1958–59 Syracuse Nationals season

1958–59 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachPaul Seymour
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record35–37 (.486)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1957–58 1959–60 >

The 1958–59 NBA season was the Nationals' 10th season in the NBA.[1]

Regular season

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The 1958–59 Syracuse Nationals

Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 52 20 .722 – 26–4 13–15 13–1 23–13
x-New York Knicks 40 32 .556 12 21–9 15–15 4–8 19–17
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 17 17–9 7–24 8–7 14–22
Philadelphia Warriors 32 40 .444 20 17–9 7–24 8–7 14–22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 8–1 9–0 7–5 9–3 4–5 7–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 3–9 6–6 3–6 2–7 1–11 3–6
Detroit 1–8 9–3 — 4–8 3–6 5–4 4–8 2–7
Minneapolis 0–9 6–6 8–4 — 4–5 6–3 4–8 5–4
New York 5–7 6–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–7 4–5 9–3
Philadelphia 3–9 7–2 4–5 3–6 7–5 — 4–5 4–8
St. Louis 5–4 11–1 8–4 8–4 5–4 5–4 — 7–2
Syracuse 5–7 6–3 7–2 4–5 3–9 8–4 2–7 —

Game log

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1958–59 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 19 Detroit 94–103 Dolph Schayes (18) 1–0
2 October 25 Philadelphia 110–109 Dolph Schayes (34) 1–1
3 November 1 Cincinnati 108–130 Bob Hopkins (23) 2–1
4 November 5 Boston 117–115 Bob Hopkins (26) 2–2
5 November 8 @ Philadelphia 103–98 Johnny Kerr (24) 3–2
6 November 9 Minneapolis 97–101 Al Bianchi (21) 4–2
7 November 12 @ Cincinnati 116–115 Dolph Schayes (32) 5–2
8 November 14 @ Detroit 111–109 Johnny Kerr (30) 6–2
9 November 15 New York 96–92 Al Bianchi (18) 6–3
10 November 18 @ St. Louis 120–94 Larry Costello (28) 7–3
11 November 20 @ Minneapolis 102–121 Johnny Kerr (17) 7–4
12 November 22 @ New York 99–114 Dolph Schayes (17) 7–5
13 November 23 @ Philadelphia 107–110 Johnny Kerr (25) 7–6
14 November 26 St. Louis 112–107 Johnny Kerr (20) 7–7
15 November 27 @ St. Louis 98–107 Kerr, Schayes (23) 7–8
16 November 28 @ Detroit 93–101 Larry Costello (20) 7–9
17 November 29 Minneapolis 108–105 Dolph Schayes (25) 7–10
18 December 4 N Boston 114–116 Johnny Kerr (28) 7–11
19 December 6 @ Boston 101–92 Dolph Schayes (23) 8–11
20 December 7 Boston 104–108 Johnny Kerr (24) 9–11
21 December 9 N Philadelphia 106–90 Johnny Kerr (22) 10–11
22 December 10 @ Cincinnati 97–94 Costello, Kerr (19) 11–11
23 December 11 @ Minneapolis 101–99 (OT) Al Bianchi (27) 12–11
24 December 13 Philadelphia 100–115 Dolph Schayes (28) 13–11
25 December 14 @ Detroit 101–95 Costello, Schayes (23) 14–11
26 December 16 N Boston 104–108 Dolph Schayes (23) 14–12
27 December 20 Cincinnati 121–120 (OT) Johnny Kerr (24) 14–13
28 December 21 @ New York 94–108 Dolph Schayes (20) 14–14
29 December 27 New York 106–102 Larry Costello (23) 14–15
30 December 29 @ Boston 105–107 Bob Hopkins (25) 14–16
31 December 30 N Minneapolis 113–118 Dolph Schayes (30) 14–17
32 January 1 Minneapolis 106–105 Dolph Schayes (32) 14–18
33 January 2 @ Philadelphia 117–107 Larry Costello (29) 15–18
34 January 4 Detroit 94–118 Johnny Kerr (31) 16–18
35 January 6 @ New York 108–118 Dolph Schayes (24) 16–19
36 January 7 Philadelphia 99–111 Johnny Kerr (26) 17–19
37 January 8 @ Cincinnati 145–138 (3OT) Johnny Kerr (30) 18–19
38 January 11 Cincinnati 110–127 Johnny Kerr (33) 19–19
39 January 14 N Philadelphia 119–104 Johnny Kerr (25) 20–19
40 January 15 Minneapolis 105–111 Greer, Schayes (21) 21–19
41 January 16 @ St. Louis 89–102 Dolph Schayes (19) 21–20
42 January 18 New York 120–118 Johnny Kerr (28) 21–21
43 January 21 Boston 112–134 Hal Greer (22) 22–21
44 January 24 Cincinnati 102–123 Dierking, Greer (17) 23–21
45 January 25 @ Cincinnati 104–109 Dolph Schayes (34) 23–22
46 January 27 @ Detroit 121–107 Dolph Schayes (28) 24–22
47 January 28 @ Minneapolis 109–112 Dolph Schayes (34) 24–23
48 January 29 N Minneapolis 117–91 Costello, Greer (18) 25–23
49 January 31 N New York 117–119 Hal Greer (28) 25–24
50 February 1 @ Boston 137–139 (OT) Dolph Schayes (50) 25–25
51 February 3 @ New York 114–115 Dolph Schayes (24) 25–26
52 February 4 St. Louis 113–111 Ed Conlin (23) 25–27
53 February 5 N New York 98–111 Dolph Schayes (20) 25–28
54 February 6 N Detroit 122–103 Costello, Schayes (25) 26–28
55 February 8 New York 104–113 Kerr, Schayes (25) 27–28
56 February 9 N St. Louis 94–99 Costello, Schayes (16) 27–29
57 February 11 Detroit 118–114 (OT) Johnny Kerr (33) 27–30
58 February 14 @ Boston 121–124 Hal Greer (45) 27–31
59 February 15 Philadelphia 101–121 Dolph Schayes (25) 28–31
60 February 19 Boston 105–113 Dolph Schayes (33) 29–31
61 February 21 @ Philadelphia 112–113 Larry Costello (22) 29–32
62 February 22 Detroit 108–139 George Yardley (33) 30–32
63 February 24 N Cincinnati 109–113 George Yardley (26) 30–33
64 February 26 St. Louis 111–130 Dolph Schayes (31) 31–33
65 February 27 @ St. Louis 113–128 George Yardley (30) 31–34
66 March 1 New York 115–140 Dolph Schayes (20) 32–34
67 March 3 @ New York 127–120 Al Bianchi (22) 33–34
68 March 4 @ Boston 114–120 Dolph Schayes (24) 33–35
69 March 5 Boston 118–142 Dolph Schayes (25) 34–35
70 March 6 N Philadelphia 114–118 Togo Palazzi (37) 34–36
71 March 8 Philadelphia 103–133 Hal Greer (22) 35–36
72 March 11 St. Louis 132–130 (OT) Dolph Schayes (29) 35–37

Playoffs

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1959 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 13 @ New York W 129–123 Dolph Schayes (35) Madison Square Garden III 1–0
2 March 15 New York W 131–115 Red Kerr (34) Onondaga War Memorial 2–0
Division Finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 18 @ Boston L 109–131 George Yardley (30) George Yardley (17) — Boston Garden 0–1
2 March 21 Boston W 120–118 Dolph Schayes (34) Schayes, Kerr (17) — Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 March 22 @ Boston L 111–133 Dolph Schayes (21) Connie Dierking (11) — Boston Garden 1–2
4 March 25 Boston W 119–107 Dolph Schayes (28) Dolph Schayes (18) — Onondaga War Memorial 2–2
5 March 28 @ Boston L 108–129 George Yardley (23) Schayes, Kerr (11) — Boston Garden 2–3
6 March 29 Boston W 133–121 Dolph Schayes (39) Dolph Schayes (12) — Onondaga War Memorial 3–3
7 April 1 @ Boston L 125–130 Dolph Schayes (35) Dolph Schayes (16) Schayes, Costello (9) Boston Garden 3–4
1959 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ 1958–59 Syracuse Nationals
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