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1951-52 Syracuse Nationals

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40-26, Finished 1st in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 86.7 points per game, Allowed 82.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 45-21)
Coached by Al Cervi (40-26)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial / Attendance: NA

SRS: 3.94 (2nd of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (3-1) versus New York Knickerbockers
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Philadelphia Warriors

1951-52 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 66 1894 5207 .364 1933 2589 .747 3603 1373 1970 5721 86.7
Opponent 66 5427 82.2

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 23 63 2004 263 740 .355 342 424 .807 773 182 213 868
2 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 28 66 2543 300 749 .401 254 330 .770 549 128 249 854
3 George King G 6-0 175 23 66 1889 235 579 .406 188 264 .712 274 244 199 658
4 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 24 66 2209 206 615 .335 186 245 .759 225 220 165 598
5 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 26 66 1318 190 460 .413 149 187 .797 288 63 190 529
6 George Ratkovicz C-F 6-6 220 29 66 1356 165 473 .349 163 242 .674 328 90 235 493
7 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 23 66 1721 145 413 .351 199 335 .594 444 117 226 489
8 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 29 57 1085 173 538 .322 142 183 .776 93 86 188 488
9 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 34 55 850 99 280 .354 219 248 .883 87 148 176 417
10 Gerry Calabrese G 6-1 175 26 58 937 109 317 .344 73 103 .709 84 83 107 291
11 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 23 12 118 9 43 .209 18 28 .643 24 12 22 36

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 23 63 31.8 4.2 11.7 .355 5.4 6.7 .807 12.3 2.9 3.4 13.8
2 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 28 66 38.5 4.5 11.3 .401 3.8 5.0 .770 8.3 1.9 3.8 12.9
3 George King G 6-0 175 23 66 28.6 3.6 8.8 .406 2.8 4.0 .712 4.2 3.7 3.0 10.0
4 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 24 66 33.5 3.1 9.3 .335 2.8 3.7 .759 3.4 3.3 2.5 9.1
5 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 29 57 19.0 3.0 9.4 .322 2.5 3.2 .776 1.6 1.5 3.3 8.6
6 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 26 66 20.0 2.9 7.0 .413 2.3 2.8 .797 4.4 1.0 2.9 8.0
7 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 34 55 15.5 1.8 5.1 .354 4.0 4.5 .883 1.6 2.7 3.2 7.6
8 George Ratkovicz C-F 6-6 220 29 66 20.5 2.5 7.2 .349 2.5 3.7 .674 5.0 1.4 3.6 7.5
9 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 23 66 26.1 2.2 6.3 .351 3.0 5.1 .594 6.7 1.8 3.4 7.4
10 Gerry Calabrese G 6-1 175 26 58 16.2 1.9 5.5 .344 1.3 1.8 .709 1.4 1.4 1.8 5.0
11 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 23 12 9.8 0.8 3.6 .209 1.5 2.3 .643 2.0 1.0 1.8 3.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 34 55 850 4.2 11.9 .354 9.3 10.5 .883 3.7 6.3 7.5 17.7
2 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 29 57 1085 5.7 17.9 .322 4.7 6.1 .776 3.1 2.9 6.2 16.2
3 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 23 63 2004 4.7 13.3 .355 6.1 7.6 .807 13.9 3.3 3.8 15.6
4 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 26 66 1318 5.2 12.6 .413 4.1 5.1 .797 7.9 1.7 5.2 14.4
5 George Ratkovicz C-F 6-6 220 29 66 1356 4.4 12.6 .349 4.3 6.4 .674 8.7 2.4 6.2 13.1
6 George King G 6-0 175 23 66 1889 4.5 11.0 .406 3.6 5.0 .712 5.2 4.7 3.8 12.5
7 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 28 66 2543 4.2 10.6 .401 3.6 4.7 .770 7.8 1.8 3.5 12.1
8 Gerry Calabrese G 6-1 175 26 58 937 4.2 12.2 .344 2.8 4.0 .709 3.2 3.2 4.1 11.2
9 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 23 12 118 2.7 13.1 .209 5.5 8.5 .643 7.3 3.7 6.7 11.0
10 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 23 66 1721 3.0 8.6 .351 4.2 7.0 .594 9.3 2.4 4.7 10.2
11 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 24 66 2209 3.4 10.0 .335 3.0 4.0 .759 3.7 3.6 2.7 9.7

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Gerry Calabrese G 6-1 175 26 58 937 9.4 .402 .344
2 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 23 63 2004 23.5 .468 .355
3 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 23 12 118 7.1 .325 .209
4 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 28 66 2543 15.0 .478 .401
5 George Ratkovicz C-F 6-6 220 29 66 1356 13.3 .425 .349
6 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 23 66 1721 13.3 .436 .351
7 George King G 6-0 175 23 66 1889 16.5 .473 .406
8 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 26 66 1318 16.2 .488 .413
9 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 29 57 1085 9.7 .394 .322
10 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 34 55 850 21.7 .536 .354
11 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 24 66 2209 10.8 .414 .335

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 23 7 248 41 91 60 78 90 15 34 142 .451 .769 35.4 20.3 12.9 2.1
2 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 28 7 276 41 95 37 51 48 10 36 119 .432 .725 39.4 17.0 6.9 1.4
3 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 24 7 270 25 60 35 43 26 25 33 85 .417 .814 38.6 12.1 3.7 3.6
4 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 23 7 249 23 67 28 47 57 20 32 74 .343 .596 35.6 10.6 8.1 2.9
5 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 26 7 150 19 52 23 31 27 5 30 61 .365 .742 21.4 8.7 3.9 0.7
6 George King G 6-0 175 23 6 207 19 54 19 28 29 21 17 57 .352 .679 34.5 9.5 4.8 3.5
7 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 34 7 88 7 30 22 23 10 15 23 36 .233 .957 12.6 5.1 1.4 2.1
8 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 29 7 80 11 33 12 16 6 10 16 34 .333 .750 11.4 4.9 0.9 1.4
9 Gerry Calabrese G 6-1 175 26 6 53 10 24 4 4 8 4 18 24 .417 1.000 8.8 4.0 1.3 0.7
10 George Ratkovicz C-F 6-6 220 29 6 59 5 15 8 20 22 3 16 18 .333 .400 9.8 3.0 3.7 0.5