1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season
The 1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season was the 5th season of the franchise and the second in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Nationals finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division & their 32–34 record gave them an NBA Playoffs berth. Syracuse faced the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round of the Eastern Division playoffs and won the best-of-three series 2–0 to advance to the division finals. In that series, the Nationals lost to the New York Knicks 2–3 in a best-of-five series.
1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season | |
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Head coach | Al Cervi |
Arena | State Fair Coliseum |
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Record | 32–34 (.485) |
Place | Division: 4th (Atlantic) |
Playoff finish | East Division Finals (Eliminated 2–3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WNDR |
NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 11 | Don Lofgran | F/C | ![]() | San Francisco |
2 | 23 | Gerald Calabrese | G | ![]() | St. John's |
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Philadelphia Warriors | 40 | 26 | .606 | – | 28–4 | 11–21 | 1–1 | 22–14 |
x-Boston Celtics | 39 | 30 | .565 | 1 | 25–5 | 10–23 | 4–2 | 21–19 |
x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 4 | 22–5 | 10–25 | 4–0 | 21–15 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 32 | 34 | .485 | 8 | 23–10 | 9–24 | – | 19–17 |
Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 42 | .364 | 16 | 20–12 | 4–24 | 0–6 | 12–24 |
Washington Capitols | 10 | 25 | .286 | 30 | 7–12 | 3–12 | 0–1 | 6–12 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR | TCB | WAS |
Baltimore | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
Boston | 6–3 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
Fort Wayne | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 3–1 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | — | 3–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 |
Minneapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 5–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 5–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
Philadelphia | 6–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | — | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Rochester | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
Syracuse | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Tri-Cities | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 0–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
1950–51 Game Log Total: 32–34 (Home: 23–10 ; Road: 9–24) | |
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November: 7–7 (Home: 6–2 ; Road: 1–5)
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December: 7–7 (Home: 3–3 ; Road: 4–4)
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January: 7–7 (Home: 5–3 ; Road: 2–4)
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February: 7–7 (Home: 5–2 ; Road: 2–5)
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March: 4–6 (Home: 4–1 ; Road: 0–5)
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1950–51 Schedule |
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: Nationals win series 2–0
- Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 91, Philadelphia 89 (OT)
- Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 90, Philadelphia 78
East Division Finals
(3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: Knicks win series 3–2
- Game 1 @ New York: New York 103, Syracuse 92
- Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 80
- Game 3 @ New York: New York 77, Syracuse 75 (OT)
- Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 90, New York 83
- Game 5 @ New York: New York 83, Syracuse 81
Awards and records
References
External links
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