1951-52 Syracuse Nationals Schedule and Results

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Record: 40-26, Finished 1st in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Al Cervi (40-26)

PTS/G: 86.7 (2nd of 10) Opp PTS/G: 82.2 (4th of 10)

SRS: 3.94 (2nd of 10) Pace: 96.1 (5th of 10)

Off Rtg: 89.2 (4th of 10) Def Rtg: 84.6 (2nd of 10) Net Rtg: +4.6 (2nd of 10)

Expected W-L: 45-21 (2nd of 10)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial

NBA 1952 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Philadelphia Warriors (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (1-3) versus New York Knicks (Series Stats)

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1951-52 Syracuse Nationals Menu

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Nov 1, 1951	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		90	75	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Nov 4, 1951	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		98	67	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Nov 10, 1951	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		82	91	2	1	L 1
4	Sun, Nov 11, 1951	Box Score		Indianapolis Olympians	W		93	79	3	1	W 1
5	Thu, Nov 15, 1951	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		97	95	4	1	W 2	5,070
6	Fri, Nov 16, 1951	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		97	90	5	1	W 3
7	Sat, Nov 17, 1951	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		79	72	6	1	W 4
8	Sun, Nov 18, 1951	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		71	68	7	1	W 5
9	Thu, Nov 22, 1951	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		96	72	8	1	W 6
10	Fri, Nov 23, 1951	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Olympians	L		68	82	8	2	L 1
11	Sun, Nov 25, 1951	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		100	73	9	2	W 1
12	Thu, Nov 29, 1951	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		82	78	10	2	W 2
13	Fri, Nov 30, 1951	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		75	82	10	3	L 1
14	Sun, Dec 2, 1951	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		79	81	10	4	L 2
15	Tue, Dec 4, 1951	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Olympians	L		77	83	10	5	L 3
16	Wed, Dec 5, 1951	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	W	OT	83	81	11	5	W 1
17	Thu, Dec 6, 1951	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	L		70	73	11	6	L 1			at Moline, IL
18	Sat, Dec 8, 1951	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	W		95	75	12	6	W 1
19	Sun, Dec 9, 1951	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		93	74	13	6	W 2
20	Tue, Dec 11, 1951	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		80	62	14	6	W 3			at New York, NY
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 13, 1951	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W		89	82	15	6	W 4
22	Sun, Dec 16, 1951	Box Score		Indianapolis Olympians	L		92	96	15	7	L 1
23	Wed, Dec 19, 1951	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		97	103	15	8	L 2	4,168
24	Sat, Dec 22, 1951	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		73	92	15	9	L 3
25	Sun, Dec 23, 1951	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		72	75	15	10	L 4
26	Tue, Dec 25, 1951	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Hawks	W		70	65	16	10	W 1			at New York, NY
27	Thu, Dec 27, 1951	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	L		68	69	16	11	L 1
28	Sun, Dec 30, 1951	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		108	91	17	11	W 1
29	Tue, Jan 1, 1952	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		80	82	17	12	L 1
30	Thu, Jan 3, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		107	81	18	12	W 1	6,608
31	Sun, Jan 6, 1952	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		98	93	19	12	W 2
32	Thu, Jan 10, 1952	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		110	96	20	12	W 3
33	Sat, Jan 12, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		92	88	21	12	W 4
34	Sun, Jan 13, 1952	Box Score		Indianapolis Olympians	W		103	85	22	12	W 5
35	Thu, Jan 17, 1952	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W	3OT	110	105	23	12	W 6
36	Sun, Jan 20, 1952	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		99	80	24	12	W 7
37	Tue, Jan 22, 1952	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Hawks	W		93	82	25	12	W 8
38	Wed, Jan 23, 1952	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	W	OT	99	97	26	12	W 9
39	Fri, Jan 25, 1952	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L	OT	94	95	26	13	L 1
40	Sat, Jan 26, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		78	73	27	13	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 27, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		91	86	28	13	W 2	7,420
42	Thu, Jan 31, 1952	Box Score		Milwaukee Hawks	W		88	79	29	13	W 3
43	Sun, Feb 3, 1952	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		95	73	30	13	W 4
44	Wed, Feb 6, 1952	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		88	99	30	14	L 1	5,197
45	Fri, Feb 8, 1952	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		96	87	31	14	W 1
46	Sat, Feb 9, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		76	84	31	15	L 1
47	Sun, Feb 10, 1952	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		91	84	32	15	W 1
48	Tue, Feb 12, 1952	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		69	78	32	16	L 1
49	Thu, Feb 14, 1952	Box Score		Rochester Royals	L		76	78	32	17	L 2
50	Sat, Feb 16, 1952	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		84	92	32	18	L 3
51	Sun, Feb 17, 1952	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		66	61	33	18	W 1
52	Thu, Feb 21, 1952	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		88	80	34	18	W 2
53	Sat, Feb 23, 1952	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		80	81	34	19	L 1
54	Sun, Feb 24, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		75	77	34	20	L 2	7,428
55	Wed, Feb 27, 1952	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		81	88	34	21	L 3	13,279
56	Thu, Feb 28, 1952	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		88	83	35	21	W 1
57	Sat, Mar 1, 1952	Box Score	@	Rochester Royals	L		83	98	35	22	L 1
58	Sun, Mar 2, 1952	Box Score		Rochester Royals	W		76	72	36	22	W 1
59	Thu, Mar 6, 1952	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W	2OT	83	81	37	22	W 2
60	Fri, Mar 7, 1952	Box Score	@	Indianapolis Olympians	L		76	81	37	23	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 8, 1952	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		83	92	37	24	L 2
62	Sun, Mar 9, 1952	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		99	82	38	24	W 1
63	Wed, Mar 12, 1952	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		89	71	39	24	W 2	4,006
64	Thu, Mar 13, 1952	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		89	70	40	24	W 3	7,002
65	Sat, Mar 15, 1952	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		90	97	40	25	L 1
66	Sun, Mar 16, 1952	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		84	90	40	26	L 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Mar 20, 1952	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W	102	83	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Mar 22, 1952	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L	95	100	1	1	L 1
3	Sun, Mar 23, 1952	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W	84	73	2	1	W 1
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Wed, Apr 2, 1952	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	85	87	2	2	L 1
5	Thu, Apr 3, 1952	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	102	92	3	2	W 1
6	Sat, Apr 5, 1952	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	92	99	3	3	L 1
7	Tue, Apr 8, 1952	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	93	100	3	4	L 2

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