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1955–56 Syracuse Nationals season

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Season for the Nationals in the National Basketball Association

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NBA professional basketball team season
1955–56 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAl Cervi
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record35–37 (.486)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(eliminated 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSYR-TV
RadioWSYR
< 1954–55 1956–57 >

The 1955–56 NBA season was the Nationals' 7th season in the NBA.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors 45 27 .625 - 21-7 11-17 13-3 22-14
x-Boston Celtics 39 33 .542 6 20-7 12-15 7-11 18-18
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 10 23-8 9–19 3-10 15-21
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 10 13-15 16-13 6-9 17-19
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1955-56 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 4–5 7–2 5–7 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–4
Fort Wayne 5–4 — 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–5 7–5 4–5
Minneapolis 2–7 7–5 — 5–4 3–6 7–5 5–7 4–5
New York 7–5 4–5 4–5 — 6–6 6–3 4–5 4–8
Philadelphia 7–5 5–4 6–3 6–6 — 6–3 6–3 9–3
Rochester 4–5 5–7 5–7 3–6 3–6 — 6–6 5–4
St. Louis 4–5 5–7 7–5 5–4 3–6 6–6 — 3–6
Syracuse 4–8 5–4 5–4 8–4 3–9 4–5 6–3 —

Game log

1955–56 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 5 Fort Wayne 113–114 (OT) Paul Seymour (19) 1–0
2 November 6 @ Rochester 80–83 Dolph Schayes (15) 1–1
3 November 12 @ St. Louis 91–81 Johnny Kerr (25) 2–1
4 November 13 @ Fort Wayne 79–93 Johnny Kerr (16) 2–2
5 November 17 Minneapolis 91–105 Dolph Schayes (25) 3–2
6 November 19 @ Philadelphia 94–102 Dolph Schayes (25) 3–3
7 November 20 St. Louis 80–84 Paul Seymour (17) 4–3
8 November 23 N Philadelphia 101–104 Dolph Schayes (31) 4–4
9 November 24 Boston 103–111 George King (29) 5–4
10 November 26 @ New York 99–100 Red Rocha (29) 5–5
11 November 27 New York 74–85 Dolph Schayes (19) 6–5
12 November 29 N Boston 97–105 George King (31) 6–6
13 December 3 Minneapolis 103–114 Red Rocha (23) 7–6
14 December 4 @ Minneapolis 102–96 George King (25) 8–6
15 December 6 N Fort Wayne 88–90 Dolph Schayes (21) 8–7
16 December 8 @ Fort Wayne 94–105 Dolph Schayes (20) 8–8
17 December 9 @ Philadelphia 92–101 Johnny Kerr (20) 8–9
18 December 11 Boston 89–101 Dolph Schayes (26) 9–9
19 December 15 Minneapolis 135–133 (3OT) Dolph Schayes (34) 9–10
20 December 17 @ Boston 110–104 Dolph Schayes (28) 10–10
21 December 18 Philadelphia 79–99 Johnny Kerr (18) 11–10
22 December 20 @ New York 98–91 Johnny Kerr (29) 12–10
23 December 25 Rochester 96–111 Johnny Kerr (20) 13–10
24 December 26 @ Rochester 91–93 Dolph Schayes (27) 13–11
25 December 27 N Rochester 80–91 Dolph Schayes (14) 13–12
26 December 29 @ Philadelphia 83–112 Dolph Schayes (16) 13–13
27 December 30 N Boston 103–110 Johnny Kerr (21) 13–14
28 December 31 New York 92–101 Dolph Schayes (19) 14–14
29 January 1 @ Minneapolis 85–80 Dolph Schayes (19) 15–14
30 January 2 @ St. Louis 84–82 Ed Conlin (17) 16–14
31 January 4 Philadelphia 88–87 Dolph Schayes (21) 16–15
32 January 7 Boston 105–99 (OT) George King (19) 16–16
33 January 8 @ Minneapolis 91–99 Dolph Schayes (24) 16–17
34 January 10 N Minneapolis 79–90 Dolph Schayes (14) 16–18
35 January 12 St. Louis 78–93 Bill Kenville (19) 17–18
36 January 13 @ Boston 104–119 Dolph Schayes (27) 17–19
37 January 14 @ Rochester 93–102 Dolph Schayes (26) 17–20
38 January 15 Rochester 88–99 Lloyd, Schayes (18) 18–20
39 January 19 Minneapolis 100–122 Johnny Kerr (27) 19–20
40 January 21 N Boston 96–100 Conlin, Kerr (19) 19–21
41 January 22 St. Louis 109–105 Dolph Schayes (24) 19–22
42 January 25 @ Philadelphia 100–112 Dolph Schayes (23) 19–23
43 January 26 Philadelphia 89–100 Kenville, Schayes (26) 20–23
44 January 28 @ St. Louis 85–93 Dolph Schayes (25) 20–24
45 January 29 New York 99–95 (OT) Earl Lloyd (17) 20–25
46 February 1 @ Rochester 77–83 Lloyd, Schayes (18) 20–26
47 February 2 Rochester 89–97 Paul Seymour (19) 21–26
48 February 4 @ New York 103–94 Dolph Schayes (28) 22–26
49 February 5 Fort Wayne 85–90 Dolph Schayes (25) 23–26
50 February 6 @ Fort Wayne 98–99 Dolph Schayes (25) 23–27
51 February 7 N Philadelphia 95–128 Dolph Schayes (24) 23–28
52 February 9 Boston 98–97 Johnny Kerr (27) 23–29
53 February 10 N New York 94–88 Ed Conlin (18) 24–29
54 February 12 Rochester 74–101 Dolph Schayes (20) 25–29
55 February 17 N New York 91–86 Dolph Schayes (29) 26–29
56 February 18 Fort Wayne 84–85 Johnny Kerr (16) 27–29
57 February 19 New York 98–118 Dolph Schayes (31) 28–29
58 February 21 @ New York 108–107 (2OT) Dolph Schayes (19) 29–29
59 February 23 Fort Wayne 92–94 Paul Seymour (23) 30–29
60 February 24 N St. Louis 103–116 George King (27) 30–30
61 February 26 Philadelphia 87–85 Dolph Schayes (38) 30–31
62 February 27 @ Fort Wayne 98–95 (OT) Dolph Schayes (19) 31–31
63 February 29 N Minneapolis 94–98 Dolph Schayes (32) 31–32
64 March 1 Boston 100–111 Dolph Schayes (23) 32–32
65 March 3 @ Philadelphia 96–102 Dolph Schayes (27) 32–33
66 March 4 New York 118–111 (2OT) Dolph Schayes (29) 32–34
67 March 7 @ Boston 98–111 Paul Seymour (21) 32–35
68 March 8 St. Louis 88–92 Dolph Schayes (19) 33–35
69 March 10 @ New York 84–104 Dolph Schayes (26) 33–36
70 March 11 Philadelphia 88–99 Dolph Schayes (29) 34–36
71 March 12 N St. Louis 97–92 Dolph Schayes (27) 35–36
72 March 14 @ Boston 103–122 Dolph Schayes (25) 35–37

Playoffs

1956 playoff game log
Division Tiebreaker (Finished as East's #3 seed)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 March 17 New York W 82–77 Dolph Schayes (14) Dolph Schayes (14) Seymour, King (6) Onondaga War Memorial 1–0
Division Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 17 @ Boston L 93–110 Ed Conlin (21) — Dolph Schayes (6) Boston Garden 0–1
2 March 19 Boston W 101–98 Red Kerr (23) Red Kerr (14) Seymour, Schayes (5) Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 March 21 @ Boston W 102–97 Dolph Schayes (27) Dolph Schayes (17) Dolph Schayes (5) Boston Garden 2–1
Division Finals: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 23 @ Philadelphia L 87–109 Dolph Schayes (19) Kerr, Schayes (14) George King (8) Philadelphia Civic Center 0–1
2 March 25 Philadelphia W 118–112 Dolph Schayes (33) Dolph Schayes (16) George King (10) Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 March 27 @ Philadelphia L 96–119 Ed Conlin (19) Dolph Schayes (21) George King (6) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–2
4 March 28 Philadelphia W 108–104 George King (25) Red Kerr (9) George King (15) Onondaga War Memorial 2–2
5 March 29 @ Philadelphia L 104–109 Dolph Schayes (28) Dolph Schayes (16) George King (13) Philadelphia Civic Center 2–3
1956 schedule

Awards and records

References

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