1957–58 Syracuse Nationals season

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

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ 1957–58 Syracuse Nationals