1955-56 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-4 Lost division finals
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated New York Knicks 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 3-2
Coach: Al Cervi (35-37)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 140,714, Avg. 4,539 in 31 home dates
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals Statistics
1955-56 Syracuse Nationals Roster

The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.

Syracuse racked up 6,976 points and yielded 6,975. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,472 points for the Nationals and contributed 891 rebounds. George King dished out 410 assists for the squad.

Al Cervi coached the team. The 1955-56 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 6976
Regular Season Points Against: 6975

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 5, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 113 at Syracuse Nationals 114 W 1-0 0-0 1-0 OT
November 6, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 80 at Rochester Royals 83 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 12, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 91 at St. Louis Hawks 81 W 1-0 1-1 2-1
November 13, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93 L 1-0 1-2 2-2
November 16, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Syracuse Nationals 105 W 2-0 1-2 3-2
November 19, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 94 at Philadelphia Warriors 102 L 2-0 1-3 3-3
November 20, 1955 St. Louis Hawks 80 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 3-0 1-3 4-3
November 23, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 104 at Syracuse Nationals 101 L 3-1 1-3 4-4 at Boston, MA
November 24, 1955 Boston Celtics 103 at Syracuse Nationals 111 W 4-1 1-3 5-4
November 26, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 99 at New York Knicks 100 L 4-1 1-4 5-5
November 27, 1955 New York Knicks 74 at Syracuse Nationals 85 W 5-1 1-4 6-5
November 29, 1955 Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 97 L 5-2 1-4 6-6 at New York, NY
December 3, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 103 at Syracuse Nationals 114 W 6-2 1-4 7-6
December 4, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 W 6-2 2-4 8-6
December 6, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Syracuse Nationals 88 L 6-3 2-4 8-7 at St Louis, MO
December 8, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 94 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 L 6-3 2-5 8-8
December 9, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 101 L 6-3 2-6 8-9
December 11, 1955 Boston Celtics 89 at Syracuse Nationals 101 W 7-3 2-6 9-9
December 15, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 135 at Syracuse Nationals 133 L 7-4 2-6 9-10 3OT
December 17, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 104 W 7-4 3-6 10-10
December 18, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 79 at Syracuse Nationals 99 W 8-4 3-6 11-10
December 20, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 98 at New York Knicks 91 W 8-4 4-6 12-10
December 25, 1955 Rochester Royals 96 at Syracuse Nationals 111 W 9-4 4-6 13-10
December 26, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 91 at Rochester Royals 93 L 9-4 4-7 13-11
December 27, 1955 Rochester Royals 91 at Syracuse Nationals 80 L 9-5 4-7 13-12 at New York, NY
December 29, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 L 9-5 4-8 13-13
December 30, 1955 Boston Celtics 110 at Syracuse Nationals 103 L 9-6 4-8 13-14 at Bangor, ME
December 31, 1955 New York Knicks 92 at Syracuse Nationals 101 W 10-6 4-8 14-14
January 1, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 80 W 10-6 5-8 15-14
January 2, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 84 at St. Louis Hawks 82 W 10-6 6-8 16-14
January 4, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Syracuse Nationals 87 L 10-7 6-8 16-15
January 7, 1956 Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 99 L 10-8 6-8 16-16 OT
January 8, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 L 10-8 6-9 16-17
January 10, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 90 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 10-9 6-9 16-18 at Ft Wayne, IN
January 12, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 78 at Syracuse Nationals 93 W 11-9 6-9 17-18
January 13, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 104 at Boston Celtics 119 L 11-9 6-10 17-19
January 14, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 93 at Rochester Royals 102 L 11-9 6-11 17-20
January 15, 1956 Rochester Royals 88 at Syracuse Nationals 99 W 12-9 6-11 18-20
January 19, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Syracuse Nationals 122 W 13-9 6-11 19-20
January 21, 1956 Boston Celtics 100 at Syracuse Nationals 96 L 13-10 6-11 19-21 at Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 109 at Syracuse Nationals 105 L 13-11 6-11 19-22
January 25, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 L 13-11 6-12 19-23
January 26, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Syracuse Nationals 100 W 14-11 6-12 20-23
January 28, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 85 at St. Louis Hawks 93 L 14-11 6-13 20-24
January 29, 1956 New York Knicks 99 at Syracuse Nationals 95 L 14-12 6-13 20-25 OT
February 1, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Rochester Royals 83 L 14-12 6-14 20-26
February 2, 1956 Rochester Royals 89 at Syracuse Nationals 97 W 15-12 6-14 21-26
February 4, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 103 at New York Knicks 94 W 15-12 7-14 22-26
February 5, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 85 at Syracuse Nationals 90 W 16-12 7-14 23-26
February 6, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99 L 16-12 7-15 23-27
February 7, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Syracuse Nationals 95 L 16-13 7-15 23-28 at New York, NY
February 9, 1956 Boston Celtics 98 at Syracuse Nationals 97 L 16-14 7-15 23-29
February 10, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 94 at New York Knicks 88 W 16-14 8-15 24-29 at Boston, MA
February 12, 1956 Rochester Royals 74 at Syracuse Nationals 101 W 17-14 8-15 25-29
February 17, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 91 at New York Knicks 86 W 17-14 9-15 26-29 at Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 84 at Syracuse Nationals 85 W 18-14 9-15 27-29
February 19, 1956 New York Knicks 98 at Syracuse Nationals 118 W 19-14 9-15 28-29
February 21, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 108 at New York Knicks 107 W 19-14 10-15 29-29 2OT
February 23, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Syracuse Nationals 94 W 20-14 10-15 30-29
February 24, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 116 at Syracuse Nationals 103 L 20-15 10-15 30-30 at Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 87 at Syracuse Nationals 85 L 20-16 10-15 30-31
February 27, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 W 20-16 11-15 31-31 OT
February 29, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Syracuse Nationals 94 L 20-17 11-15 31-32 at St Paul, MN
March 1, 1956 Boston Celtics 100 at Syracuse Nationals 111 W 21-17 11-15 32-32
March 3, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 102 L 21-17 11-16 32-33
March 4, 1956 New York Knicks 118 at Syracuse Nationals 111 L 21-18 11-16 32-34 2OT
March 7, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 98 at Boston Celtics 111 L 21-18 11-17 32-35
March 8, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 88 at Syracuse Nationals 92 W 22-18 11-17 33-35
March 10, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 84 at New York Knicks 104 L 22-18 11-18 33-36
March 11, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Syracuse Nationals 99 W 23-18 11-18 34-36
March 12, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 97 at St. Louis Hawks 92 W 23-18 12-18 35-36 at New Haven, CT
March 14, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 103 at Boston Celtics 122 L 23-18 12-19 35-37
March 15, 1956 New York Knicks 77 at Syracuse Nationals 82 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 17, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 93 at Boston Celtics 110 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
March 19, 1956 Boston Celtics 98 at Syracuse Nationals 101 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
March 21, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Boston Celtics 97 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
March 23, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 87 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 L 2-0 1-2 3-2
March 25, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Syracuse Nationals 122 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
March 27, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 119 L 3-0 1-3 4-3
March 28, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 104 at Syracuse Nationals 108 W 4-0 1-3 5-3
March 29, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 L 4-0 1-4 5-4


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