1951-52 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 3-1
Coach: Al Cervi (40-26)
Location: Syracuse, New York
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1951-52 Syracuse Nationals Roster

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 40 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Nationals scored 5,721 points and conceded 5,427. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 868 points for Syracuse and contributed 773 rebounds. George King dished out 244 assists for the squad.

Al Cervi coached the team. The 1951-52 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5721
Regular Season Points Against: 5427

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 1, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Syracuse Nationals 90 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 4, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 67 at Syracuse Nationals 98 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 10, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 82 at Baltimore Bullets 91 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
November 11, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Syracuse Nationals 93 W 3-0 0-1 3-1
November 15, 1951 Boston Celtics 95 at Syracuse Nationals 97 W 4-0 0-1 4-1
November 16, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 90 W 4-0 1-1 5-1
November 17, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 79 at New York Knicks 72 W 4-0 2-1 6-1
November 18, 1951 Baltimore Bullets 68 at Syracuse Nationals 71 W 5-0 2-1 7-1
November 22, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 W 5-0 3-1 8-1
November 23, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 82 L 5-0 3-2 8-2
November 25, 1951 New York Knicks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 100 W 6-0 3-2 9-2
November 29, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Syracuse Nationals 82 W 7-0 3-2 10-2
November 30, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 75 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 L 7-0 3-3 10-3
December 2, 1951 Rochester Royals 81 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 7-1 3-3 10-4
December 4, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 L 7-1 3-4 10-5
December 5, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 81 W 7-1 4-4 11-5 OT
December 6, 1951 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 70 L 7-2 4-4 11-6 at Moline, IL
December 8, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 95 at Rochester Royals 75 W 7-2 5-4 12-6
December 9, 1951 Philadelphia Warriors 74 at Syracuse Nationals 93 W 8-2 5-4 13-6
December 11, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at Syracuse Nationals 80 W 9-2 5-4 14-6 at New York, NY
December 13, 1951 Milwaukee Hawks 82 at Syracuse Nationals 89 W 10-2 5-4 15-6
December 16, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 96 at Syracuse Nationals 92 L 10-3 5-4 15-7
December 19, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 97 at Boston Celtics 103 L 10-3 5-5 15-8
December 22, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 73 at New York Knicks 92 L 10-3 5-6 15-9
December 23, 1951 New York Knicks 75 at Syracuse Nationals 72 L 10-4 5-6 15-10
December 25, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 70 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 W 10-4 6-6 16-10 at New York, NY
December 27, 1951 Milwaukee Hawks 69 at Syracuse Nationals 68 L 10-5 6-6 16-11
December 30, 1951 Baltimore Bullets 91 at Syracuse Nationals 108 W 11-5 6-6 17-11
January 1, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 L 11-5 6-7 17-12
January 3, 1952 Boston Celtics 81 at Syracuse Nationals 107 W 12-5 6-7 18-12
January 6, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 93 at Syracuse Nationals 98 W 13-5 6-7 19-12
January 10, 1952 New York Knicks 96 at Syracuse Nationals 110 W 14-5 6-7 20-12
January 12, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 92 at Baltimore Bullets 88 W 14-5 7-7 21-12
January 13, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 85 at Syracuse Nationals 103 W 15-5 7-7 22-12
January 17, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Syracuse Nationals 110 W 16-5 7-7 23-12 3OT
January 20, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 80 at Syracuse Nationals 99 W 17-5 7-7 24-12
January 22, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 93 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 W 17-5 8-7 25-12
January 23, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 99 at Minneapolis Lakers 97 W 17-5 9-7 26-12 OT
January 25, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 94 at Philadelphia Warriors 95 L 17-5 9-8 26-13 OT
January 26, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 78 at Baltimore Bullets 73 W 17-5 10-8 27-13
January 27, 1952 Boston Celtics 86 at Syracuse Nationals 91 W 18-5 10-8 28-13
January 31, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 79 at Syracuse Nationals 88 W 19-5 10-8 29-13
February 3, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 73 at Syracuse Nationals 95 W 20-5 10-8 30-13
February 6, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 88 at Boston Celtics 99 L 20-5 10-9 30-14
February 8, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 W 20-5 11-9 31-14
February 9, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 76 at Baltimore Bullets 84 L 20-5 11-10 31-15
February 10, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 84 at Syracuse Nationals 91 W 21-5 11-10 32-15
February 12, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 69 at New York Knicks 78 L 21-5 11-11 32-16
February 14, 1952 Rochester Royals 78 at Syracuse Nationals 76 L 21-6 11-11 32-17
February 16, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 84 at Rochester Royals 92 L 21-6 11-12 32-18
February 17, 1952 New York Knicks 61 at Syracuse Nationals 66 W 22-6 11-12 33-18
February 21, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 80 at Syracuse Nationals 88 W 23-6 11-12 34-18
February 23, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 80 at Baltimore Bullets 81 L 23-6 11-13 34-19
February 24, 1952 Boston Celtics 77 at Syracuse Nationals 75 L 23-7 11-13 34-20
February 27, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 81 at Boston Celtics 88 L 23-7 11-14 34-21
February 28, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Syracuse Nationals 88 W 24-7 11-14 35-21
March 1, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Rochester Royals 98 L 24-7 11-15 35-22
March 2, 1952 Rochester Royals 72 at Syracuse Nationals 76 W 25-7 11-15 36-22
March 6, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 W 25-7 12-15 37-22 2OT
March 7, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 81 L 25-7 12-16 37-23
March 9, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 92 L 25-7 12-17 37-24
March 11, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 82 at Syracuse Nationals 99 W 26-7 12-17 38-24
March 12, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 89 at Boston Celtics 71 W 26-7 13-17 39-24
March 13, 1952 Boston Celtics 70 at Syracuse Nationals 89 W 27-7 13-17 40-24
March 15, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 90 at New York Knicks 97 L 27-7 13-18 40-25
March 16, 1952 New York Knicks 90 at Syracuse Nationals 84 L 27-8 13-18 40-26
March 20, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Syracuse Nationals 102 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 22, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 100 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
March 23, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 73 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 2, 1952 New York Knicks 87 at Syracuse Nationals 85 L 2-1 0-1 2-2
April 3, 1952 New York Knicks 92 at Syracuse Nationals 102 W 3-1 0-1 3-2
April 4, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 92 at New York Knicks 99 L 3-1 0-2 3-3
April 8, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 93 at New York Knicks 100 L 3-1 0-3 3-4


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