1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated New York Knicks 2-0
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Paul Seymour (35-37)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 107,455, Avg. 3,466 in 31 home dates

1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Roster

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.

The Nationals racked up 8,146 points and yielded 7,855. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,534 points for Syracuse, and Johnny Kerr contributed 1,008 rebounds. Larry Costello dished out 379 assists for the squad.

Paul Seymour coached the team. The 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8146
Regular Season Points Against: 7855

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 19, 1958	Detroit Pistons 94 at Syracuse Nationals 103	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
October 25, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors 110 at Syracuse Nationals 109	L	1-1	0-0	1-1
November 1, 1958	Cincinnati Royals 108 at Syracuse Nationals 130	W	2-1	0-0	2-1
November 5, 1958	Boston Celtics 117 at Syracuse Nationals 115	L	2-2	0-0	2-2
November 8, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 103 at Philadelphia Warriors 98	W	2-2	1-0	3-2
November 9, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Syracuse Nationals 101	W	3-2	1-0	4-2
November 12, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 116 at Cincinnati Royals 115	W	3-2	2-0	5-2
November 14, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 111 at Detroit Pistons 109	W	3-2	3-0	6-2
November 15, 1958	New York Knicks 96 at Syracuse Nationals 92	L	3-3	3-0	6-3
November 18, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 120 at St. Louis Hawks 94	W	3-3	4-0	7-3
November 20, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 121	L	3-3	4-1	7-4
November 22, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 99 at New York Knicks 114	L	3-3	4-2	7-5
November 23, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 110	L	3-3	4-3	7-6
November 26, 1958	St. Louis Hawks 112 at Syracuse Nationals 107	L	3-4	4-3	7-7
November 27, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 98 at St. Louis Hawks 107	L	3-4	4-4	7-8
November 28, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 93 at Detroit Pistons 101	L	3-4	4-5	7-9
November 29, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Syracuse Nationals 105	L	3-5	4-5	7-10
December 4, 1958	Boston Celtics 116 at Syracuse Nationals 114	L	3-6	4-5	7-11		at Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 101 at Boston Celtics 92	W	3-6	5-5	8-11
December 7, 1958	Boston Celtics 104 at Syracuse Nationals 108	W	4-6	5-5	9-11
December 9, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 90	W	4-6	6-5	10-11		at New York, NY
December 10, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 97 at Cincinnati Royals 94	W	4-6	7-5	11-11
December 11, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 99	W	4-6	8-5	12-11	OT
December 13, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors 100 at Syracuse Nationals 115	W	5-6	8-5	13-11
December 14, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 101 at Detroit Pistons 95	W	5-6	9-5	14-11
December 16, 1958	Boston Celtics 108 at Syracuse Nationals 104	L	5-7	9-5	14-12		at New York, NY
December 20, 1958	Cincinnati Royals 121 at Syracuse Nationals 120	L	5-8	9-5	14-13	OT
December 21, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 94 at New York Knicks 108	L	5-8	9-6	14-14
December 27, 1958	New York Knicks 106 at Syracuse Nationals 102	L	5-9	9-6	14-15
December 29, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 105 at Boston Celtics 107	L	5-9	9-7	14-16
December 30, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers 118 at Syracuse Nationals 113	L	5-10	9-7	14-17		at Philadelphia, PA
January 1, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Syracuse Nationals 105	L	5-11	9-7	14-18
January 2, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 117 at Philadelphia Warriors 107	W	5-11	10-7	15-18
January 4, 1959	Detroit Pistons 94 at Syracuse Nationals 118	W	6-11	10-7	16-18
January 6, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 108 at New York Knicks 118	L	6-11	10-8	16-19
January 7, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Syracuse Nationals 111	W	7-11	10-8	17-19
January 8, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 145 at Cincinnati Royals 138	W	7-11	11-8	18-19	3OT
January 11, 1959	Cincinnati Royals 110 at Syracuse Nationals 127	W	8-11	11-8	19-19
January 14, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 119 at Philadelphia Warriors 104	W	8-11	12-8	20-19		at Boston, MA
January 15, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Syracuse Nationals 111	W	9-11	12-8	21-19
January 16, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 89 at St. Louis Hawks 102	L	9-11	12-9	21-20
January 18, 1959	New York Knicks 120 at Syracuse Nationals 118	L	9-12	12-9	21-21
January 21, 1959	Boston Celtics 112 at Syracuse Nationals 134	W	10-12	12-9	22-21
January 24, 1959	Cincinnati Royals 102 at Syracuse Nationals 123	W	11-12	12-9	23-21
January 25, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 104 at Cincinnati Royals 109	L	11-12	12-10	23-22
January 27, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 121 at Detroit Pistons 107	W	11-12	13-10	24-22
January 28, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 112	L	11-12	13-11	24-23
January 29, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 91	W	11-12	14-11	25-23		at Houston, TX
January 31, 1959	New York Knicks 119 at Syracuse Nationals 117	L	11-13	14-11	25-24		at Boston, MA
February 1, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 137 at Boston Celtics 139	L	11-13	14-12	25-25	OT
February 3, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 114 at New York Knicks 115	L	11-13	14-13	25-26
February 4, 1959	St. Louis Hawks 113 at Syracuse Nationals 111	L	11-14	14-13	25-27
February 5, 1959	New York Knicks 111 at Syracuse Nationals 98	L	11-15	14-13	25-28		at Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 122 at Detroit Pistons 103	W	11-15	15-13	26-28		at Boston, MA
February 8, 1959	New York Knicks 104 at Syracuse Nationals 113	W	12-15	15-13	27-28
February 9, 1959	St. Louis Hawks 99 at Syracuse Nationals 94	L	12-16	15-13	27-29		at Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1959	Detroit Pistons 118 at Syracuse Nationals 114	L	12-17	15-13	27-30	OT
February 14, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 121 at Boston Celtics 124	L	12-17	15-14	27-31
February 15, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 101 at Syracuse Nationals 121	W	13-17	15-14	28-31
February 19, 1959	Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 113	W	14-17	15-14	29-31
February 21, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 113	L	14-17	15-15	29-32
February 22, 1959	Detroit Pistons 108 at Syracuse Nationals 139	W	15-17	15-15	30-32
February 24, 1959	Cincinnati Royals 113 at Syracuse Nationals 109	L	15-18	15-15	30-33		at New York, NY
February 26, 1959	St. Louis Hawks 111 at Syracuse Nationals 130	W	16-18	15-15	31-33
February 27, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 113 at St. Louis Hawks 128	L	16-18	15-16	31-34
March 1, 1959	New York Knicks 115 at Syracuse Nationals 140	W	17-18	15-16	32-34
March 3, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 127 at New York Knicks 120	W	17-18	16-16	33-34
March 4, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 114 at Boston Celtics 120	L	17-18	16-17	33-35
March 5, 1959	Boston Celtics 118 at Syracuse Nationals 142	W	18-18	16-17	34-35
March 6, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Syracuse Nationals 114	L	18-19	16-17	34-36		at Hershey, PA
March 8, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 103 at Syracuse Nationals 133	W	19-19	16-17	35-36
March 11, 1959	St. Louis Hawks 132 at Syracuse Nationals 130	L	19-20	16-17	35-37	OT
March 13, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 129 at New York Knicks 123	W	0-0	1-0	1-0
March 15, 1959	New York Knicks 115 at Syracuse Nationals 131	W	1-0	1-0	2-0
March 18, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 109 at Boston Celtics 131	L	1-0	1-1	2-1
March 21, 1959	Boston Celtics 118 at Syracuse Nationals 120	W	2-0	1-1	3-1
March 22, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 111 at Boston Celtics 133	L	2-0	1-2	3-2
March 25, 1959	Boston Celtics 107 at Syracuse Nationals 119	W	3-0	1-2	4-2
March 28, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 108 at Boston Celtics 129	L	3-0	1-3	4-3
March 29, 1959	Boston Celtics 121 at Syracuse Nationals 133	W	4-0	1-3	5-3
April 1, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 125 at Boston Celtics 130	L	4-0	1-4	5-4