Sat, Dec 27, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W	OT	81	76	17	9	W 3
27	Sun, Dec 28, 1952	Box Score		Indianapolis Olympians	W		84	73	18	9	W 4
28	Tue, Dec 30, 1952	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		93	106	18	10	L 1
29	Wed, Dec 31, 1952	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		87	97	18	11	L 2	2,965
30	Thu, Jan 1, 1953	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		92	78	19	11	W 1
31	Sat, Jan 3, 1953	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	77	85	19	12	L 1
32	Sun, Jan 4, 1953	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		93	68	20	12	W 1
33	Wed, Jan 7, 1953	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	W		114	93	21	12	W 2			at Philadelphia, PA
34	Thu, Jan 8, 1953	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		75	67	22	12	W 3
35	Sat, Jan 10, 1953	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	W		87	77	23	12	W 4			at Baltimore, MD
36	Sun, Jan 11, 1953	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		76	72	24	12	W 5
37	Thu, Jan 15, 1953	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		109	85	25	12	W 6
38	Sun, Jan 18, 1953	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		103	84	26	12	W 7
39	Thu, Jan 22, 1953	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		87	75	27	12	W 8
40	Sat, Jan 24, 1953	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		107	82	28	12	W 9
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 25, 1953	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		62	97	28	13	L 1
42	Tue, Jan 27, 1953	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Olympians	L		72	76	28	14	L 2
43	Thu, Jan 29, 1953	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	W		83	65	29	14	W 1
44	Fri, Jan 30, 1953	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	L		68	84	29	15	L 1
45	Sun, Feb 1, 1953	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		94	79	30	15	W 1
46	Mon, Feb 2, 1953	Box Score	N	Baltimore Bullets	W		98	77	31	15	W 2			at Buffalo, NY
47	Wed, Feb 4, 1953	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		92	105	31	16	L 1	5,179
48	Thu, Feb 5, 1953	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W	OT	83	79	32	16	W 1
49	Sun, Feb 8, 1953	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		98	89	33	16	W 2
50	Wed, Feb 11, 1953	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		78	96	33	17	L 1
51	Thu, Feb 12, 1953	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		81	91	33	18	L 2
52	Fri, Feb 13, 1953	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Olympians	W	2OT	89	86	34	18	W 1
53	Sun, Feb 15, 1953	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		81	85	34	19	L 1
54	Tue, Feb 17, 1953	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	W		84	65	35	19	W 1	12,124		at New York, NY
55	Thu, Feb 19, 1953	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W		82	72	36	19	W 2
56	Sat, Feb 21, 1953	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		73	84	36	20	L 1
57	Sun, Feb 22, 1953	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		86	73	37	20	W 1
58	Tue, Feb 24, 1953	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	W		74	63	38	20	W 2			at New York, NY
59	Thu, Feb 26, 1953	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		89	77	39	20	W 3
60	Sat, Feb 28, 1953	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		74	77	39	21	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 1, 1953	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		79	64	40	21	W 1
62	Tue, Mar 3, 1953	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	L		70	75	40	22	L 1
63	Wed, Mar 4, 1953	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W	2OT	75	73	41	22	W 1
64	Thu, Mar 5, 1953	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		94	91	42	22	W 2
65	Fri, Mar 6, 1953	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		66	75	42	23	L 1
66	Sat, Mar 7, 1953	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		87	88	42	24	L 2			at Baltimore, MD
67	Sun, Mar 8, 1953	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		98	91	43	24	W 1
68	Thu, Mar 12, 1953	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		84	70	44	24	W 2	4,658
69	Sat, Mar 14, 1953	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		95	81	45	24	W 3
70	Sun, Mar 15, 1953	Box Score		Indianapolis Olympians	W		84	68	46	24	W 4
71	Tue, Mar 17, 1953	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		72	68	47	24	W 5	2,834

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date				Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Mar 19, 1953		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		81	87	0	1	L 1	3,000
2	Sat, Mar 21, 1953		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	4OT	105	111	0	2	L 2	11,058

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