1962–63 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1962–63 NBA season was the Nationals' 14th season in the NBA.[1] In their final season in Syracuse, the Nationals finished with a record of 48–32, good enough for 2nd place in the NBA Eastern Division. They qualified for the playoffs but lost to the Cincinnati Royals, 3 games to 2 in the East semifinals.

1962–63 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record4832 (.600)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(eliminated 2–3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Following this season, the Nationals relocated to Philadelphia and became the 76ers, filling the void left by the Warriors, who moved to the Bay Area the prior year.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5822.72525–521–1612–125–11
x-Syracuse Nationals4832.6001023–513–1912–821–15
x-Cincinnati Royals4238.5251623–1015–194–920–16
New York Knicks2159.2633712–225–284–96–30
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1962–63 NBA records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK SFW STL SYR
Boston 8–29–38–04–510–28–15–36–6
Chicago 2–84–63–73–74–64–63–72–8
Cincinnati 3–96–44–43–610–26–33–57–5
Detroit 0–87–34–41–118–17–54–83–6
Los Angeles 5–47–36–311–15–38–47–54–4
New York 2–106–42–101–83–52–63–62–10
San Francisco 1–86–43–65–74–86–23–93–5
St. Louis 3–57–35–38–45–76–39–35–4
Syracuse 6–68–25–76–34–410–25–34–5

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals: Royals win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 123, Cincinnati 120
  • Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 133, Syracuse 115
  • Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 121, Cincinnati 117
  • Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 125, Syracuse 118
  • Game 5 @ Syracuse: Cincinnati 131, Syracuse 127 (OT)

Awards and records

References

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