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1952-53 Syracuse Nationals

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47-24, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 85.6 points per game, Allowed 81.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 48-23)
Coached by Al Cervi (47-24)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial / Attendance: NA

SRS: 3.62 (3rd of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Boston Celtics

1952-53 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 71 1942 5329 .364 2197 2950 .745 3472 1459 2132 6081 85.6
Opponent 71 5775 81.3

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 24 71 2668 375 1022 .367 512 619 .827 920 227 271 1262
2 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 25 67 2684 306 798 .383 340 416 .817 246 294 210 952
3 George King G 6-0 175 24 71 2519 255 635 .402 284 442 .643 281 364 244 794
4 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 29 69 2454 268 690 .388 234 310 .755 510 137 257 770
5 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 30 69 1337 215 614 .350 217 284 .764 104 134 262 647
6 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 24 64 1806 156 453 .344 160 231 .693 444 64 241 472
7 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 27 70 1355 145 436 .333 146 199 .734 236 76 247 436
8 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 24 49 1016 85 262 .324 106 168 .631 217 61 129 276
9 Bob Lochmueller F 6-5 185 25 62 802 79 245 .322 74 122 .607 162 47 143 232
10 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 35 38 301 31 71 .437 81 100 .810 22 28 90 143
11 Jim Brasco G 6-1 170 21 30 359 36 142 .254 38 48 .792 39 33 48 110

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 24 71 37.6 5.3 14.4 .367 7.2 8.7 .827 13.0 3.2 3.8 17.8
2 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 25 67 40.1 4.6 11.9 .383 5.1 6.2 .817 3.7 4.4 3.1 14.2
3 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 29 69 35.6 3.9 10.0 .388 3.4 4.5 .755 7.4 2.0 3.7 11.2
4 George King G 6-0 175 24 71 35.5 3.6 8.9 .402 4.0 6.2 .643 4.0 5.1 3.4 11.2
5 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 30 69 19.4 3.1 8.9 .350 3.1 4.1 .764 1.5 1.9 3.8 9.4
6 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 24 64 28.2 2.4 7.1 .344 2.5 3.6 .693 6.9 1.0 3.8 7.4
7 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 27 70 19.4 2.1 6.2 .333 2.1 2.8 .734 3.4 1.1 3.5 6.2
8 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 24 49 20.7 1.7 5.3 .324 2.2 3.4 .631 4.4 1.2 2.6 5.6
9 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 35 38 7.9 0.8 1.9 .437 2.1 2.6 .810 0.6 0.7 2.4 3.8
10 Bob Lochmueller F 6-5 185 25 62 12.9 1.3 4.0 .322 1.2 2.0 .607 2.6 0.8 2.3 3.7
11 Jim Brasco G 6-1 170 21 30 12.0 1.2 4.7 .254 1.3 1.6 .792 1.3 1.1 1.6 3.7

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 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 30 69 1337 5.8 16.5 .350 5.8 7.6 .764 2.8 3.6 7.1 17.4
2 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 35 38 301 3.7 8.5 .437 9.7 12.0 .810 2.6 3.3 10.8 17.1
3 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 24 71 2668 5.1 13.8 .367 6.9 8.4 .827 12.4 3.1 3.7 17.0
4 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 25 67 2684 4.1 10.7 .383 4.6 5.6 .817 3.3 3.9 2.8 12.8
5 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 27 70 1355 3.9 11.6 .333 3.9 5.3 .734 6.3 2.0 6.6 11.6
6 George King G 6-0 175 24 71 2519 3.6 9.1 .402 4.1 6.3 .643 4.0 5.2 3.5 11.3
7 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 29 69 2454 3.9 10.1 .388 3.4 4.5 .755 7.5 2.0 3.8 11.3
8 Jim Brasco G 6-1 170 21 30 359 3.6 14.2 .254 3.8 4.8 .792 3.9 3.3 4.8 11.0
9 Bob Lochmueller F 6-5 185 25 62 802 3.5 11.0 .322 3.3 5.5 .607 7.3 2.1 6.4 10.4
10 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 24 49 1016 3.0 9.3 .324 3.8 6.0 .631 7.7 2.2 4.6 9.8
11 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 24 64 1806 3.1 9.0 .344 3.2 4.6 .693 8.9 1.3 4.8 9.4

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 LS WSAA
1 Jim Brasco G 6-1 170 21 30 359 6.6 .337 .254
2 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 24 71 2668 25.0 .487 .367
3 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 29 69 2454 14.4 .466 .388
4 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 24 49 1016 11.1 .411 .324
5 Bob Lochmueller F 6-5 185 25 62 802 9.0 .388 .322
6 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 24 64 1806 11.2 .426 .344
7 George King G 6-0 175 24 71 2519 16.1 .479 .402
8 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 27 70 1355 10.0 .416 .333
9 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 30 69 1337 13.7 .438 .350
10 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 35 38 301 18.2 .622 .437
11 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 25 67 2684 16.0 .485 .383

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 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 25 2 112 9 24 18 19 10 8 11 36 .375 .947 56.0 18.0 5.0 4.0
2 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 29 2 107 10 26 11 14 17 7 11 31 .385 .786 53.5 15.5 8.5 3.5
3 George King G 6-0 175 24 2 67 6 13 10 12 5 9 12 22 .462 .833 33.5 11.0 2.5 4.5
4 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 24 2 58 4 16 10 13 17 1 7 18 .250 .769 29.0 9.0 8.5 0.5
5 Al Cervi G-F 5-11 170 35 2 28 3 5 12 15 0 1 12 18 .600 .800 14.0 9.0 0.0 0.5
6 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 30 2 28 5 12 8 13 3 2 12 18 .417 .615 14.0 9.0 1.5 1.0
7 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 24 2 73 4 17 7 10 9 5 10 15 .235 .700 36.5 7.5 4.5 2.5
8 Noble Jorgensen C 6-9 228 27 2 44 5 9 4 6 10 3 11 14 .556 .667 22.0 7.0 5.0 1.5
9 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 24 2 42 4 9 1 3 4 2 11 9 .444 .333 21.0 4.5 2.0 1.0
10 Bob Lochmueller F 6-5 185 25 2 21 2 10 1 4 5 2 12 5 .200 .250 10.5 2.5 2.5 1.0