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1953-54 Syracuse Nationals

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42-30, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 83.5 points per game, Allowed 78.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 50-22)
Coached by Al Cervi (42-30)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial / Attendance: NA

SRS: 4.26 (1st of 9)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-3) versus Minneapolis Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (2-0) versus Boston Celtics

1953-54 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 72 2054 5579 .368 1905 2650 .719 3652 1541 1852 6013 83.5
Opponent 72 5660 78.6

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 25 72 2655 370 973 .380 488 590 .827 870 214 232 1228
2 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 26 71 2727 316 838 .377 299 368 .813 291 364 187 931
3 George King G 6-0 175 25 72 2370 280 744 .376 257 410 .627 268 272 179 817
4 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 25 72 2206 249 666 .374 156 209 .746 529 115 303 654
5 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 25 70 2164 203 586 .346 209 361 .579 487 151 209 615
6 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 31 61 1211 204 551 .370 139 194 .716 96 162 183 547
7 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 23 72 1405 149 388 .384 136 182 .747 247 122 138 434
8 Jim Neal C 6-11 235 23 67 899 117 369 .317 78 132 .591 257 24 139 312
9 Bato Govedarica G 5-11 185 25 23 258 25 79 .316 25 37 .676 18 24 44 75
10 Al Masino G 5-10 174 25 16 101 18 46 .391 23 37 .622 16 15 24 59
11 Dick Knostman C 6-6 215 22 5 47 3 10 .300 7 11 .636 17 6 9 13
12 Ed Earle F 6-3 190 26 2 12 1 2 .500 2 4 .500 2 0 0 4
13 Mike Novak C-F 6-9 219 38 5 24 0 7 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 9 1

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 25 72 36.9 5.1 13.5 .380 6.8 8.2 .827 12.1 3.0 3.2 17.1
2 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 26 71 38.4 4.5 11.8 .377 4.2 5.2 .813 4.1 5.1 2.6 13.1
3 George King G 6-0 175 25 72 32.9 3.9 10.3 .376 3.6 5.7 .627 3.7 3.8 2.5 11.3
4 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 25 72 30.6 3.5 9.3 .374 2.2 2.9 .746 7.3 1.6 4.2 9.1
5 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 31 61 19.9 3.3 9.0 .370 2.3 3.2 .716 1.6 2.7 3.0 9.0
6 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 25 70 30.9 2.9 8.4 .346 3.0 5.2 .579 7.0 2.2 3.0 8.8
7 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 23 72 19.5 2.1 5.4 .384 1.9 2.5 .747 3.4 1.7 1.9 6.0
8 Jim Neal C 6-11 235 23 67 13.4 1.7 5.5 .317 1.2 2.0 .591 3.8 0.4 2.1 4.7
9 Al Masino G 5-10 174 25 16 6.3 1.1 2.9 .391 1.4 2.3 .622 1.0 0.9 1.5 3.7
10 Bato Govedarica G 5-11 185 25 23 11.2 1.1 3.4 .316 1.1 1.6 .676 0.8 1.0 1.9 3.3
11 Dick Knostman C 6-6 215 22 5 9.4 0.6 2.0 .300 1.4 2.2 .636 3.4 1.2 1.8 2.6
12 Ed Earle F 6-3 190 26 2 6.0 0.5 1.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
13 Mike Novak C-F 6-9 219 38 5 4.8 0.0 1.4 .000 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.8 0.2

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 Masino G 5-10 174 25 16 101 6.4 16.4 .391 8.2 13.2 .622 5.7 5.3 8.6 21.0
2 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 25 72 2655 5.0 13.2 .380 6.6 8.0 .827 11.8 2.9 3.1 16.7
3 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 31 61 1211 6.1 16.4 .370 4.1 5.8 .716 2.9 4.8 5.4 16.3
4 Jim Neal C 6-11 235 23 67 899 4.7 14.8 .317 3.1 5.3 .591 10.3 1.0 5.6 12.5
5 George King G 6-0 175 25 72 2370 4.3 11.3 .376 3.9 6.2 .627 4.1 4.1 2.7 12.4
6 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 26 71 2727 4.2 11.1 .377 3.9 4.9 .813 3.8 4.8 2.5 12.3
7 Ed Earle F 6-3 190 26 2 12 3.0 6.0 .500 6.0 12.0 .500 6.0 0.0 0.0 12.0
8 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 23 72 1405 3.8 9.9 .384 3.5 4.7 .747 6.3 3.1 3.5 11.1
9 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 25 72 2206 4.1 10.9 .374 2.5 3.4 .746 8.6 1.9 4.9 10.7
10 Bato Govedarica G 5-11 185 25 23 258 3.5 11.0 .316 3.5 5.2 .676 2.5 3.3 6.1 10.5
11 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 25 70 2164 3.4 9.7 .346 3.5 6.0 .579 8.1 2.5 3.5 10.2
12 Dick Knostman C 6-6 215 22 5 47 2.3 7.7 .300 5.4 8.4 .636 13.0 4.6 6.9 10.0
13 Mike Novak C-F 6-9 219 38 5 24 0.0 10.5 .000 1.5 3.0 .500 3.0 3.0 13.5 1.5

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 Ed Earle F 6-3 190 26 2 12 14.9 .532 .500
2 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 25 72 2655 24.1 .498 .380
3 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 25 70 2164 12.5 .413 .346
4 Mike Novak C-F 6-9 219 38 5 24 -14.5 .063 .000
5 Jim Neal C 6-11 235 23 67 899 9.8 .365 .317
6 Al Masino G 5-10 174 25 16 101 21.0 .474 .391
7 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 25 72 2206 12.3 .431 .374
8 Dick Knostman C 6-6 215 22 5 47 17.3 .438 .300
9 George King G 6-0 175 25 72 2370 14.4 .442 .376
10 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 23 72 1405 14.3 .464 .384
11 Bato Govedarica G 5-11 185 25 23 258 7.1 .394 .316
12 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 31 61 1211 14.5 .430 .370
13 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 26 71 2727 16.1 .466 .377

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 25 13 374 64 140 80 108 136 24 40 208 .457 .741 28.8 16.0 10.5 1.8
2 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 26 13 559 59 143 76 94 34 60 39 194 .413 .809 43.0 14.9 2.6 4.6
3 Wally Osterkorn F-C 6-5 215 25 13 542 45 122 50 90 125 37 40 140 .369 .556 41.7 10.8 9.6 2.8
4 Bob Lavoy F-C 6-7 185 27 13 358 37 95 44 55 85 20 50 118 .389 .800 27.5 9.1 6.5 1.5
5 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 23 13 374 36 74 44 62 48 25 46 116 .486 .710 28.8 8.9 3.7 1.9
6 George King G 6-0 175 25 10 286 25 62 38 63 22 21 30 88 .403 .603 28.6 8.8 2.2 2.1
7 Bill Gabor G-F 5-11 170 31 10 196 24 83 28 40 28 19 36 76 .289 .700 19.6 7.6 2.8 1.9
8 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 25 10 260 25 73 17 26 57 20 34 67 .342 .654 26.0 6.7 5.7 2.0
9 Jim Neal C 6-11 235 23 11 100 13 35 5 13 27 2 14 31 .371 .385 9.1 2.8 2.5 0.2
10 Al Masino G 5-10 174 25 13 96 7 20 7 15 6 7 23 21 .350 .467 7.4 1.6 0.5 0.5