1960-61 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 38-41
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 3-0
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Alex Hannum (38-41)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 112,394, Avg. 4,014 in 28 home dates
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals StatisticsTeam Record: 38-41
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 3-0
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Alex Hannum (38-41)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 112,394, Avg. 4,014 in 28 home dates
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals Roster
The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 38 wins and 41 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.
The Nationals scored 9,586 points, most in the league. Syracuse yielded 9,416 points. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,868 points for the team, and Hal Greer contributed 19 or more per game as well. Dolph Schayes accounted for 960 rebounds. Larry Costello dished out 413 assists for the squad.
Alex Hannum coached the team. The 1960-61 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9586
Regular Season Points Against: 9416
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 133 at Syracuse Nationals 123 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 25, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 100 at St. Louis Hawks 123 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 27, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 140 at Cincinnati Royals 143 | L | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | OT | |
| October 29, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Syracuse Nationals 125 | W | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| November 5, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | L | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | ||
| November 6, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Syracuse Nationals 113 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | at San Francisco, CA | |
| November 11, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 108 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-6 | ||
| November 12, 1960 | New York Knicks 117 at Syracuse Nationals 128 | W | 2-2 | 0-4 | 2-6 | ||
| November 16, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 87 at Syracuse Nationals 124 | W | 3-2 | 0-4 | 3-6 | ||
| November 17, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 105 | W | 3-2 | 1-4 | 4-6 | ||
| November 19, 1960 | Boston Celtics 114 at Syracuse Nationals 94 | L | 3-3 | 1-4 | 4-7 | ||
| November 23, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Detroit Pistons 122 | L | 3-3 | 1-5 | 4-8 | ||
| November 24, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 97 at St. Louis Hawks 132 | L | 3-3 | 1-6 | 4-9 | ||
| November 26, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 129 | L | 3-3 | 1-7 | 4-10 | ||
| November 29, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 129 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | W | 3-3 | 2-7 | 5-10 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 30, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 135 at St. Louis Hawks 126 | W | 3-3 | 3-7 | 6-10 | at Detroit, MI | |
| December 1, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 137 at Cincinnati Royals 126 | W | 3-3 | 4-7 | 7-10 | ||
| December 3, 1960 | New York Knicks 113 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | W | 4-3 | 4-7 | 8-10 | ||
| December 6, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Syracuse Nationals 107 | L | 4-4 | 4-7 | 8-11 | at New York, NY | |
| December 7, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 142 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 4-4 | 5-7 | 9-11 | ||
| December 9, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 131 at Syracuse Nationals 118 | L | 4-5 | 5-7 | 9-12 | at Boston, MA | |
| December 10, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 4-5 | 6-7 | 10-12 | ||
| December 11, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 121 at Syracuse Nationals 132 | W | 5-5 | 6-7 | 11-12 | ||
| December 13, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 107 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | W | 5-5 | 7-7 | 12-12 | at New York, NY | |
| December 15, 1960 | Boston Celtics 115 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | L | 5-6 | 7-7 | 12-13 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 18, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Syracuse Nationals 103 | L | 5-7 | 7-7 | 12-14 | ||
| December 20, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at New York Knicks 122 | L | 5-7 | 7-8 | 12-15 | ||
| December 25, 1960 | New York Knicks 100 at Syracuse Nationals 162 | W | 6-7 | 7-8 | 13-15 | ||
| December 26, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at St. Louis Hawks 133 | L | 6-7 | 7-9 | 13-16 | ||
| December 27, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 124 at Cincinnati Royals 129 | L | 6-7 | 7-10 | 13-17 | ||
| December 28, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | W | 7-7 | 7-10 | 14-17 | ||
| December 30, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Syracuse Nationals 112 | L | 7-8 | 7-10 | 14-18 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 1, 1961 | Boston Celtics 113 at Syracuse Nationals 96 | L | 7-9 | 7-10 | 14-19 | ||
| January 2, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at Syracuse Nationals 125 | L | 7-10 | 7-10 | 14-20 | at Utica, NY | |
| January 3, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 129 at New York Knicks 104 | W | 7-10 | 8-10 | 15-20 | ||
| January 4, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 134 at Syracuse Nationals 126 | L | 7-11 | 8-10 | 15-21 | ||
| January 5, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 127 at Philadelphia Warriors 139 | L | 7-11 | 8-11 | 15-22 | ||
| January 7, 1961 | New York Knicks 120 at Syracuse Nationals 117 | L | 7-12 | 8-11 | 15-23 | at Rochester, NY | |
| January 8, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Syracuse Nationals 138 | W | 8-12 | 8-11 | 16-23 | ||
| January 11, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 128 at Syracuse Nationals 133 | W | 9-12 | 8-11 | 17-23 | ||
| January 12, 1961 | Boston Celtics 124 at Syracuse Nationals 118 | L | 9-13 | 8-11 | 17-24 | OT | at Philadelphia, PA |
| January 13, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 106 at New York Knicks 105 | W | 9-13 | 9-11 | 18-24 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 15, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | W | 10-13 | 9-11 | 19-24 | ||
| January 18, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 129 at Philadelphia Warriors 118 | W | 10-13 | 10-11 | 20-24 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 21, 1961 | Boston Celtics 124 at Syracuse Nationals 127 | W | 11-13 | 10-11 | 21-24 | ||
| January 22, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 11-13 | 11-11 | 22-24 | at Utica, NY | |
| January 24, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | L | 11-13 | 11-12 | 22-25 | ||
| January 25, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | L | 11-13 | 11-13 | 22-26 | ||
| January 27, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 138 at Cincinnati Royals 126 | W | 11-13 | 12-13 | 23-26 | ||
| January 29, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 108 at St. Louis Hawks 125 | L | 11-13 | 12-14 | 23-27 | ||
| January 31, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 122 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 11-13 | 13-14 | 24-27 | ||
| February 1, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 122 at Syracuse Nationals 113 | L | 11-14 | 13-14 | 24-28 | ||
| February 3, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 118 at Detroit Pistons 121 | L | 11-14 | 13-15 | 24-29 | ||
| February 4, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | L | 11-15 | 13-15 | 24-30 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| February 5, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at Syracuse Nationals 129 | W | 12-15 | 13-15 | 25-30 | ||
| February 8, 1961 | Boston Celtics 108 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | W | 13-15 | 13-15 | 26-30 | ||
| February 9, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 136 at Philadelphia Warriors 126 | W | 13-15 | 14-15 | 27-30 | ||
| February 11, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 141 at Detroit Pistons 111 | W | 13-15 | 15-15 | 28-30 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 12, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Syracuse Nationals 148 | W | 14-15 | 15-15 | 29-30 | ||
| February 15, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 127 at New York Knicks 129 | L | 14-15 | 15-16 | 29-31 | OT | |
| February 16, 1961 | New York Knicks 120 at Syracuse Nationals 132 | W | 15-15 | 15-16 | 30-31 | ||
| February 17, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Detroit Pistons 113 | W | 15-15 | 16-16 | 31-31 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 18, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 129 at Philadelphia Warriors 110 | W | 15-15 | 17-16 | 32-31 | at Rochester, NY | |
| February 19, 1961 | Boston Celtics 116 at Syracuse Nationals 106 | L | 15-16 | 17-16 | 32-32 | ||
| February 20, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 126 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 15-16 | 18-16 | 33-32 | at Morgantown, WV | |
| February 21, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 123 at Detroit Pistons 118 | W | 15-16 | 19-16 | 34-32 | at New York, NY | |
| February 23, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 116 at Syracuse Nationals 144 | W | 16-16 | 19-16 | 35-32 | ||
| February 24, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 128 at Boston Celtics 144 | L | 16-16 | 19-17 | 35-33 | ||
| February 26, 1961 | New York Knicks 110 at Syracuse Nationals 136 | W | 17-16 | 19-17 | 36-33 | ||
| March 1, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Syracuse Nationals 149 | W | 18-16 | 19-17 | 37-33 | ||
| March 2, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Syracuse Nationals 110 | L | 18-17 | 19-17 | 37-34 | at Scranton, PA | |
| March 3, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | L | 18-18 | 19-17 | 37-35 | at Hershey, PA | |
| March 4, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | L | 18-18 | 19-18 | 37-36 | ||
| March 5, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | L | 18-19 | 19-18 | 37-37 | ||
| March 7, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 113 at New York Knicks 114 | L | 18-19 | 19-19 | 37-38 | ||
| March 8, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 127 at Boston Celtics 136 | L | 18-19 | 19-20 | 37-39 | ||
| March 9, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 119 at Syracuse Nationals 129 | W | 19-19 | 19-20 | 38-39 | ||
| March 11, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 116 at Boston Celtics 126 | L | 19-19 | 19-21 | 38-40 | ||
| March 12, 1961 | Boston Celtics 136 at Syracuse Nationals 134 | L | 19-20 | 19-21 | 38-41 | OT | |
| March 14, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Philadelphia Warriors 107 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 16, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| March 18, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| March 19, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Boston Celtics 128 | L | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| March 21, 1961 | Boston Celtics 98 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | W | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | ||
| March 23, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 133 | L | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | ||
| March 25, 1961 | Boston Celtics 120 at Syracuse Nationals 107 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| March 26, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Boston Celtics 123 | L | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
