1952-53 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-24
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 2-0
Coach: Al Cervi (47-24)
Location: Syracuse, New York
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1952-53 Syracuse Nationals Roster

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 47 wins and 24 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Nationals scored 6,081 points and yielded 5,775. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,262 points for Syracuse, while Paul Seymour netted 14 or more per game, too. Dolph Schayes contributed 920 rebounds. George King dished out 364 assists for the squad.

Al Cervi coached the team. The 1952-53 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 6081
Regular Season Points Against: 5775

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 1, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 84 at Philadelphia Warriors 86 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
November 2, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Syracuse Nationals 117 W 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 8, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Boston Celtics 106 L 1-0 0-2 1-2
November 9, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Syracuse Nationals 96 W 2-0 0-2 2-2
November 13, 1952 Boston Celtics 81 at Syracuse Nationals 96 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
November 15, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 91 at Baltimore Bullets 97 L 3-0 0-3 3-3 OT
November 16, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 4-0 0-3 4-3
November 20, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 92 W 5-0 0-3 5-3
November 22, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 68 at New York Knicks 98 L 5-0 0-4 5-4
November 23, 1952 New York Knicks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 76 W 6-0 0-4 6-4
November 27, 1952 Rochester Royals 79 at Syracuse Nationals 86 W 7-0 0-4 7-4
November 29, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 87 at Baltimore Bullets 74 W 7-0 1-4 8-4
November 30, 1952 Boston Celtics 66 at Syracuse Nationals 78 W 8-0 1-4 9-4
December 4, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70 W 8-0 2-4 10-4
December 6, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 74 W 8-0 3-4 11-4
December 7, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at Syracuse Nationals 71 W 9-0 3-4 12-4
December 8, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 89 at Milwaukee Hawks 101 L 9-0 3-5 12-5
December 9, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 70 W 9-0 4-5 13-5
December 11, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 L 9-0 4-6 13-6
December 14, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Syracuse Nationals 102 W 10-0 4-6 14-6
December 16, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 93 at New York Knicks 98 L 10-0 4-7 14-7 OT
December 18, 1952 Boston Celtics 88 at Syracuse Nationals 83 L 10-1 4-7 14-8 at Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Boston Celtics 91 L 10-1 4-8 14-9
December 21, 1952 Boston Celtics 86 at Syracuse Nationals 90 W 11-1 4-8 15-9
December 25, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 92 at Syracuse Nationals 102 W 12-1 4-8 16-9
December 27, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 81 at Baltimore Bullets 76 W 12-1 5-8 17-9 OT
December 28, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 13-1 5-8 18-9
December 30, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 93 at Rochester Royals 106 L 13-1 5-9 18-10
December 31, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 87 at Boston Celtics 97 L 13-1 5-10 18-11
January 1, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Syracuse Nationals 92 W 14-1 5-10 19-11
January 3, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 77 at New York Knicks 85 L 14-1 5-11 19-12 OT
January 4, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 68 at Syracuse Nationals 93 W 15-1 5-11 20-12
January 7, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 114 at New York Knicks 93 W 15-1 6-11 21-12 at Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 67 at Syracuse Nationals 75 W 16-1 6-11 22-12
January 10, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 87 at Philadelphia Warriors 77 W 16-1 7-11 23-12 at Baltimore, MD
January 11, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 72 at Syracuse Nationals 76 W 17-1 7-11 24-12
January 15, 1953 Rochester Royals 85 at Syracuse Nationals 109 W 18-1 7-11 25-12
January 18, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 84 at Syracuse Nationals 103 W 19-1 7-11 26-12
January 22, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Syracuse Nationals 87 W 20-1 7-11 27-12
January 24, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 107 at Rochester Royals 82 W 20-1 8-11 28-12
January 25, 1953 New York Knicks 97 at Syracuse Nationals 62 L 20-2 8-11 28-13
January 27, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 72 at Indianapolis Olympians 76 L 20-2 8-12 28-14
January 29, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 65 W 20-2 9-12 29-14
January 30, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 84 L 20-2 9-13 29-15
February 1, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 79 at Syracuse Nationals 94 W 21-2 9-13 30-15
February 2, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 77 at Syracuse Nationals 98 W 22-2 9-13 31-15 at Buffalo, NY
February 4, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 92 at Boston Celtics 105 L 22-2 9-14 31-16
February 5, 1953 Rochester Royals 79 at Syracuse Nationals 83 W 23-2 9-14 32-16 OT
February 8, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Syracuse Nationals 98 W 24-2 9-14 33-16
February 11, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 L 24-2 9-15 33-17
February 12, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 L 24-2 9-16 33-18
February 13, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 89 at Indianapolis Olympians 86 W 24-2 10-16 34-18 2OT
February 15, 1953 New York Knicks 85 at Syracuse Nationals 81 L 24-3 10-16 34-19
February 17, 1953 Boston Celtics 65 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 25-3 10-16 35-19 at New York, NY
February 19, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 72 at Syracuse Nationals 82 W 26-3 10-16 36-19
February 21, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 73 at Rochester Royals 84 L 26-3 10-17 36-20
February 22, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 73 at Syracuse Nationals 86 W 27-3 10-17 37-20
February 24, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 63 at Syracuse Nationals 74 W 28-3 10-17 38-20 at New York, NY
February 26, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Syracuse Nationals 89 W 29-3 10-17 39-20
February 28, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Baltimore Bullets 77 L 29-3 10-18 39-21
March 1, 1953 New York Knicks 64 at Syracuse Nationals 79 W 30-3 10-18 40-21
March 3, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 70 at Milwaukee Hawks 75 L 30-3 10-19 40-22
March 4, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 73 W 30-3 11-19 41-22 2OT
March 5, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Syracuse Nationals 94 W 31-3 11-19 42-22
March 6, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 66 at New York Knicks 75 L 31-3 11-20 42-23
March 7, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Syracuse Nationals 87 L 31-4 11-20 42-24 at Baltimore, MD
March 8, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 91 at Syracuse Nationals 98 W 32-4 11-20 43-24
March 12, 1953 Boston Celtics 70 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 33-4 11-20 44-24
March 14, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 95 at New York Knicks 81 W 33-4 12-20 45-24
March 15, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 68 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 34-4 12-20 46-24
March 17, 1953 Boston Celtics 68 at Syracuse Nationals 72 W 35-4 12-20 47-24
March 19, 1953 Boston Celtics 87 at Syracuse Nationals 81 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
March 21, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 105 at Boston Celtics 111 L 0-1 0-1 0-2 4OT


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