1953-54 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-30
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 9-4 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-0
Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 4-3
Coach: Al Cervi (42-30)
Location: Syracuse, New York
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1953-54 Syracuse Nationals Roster

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 42 wins and 30 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-4.

The Nationals scored 6,013 points and allowed 5,660. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,228 points for Syracuse, and Paul Seymour contributed 13 or more per game, too. Dolph Schayes accounted for 870 rebounds. Paul Seymour dished out 364 assists for the squad.

Al Cervi coached the team. The 1953-54 Syracuse Nationals lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 6013
Regular Season Points Against: 5660

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 31, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 73 at Philadelphia Warriors 79 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
November 1, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 61 at Syracuse Nationals 85 W 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 5, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Syracuse Nationals 65 L 1-1 0-1 1-2
November 7, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 88 at Baltimore Bullets 77 W 1-1 1-1 2-2 at Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 1953 Rochester Royals 66 at Syracuse Nationals 85 W 2-1 1-1 3-2
November 10, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 59 W 2-1 2-1 4-2
November 12, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 2-1 2-2 4-3
November 14, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 66 at Boston Celtics 77 L 2-1 2-3 4-4
November 15, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 61 at Syracuse Nationals 69 W 3-1 2-3 5-4
November 19, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Syracuse Nationals 79 W 4-1 2-3 6-4
November 21, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 67 at New York Knicks 68 L 4-1 2-4 6-5
November 22, 1953 New York Knicks 84 at Syracuse Nationals 80 L 4-2 2-4 6-6 OT
November 24, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 89 at Rochester Royals 80 W 4-2 3-4 7-6
November 25, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 66 at Syracuse Nationals 58 L 4-3 3-4 7-7 at Boston, MA
November 26, 1953 Boston Celtics 86 at Syracuse Nationals 93 W 5-3 3-4 8-7
November 28, 1953 Boston Celtics 91 at Syracuse Nationals 80 L 5-4 3-4 8-8 at New York, NY
November 29, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 82 at Syracuse Nationals 101 W 6-4 3-4 9-8
December 1, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 76 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 W 6-4 4-4 10-8 OT
December 3, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Minneapolis Lakers 87 L 6-4 4-5 10-9 at Moorhead, MN
December 5, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 L 6-4 4-6 10-10
December 6, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 6-4 4-7 10-11
December 9, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Baltimore Bullets 92 L 6-4 4-8 10-12
December 10, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 76 at Syracuse Nationals 96 W 7-4 4-8 11-12
December 12, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 85 at Rochester Royals 90 L 7-4 4-9 11-13
December 13, 1953 Boston Celtics 74 at Syracuse Nationals 108 W 8-4 4-9 12-13
December 19, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 90 at Boston Celtics 83 W 8-4 5-9 13-13
December 20, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 76 at Syracuse Nationals 81 W 9-4 5-9 14-13
December 23, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 76 at Baltimore Bullets 72 W 9-4 6-9 15-13
December 25, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 80 at New York Knicks 89 L 9-4 6-10 15-14
December 27, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 75 at Syracuse Nationals 96 W 10-4 6-10 16-14
December 30, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 96 at Boston Celtics 89 W 10-4 7-10 17-14 at Baltimore, MD
December 31, 1953 Rochester Royals 81 at Syracuse Nationals 86 W 11-4 7-10 18-14
January 1, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 92 at Boston Celtics 95 L 11-4 7-11 18-15
January 2, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Philadelphia Warriors 66 W 11-4 8-11 19-15
January 3, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 90 at Syracuse Nationals 77 L 11-5 8-11 19-16
January 5, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 60 W 11-5 9-11 20-16
January 7, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 67 at Syracuse Nationals 79 W 12-5 9-11 21-16
January 10, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 73 at Syracuse Nationals 77 W 13-5 9-11 22-16
January 13, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 93 at New York Knicks 72 W 13-5 10-11 23-16 at Boston, MA
January 14, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 71 at Syracuse Nationals 96 W 14-5 10-11 24-16
January 16, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 95 at Rochester Royals 93 W 14-5 11-11 25-16 3OT
January 17, 1954 Rochester Royals 81 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 15-5 11-11 26-16
January 23, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 91 at Baltimore Bullets 98 L 15-5 11-12 26-17
January 24, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Syracuse Nationals 78 L 15-6 11-12 26-18
January 26, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 75 at Syracuse Nationals 79 W 16-6 11-12 27-18 at Buffalo, NY
January 28, 1954 New York Knicks 66 at Syracuse Nationals 79 W 17-6 11-12 28-18
January 30, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 65 at New York Knicks 66 L 17-6 11-13 28-19
January 31, 1954 New York Knicks 70 at Syracuse Nationals 114 W 18-6 11-13 29-19
February 3, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 82 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 18-7 11-13 29-20 at Baltimore, MD
February 4, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 90 at New York Knicks 82 W 18-7 12-13 30-20 at Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Syracuse Nationals 93 W 19-7 12-13 31-20 OT
February 7, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 88 W 20-7 12-13 32-20
February 10, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 79 at Boston Celtics 94 L 20-7 12-14 32-21
February 11, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Philadelphia Warriors 76 L 20-7 12-15 32-22 2OT
February 13, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 78 at Rochester Royals 81 L 20-7 12-16 32-23
February 14, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 91 at Syracuse Nationals 111 W 21-7 12-16 33-23
February 16, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 95 at Syracuse Nationals 77 L 21-8 12-16 33-24 at New York, NY
February 18, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Syracuse Nationals 91 W 22-8 12-16 34-24
February 20, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Minneapolis Lakers 83 L 22-8 12-17 34-25
February 21, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 73 at Syracuse Nationals 100 W 23-8 12-17 35-25
February 23, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 70 at Syracuse Nationals 68 L 23-9 12-17 35-26 at Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 1954 Boston Celtics 101 at Syracuse Nationals 96 L 23-10 12-17 35-27
February 26, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 62 W 23-10 13-17 36-27
February 28, 1954 Rochester Royals 91 at Syracuse Nationals 85 L 23-11 13-17 36-28
March 2, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 87 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 L 23-11 13-18 36-29 at St Paul, MN
March 4, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 63 W 23-11 14-18 37-29
March 6, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 77 at Syracuse Nationals 88 W 24-11 14-18 38-29
March 7, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 77 at Syracuse Nationals 103 W 25-11 14-18 39-29
March 10, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 85 at Baltimore Bullets 77 W 25-11 15-18 40-29
March 11, 1954 Boston Celtics 95 at Syracuse Nationals 97 W 26-11 15-18 41-29 OT
March 13, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 60 at New York Knicks 67 L 26-11 15-19 41-30
March 14, 1954 New York Knicks 83 at Syracuse Nationals 113 W 27-11 15-19 42-30
March 17, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 96 at Boston Celtics 95 W 0-0 1-0 1-0 OT
March 18, 1954 New York Knicks 68 at Syracuse Nationals 75 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
March 21, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 103 at New York Knicks 99 W 1-0 2-0 3-0
March 22, 1954 Boston Celtics 85 at Syracuse Nationals 98 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
March 25, 1954 Boston Celtics 94 at Syracuse Nationals 109 W 3-0 2-0 5-0
March 27, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Boston Celtics 76 W 3-0 3-0 6-0
March 31, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Minneapolis Lakers 79 L 3-0 3-1 6-1
April 3, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 62 at Minneapolis Lakers 60 W 3-0 4-1 7-1
April 4, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Syracuse Nationals 67 L 3-1 4-1 7-2
April 8, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 69 at Syracuse Nationals 80 W 4-1 4-1 8-2
April 10, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 84 at Syracuse Nationals 73 L 4-2 4-1 8-3
April 11, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 63 W 4-2 5-1 9-3
April 12, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 87 L 4-2 5-2 9-4


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