1957–58 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1957–58 NBA season was the Nationals' 9th season in the NBA.[1]

1957–58 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachPaul Seymour
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record41–31 (.569)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(eliminated 1–2)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1956–57 1958–59 >

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 49 23 .681 - 25-4 16-13 8-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 41 31 .569 8 26-5 8-20 7-6 21-15
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 12 15-11 11-19 11-5 17-19
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 14 16-12 11-18 8-7 14-22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1957-58 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston 7–2 8–1 9–0 7–5 6–6 5–4 7–5
Cincinnati 2–7 6–6 8–4 4–5 6–3 3–9 4–5
Detroit 1–8 6–6 6–6 4–5 5–4 6–6 5–4
Minneapolis 0–9 4–8 6–6 1–8 3–6 3–9 2–7
New York 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–1 4–8 3–6 5–7
Philadelphia 6–6 3–6 4–5 6–3 8–4 7–2 3–9
St. Louis 4–5 9–3 6–6 9–3 6–3 2–7 5–4
Syracuse 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–2 7–5 9–3 4–5

Game log

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1957–58 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 25 Philadelphia 85–103 Johnny Kerr (22) 1–0
2 October 26 @ Cincinnati 100–110 Dolph Schayes (32) 1–1
3 November 1 Minneapolis 100–113 Lloyd, Schayes (22) 2–1
4 November 2 @ Boston 83–107 Dolph Schayes (24) 2–2
5 November 3 N Boston 95–113 Bob Hopkins (23) 2–3
6 November 5 @ St. Louis 101–115 Dolph Schayes (20) 2–4
7 November 8 New York 104–99 Dolph Schayes (33) 2–5
8 November 14 @ Philadelphia 97–94 Dolph Schayes (29) 3–5
9 November 15 St. Louis 86–91 Dolph Schayes (24) 4–5
10 November 16 @ St. Louis 101–118 Dolph Schayes (29) 4–6
11 November 17 @ Minneapolis 110–98 Kerr, Schayes (28) 5–6
12 November 22 Cincinnati 102–98 Dolph Schayes (24) 5–7
13 November 23 @ New York 119–115 Johnny Kerr (28) 6–7
14 November 27 Philadelphia 87–92 Dolph Schayes (20) 7–7
15 November 28 @ Philadelphia 98–102 Dolph Schayes (25) 7–8
16 November 30 @ Boston 112–118 Ed Conlin (25) 7–9
17 December 1 Boston 109–118 Dolph Schayes (37) 8–9
18 December 3 N Philadelphia 119–96 Dolph Schayes (27) 9–9
19 December 6 Detroit 91–118 Larry Costello (20) 10–9
20 December 7 @ Minneapolis 113–121 Dolph Schayes (31) 10–10
21 December 10 N Minneapolis 114–104 Dolph Schayes (26) 11–10
22 December 11 @ Minneapolis 95–110 Ed Conlin (23) 11–11
23 December 14 N Cincinnati 104–100 Johnny Kerr (22) 12–11
24 December 15 Cincinnati 83–109 Larry Costello (24) 13–11
25 December 17 @ New York 117–123 Dolph Schayes (30) 13–12
26 December 20 @ Cincinnati 122–113 Johnny Kerr (42) 14–12
27 December 21 N St. Louis 136–146 Dolph Schayes (35) 14–13
28 December 22 Detroit 93–119 Johnny Kerr (26) 15–13
29 December 25 New York 130–134 (OT) Dolph Schayes (33) 16–13
30 December 26 N Cincinnati 104–100 Johnny Kerr (26) 17–13
31 December 28 @ Detroit 111–117 Dolph Schayes (24) 17–14
32 December 29 Philadelphia 97–105 Dolph Schayes (23) 18–14
33 January 1 Minneapolis 109–120 Dolph Schayes (21) 19–14
34 January 2 N New York 98–131 Ed Conlin (23) 19–15
35 January 4 Boston 106–115 Dolph Schayes (34) 20–15
36 January 5 @ Philadelphia 111–96 Larry Costello (33) 21–15
37 January 8 @ Detroit 107–109 Dolph Schayes (31) 21–16
38 January 9 Minneapolis 122–127 Ed Conlin (26) 22–16
39 January 11 @ Cincinnati 100–105 Dolph Schayes (32) 22–17
40 January 12 Detroit 109–135 Larry Costello (26) 23–17
41 January 16 St. Louis 96–112 Dolph Schayes (31) 24–17
42 January 17 @ Boston 99–120 Dolph Schayes (27) 24–18
43 January 18 @ New York 120–123 Togo Palazzi (31) 24–19
44 January 19 New York 108–112 Dolph Schayes (33) 25–19
45 January 22 Cincinnati 115–109 Dolph Schayes (36) 25–20
46 January 23 @ Philadelphia 101–88 Dolph Schayes (35) 26–20
47 January 25 Boston 100–112 Dolph Schayes (31) 27–20
48 January 26 @ Boston 95–118 Ed Conlin (22) 27–21
49 January 28 @ New York 110–102 Dolph Schayes (28) 28–21
50 January 30 N Detroit 83–87 Dolph Schayes (23) 28–22
51 February 1 @ Minneapolis 97–91 Dolph Schayes (29) 29–22
52 February 2 @ St. Louis 102–100 Dolph Schayes (35) 30–22
53 February 4 @ Detroit 113–118 Ed Conlin (24) 30–23
54 February 7 N New York 105–102 Larry Costello (27) 31–23
55 February 8 St. Louis 103–102 Dolph Schayes (33) 31–24
56 February 9 Boston 98–123 Dolph Schayes (25) 32–24
57 February 11 N Boston 84–76 Larry Costello (28) 33–24
58 February 12 @ Boston 101–119 Ed Conlin (25) 33–25
59 February 13 Philadelphia 98–108 Dolph Schayes (38) 34–25
60 February 16 Cincinnati 105–113 Dolph Schayes (25) 35–25
61 February 18 @ Detroit 98–120 Al Bianchi (22) 35–26
62 February 19 New York 110–116 Johnny Kerr (31) 36–26
63 February 20 N Philadelphia 97–110 Togo Palazzi (28) 36–27
64 February 22 @ New York 112–115 Kerr, Schayes (24) 36–28
65 February 23 St. Louis 92–101 Dolph Schayes (30) 37–28
66 February 26 Minneapolis 90–119 Costello, Schayes (20) 38–28
67 February 27 @ Philadelphia 91–97 Ed Conlin (17) 38–29
68 March 2 Boston 107–100 Dolph Schayes (34) 38–30
69 March 5 New York 91–102 Dolph Schayes (20) 39–30
70 March 7 @ St. Louis 100–102 Dolph Schayes (27) 39–31
71 March 9 Detroit 90–111 Dolph Schayes (23) 40–31
72 March 12 Philadelphia 99–110 Harrison, Schayes (13) 41–31

Playoffs

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1958 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 15 Philadelphia W 86–82 Dolph Schayes (22) Red Kerr (22) Schayes, Costello (4) Onondaga War Memorial 1–0
2 March 16 @ Philadelphia L 93–95 Dolph Schayes (32) Red Kerr (20) Paul Seymour (4) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–1
3 March 18 Philadelphia L 88–101 Dolph Schayes (26) Red Kerr (19) Larry Costello (7) Onondaga War Memorial 1–2
1958 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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