1956-57 Syracuse Nationals Schedule and Results

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Record: 38-34, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Al Cervi (4-8), Paul Seymour (34-26)

Executive: Danny Biasone

PTS/G: 99.7 (5th of 8) Opp PTS/G: 101.1 (7th of 8)

SRS: -1.03 (6th of 8) Pace: 112.3 (3rd of 8)

Off Rtg: 88.3 (7th of 8) Def Rtg: 89.5 (5th of 8) Net Rtg: -1.3 (6th of 8)

Expected W-L: 32-40 (6th of 8)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial

NBA 1957 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Philadelphia Warriors (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (0-3) 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, Oct 27, 1956	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	W	2OT	109	103	1	0	W 1			at New York, NY
2	Sun, Oct 28, 1956	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		91	75	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Nov 3, 1956	Box Score	N	St. Louis Hawks	W		75	73	3	0	W 3			at Buffalo, NY
4	Sun, Nov 4, 1956	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	L		76	78	3	1	L 1
5	Sat, Nov 10, 1956	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		76	90	3	2	L 2
6	Sun, Nov 11, 1956	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		83	94	3	3	L 3
7	Thu, Nov 15, 1956	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		96	103	3	4	L 4
8	Sat, Nov 17, 1956	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		96	109	3	5	L 5			at Camden, NJ
9	Sun, Nov 18, 1956	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		99	97	4	5	W 1
10	Tue, Nov 20, 1956	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	L		81	104	4	6	L 1
11	Thu, Nov 22, 1956	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		78	111	4	7	L 2
12	Sat, Nov 24, 1956	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	114	4	8	L 3	9,681
13	Tue, Nov 27, 1956	Box Score	N	Rochester Royals	L		82	90	4	9	L 4			at New York, NY
14	Thu, Nov 29, 1956	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		87	92	4	10	L 5
15	Sat, Dec 1, 1956	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	117	4	11	L 6
16	Sun, Dec 2, 1956	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		110	100	5	11	W 1
17	Tue, Dec 4, 1956	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W	OT	97	96	6	11	W 2			at Albany, NY
18	Thu, Dec 6, 1956	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		92	104	6	12	L 1
19	Fri, Dec 7, 1956	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		97	105	6	13	L 2			at St. Louis, MO
20	Sun, Dec 9, 1956	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		116	110	7	13	W 1	2,358
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 15, 1956	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		108	117	7	14	L 1
22	Sun, Dec 16, 1956	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	W		101	91	8	14	W 1
23	Sun, Dec 23, 1956	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		107	97	9	14	W 2
24	Tue, Dec 25, 1956	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		93	98	9	15	L 1
25	Thu, Dec 27, 1956	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	L		95	102	9	16	L 2
26	Sat, Dec 29, 1956	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W	OT	104	103	10	16	W 1
27	Sun, Dec 30, 1956	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		92	105	10	17	L 1	3,109		at Providence, RI
28	Tue, Jan 1, 1957	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		106	102	11	17	W 1
29	Thu, Jan 3, 1957	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		111	126	11	18	L 1
30	Fri, Jan 4, 1957	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	W		116	106	12	18	W 1	7,857		at Philadelphia, PA
31	Sun, Jan 6, 1957	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		128	123	13	18	W 2
32	Wed, Jan 9, 1957	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		86	93	13	19	L 1			at Moorhead, MN
33	Thu, Jan 10, 1957	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		110	118	13	20	L 2
34	Sat, Jan 12, 1957	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		97	88	14	20	W 1
35	Sun, Jan 13, 1957	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		91	85	15	20	W 2
36	Thu, Jan 17, 1957	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		108	103	16	20	W 3
37	Fri, Jan 18, 1957	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		94	96	16	21	L 1			at Boston, MA
38	Sat, Jan 19, 1957	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	L		96	104	16	22	L 2
39	Sun, Jan 20, 1957	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		101	98	17	22	W 1
40	Tue, Jan 22, 1957	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		88	90	17	23	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 23, 1957	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	140	17	24	L 2	11,082
42	Thu, Jan 24, 1957	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		115	97	18	24	W 1
43	Sat, Jan 26, 1957	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		99	95	19	24	W 2
44	Sun, Jan 27, 1957	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		94	93	20	24	W 3
45	Mon, Jan 28, 1957	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	W		112	96	21	24	W 4			at Boston, MA
46	Wed, Jan 30, 1957	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		119	116	22	24	W 5	7,383
47	Thu, Jan 31, 1957	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		105	104	23	24	W 6	8,151
48	Sat, Feb 2, 1957	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		100	107	23	25	L 1
49	Sun, Feb 3, 1957	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		104	95	24	25	W 1
50	Tue, Feb 5, 1957	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	L		101	105	24	26	L 1	12,000		at New York, NY
51	Wed, Feb 6, 1957	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	L		100	119	24	27	L 2			at Boston, MA
52	Thu, Feb 7, 1957	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	W		112	110	25	27	W 1
53	Sat, Feb 9, 1957	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		101	89	26	27	W 2
54	Sun, Feb 10, 1957	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		102	100	27	27	W 3
55	Mon, Feb 11, 1957	Box Score	N	St. Louis Hawks	L		101	107	27	28	L 1			at Houston, TX
56	Thu, Feb 14, 1957	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		95	104	27	29	L 2
57	Sun, Feb 17, 1957	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		116	106	28	29	W 1	6,366
58	Thu, Feb 21, 1957	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		92	86	29	29	W 2
59	Sat, Feb 23, 1957	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	W		103	101	30	29	W 3
60	Sun, Feb 24, 1957	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		109	93	31	29	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Feb 25, 1957	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		102	108	31	30	L 1
62	Tue, Feb 26, 1957	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		120	108	32	30	W 1
63	Wed, Feb 27, 1957	Box Score	N	St. Louis Hawks	W		108	93	33	30	W 2			at Rochester, NY
64	Thu, Feb 28, 1957	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		123	112	34	30	W 3
65	Sat, Mar 2, 1957	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		85	98	34	31	L 1			at Camden, NJ
66	Sun, Mar 3, 1957	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		112	86	35	31	W 1
67	Tue, Mar 5, 1957	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		99	92	36	31	W 2
68	Wed, Mar 6, 1957	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		93	100	36	32	L 1
69	Thu, Mar 7, 1957	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	L		94	99	36	33	L 2			at Philadelphia, PA
70	Sat, Mar 9, 1957	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		104	102	37	33	W 1
71	Sun, Mar 10, 1957	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		94	92	38	33	W 2	7,648
72	Wed, Mar 13, 1957	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		81	114	38	34	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Mar 16, 1957	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W	103	96	1	0	W 1
2	Mon, Mar 18, 1957	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W	91	80	2	0	W 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Thu, Mar 21, 1957	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	90	108	2	1	L 1	13,292
4	Sat, Mar 23, 1957	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	105	120	2	2	L 2	3,657
5	Sun, Mar 24, 1957	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	80	83	2	3	L 3	13,909

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