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1955-56 Syracuse Nationals

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35-37, Finished 3rd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 96.9 points per game, Allowed 96.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 36-36)
Coached by Al Cervi (35-37)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial / Attendance: 140,714 (5th of 8 available)

SRS: 0.17 (4th of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (3-2) versus Philadelphia Warriors
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Division Third Place Tiebreaker (1-0) versus New York Knickerbockers

1955-56 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 2466 6661 .370 2044 2703 .756 4060 1710 1783 6976 96.9
Opponent 72 6975 96.9

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 27 72 2517 465 1202 .387 542 632 .858 891 200 251 1472
2 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 23 72 2114 377 935 .403 207 316 .655 607 84 168 961
3 George King G 6-0 175 27 72 2343 284 763 .372 176 275 .640 250 410 150 744
4 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 32 72 1883 250 692 .361 220 281 .783 416 131 244 720
5 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 28 57 1826 227 670 .339 188 233 .807 152 276 130 642
6 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 27 72 1837 213 636 .335 186 241 .772 492 116 267 612
7 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 22 66 1423 211 574 .368 121 178 .680 326 145 121 543
8 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 25 72 1278 170 448 .379 195 257 .759 215 159 132 535
9 Dick Farley G-F 6-4 190 23 72 1429 168 451 .373 143 207 .691 165 151 154 479
10 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 23 70 895 101 290 .348 66 83 .795 232 38 166 268

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 27 72 35.0 6.5 16.7 .387 7.5 8.8 .858 12.4 2.8 3.5 20.4
2 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 23 72 29.4 5.2 13.0 .403 2.9 4.4 .655 8.4 1.2 2.3 13.3
3 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 28 57 32.0 4.0 11.8 .339 3.3 4.1 .807 2.7 4.8 2.3 11.3
4 George King G 6-0 175 27 72 32.5 3.9 10.6 .372 2.4 3.8 .640 3.5 5.7 2.1 10.3
5 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 32 72 26.2 3.5 9.6 .361 3.1 3.9 .783 5.8 1.8 3.4 10.0
6 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 27 72 25.5 3.0 8.8 .335 2.6 3.3 .772 6.8 1.6 3.7 8.5
7 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 22 66 21.6 3.2 8.7 .368 1.8 2.7 .680 4.9 2.2 1.8 8.2
8 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 25 72 17.8 2.4 6.2 .379 2.7 3.6 .759 3.0 2.2 1.8 7.4
9 Dick Farley G-F 6-4 190 23 72 19.8 2.3 6.3 .373 2.0 2.9 .691 2.3 2.1 2.1 6.7
10 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 23 70 12.8 1.4 4.1 .348 0.9 1.2 .795 3.3 0.5 2.4 3.8

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 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 27 72 2517 6.7 17.2 .387 7.8 9.0 .858 12.7 2.9 3.6 21.1
2 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 23 72 2114 6.4 15.9 .403 3.5 5.4 .655 10.3 1.4 2.9 16.4
3 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 25 72 1278 4.8 12.6 .379 5.5 7.2 .759 6.1 4.5 3.7 15.1
4 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 32 72 1883 4.8 13.2 .361 4.2 5.4 .783 8.0 2.5 4.7 13.8
5 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 22 66 1423 5.3 14.5 .368 3.1 4.5 .680 8.2 3.7 3.1 13.7
6 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 28 57 1826 4.5 13.2 .339 3.7 4.6 .807 3.0 5.4 2.6 12.7
7 Dick Farley G-F 6-4 190 23 72 1429 4.2 11.4 .373 3.6 5.2 .691 4.2 3.8 3.9 12.1
8 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 27 72 1837 4.2 12.5 .335 3.6 4.7 .772 9.6 2.3 5.2 12.0
9 George King G 6-0 175 27 72 2343 4.4 11.7 .372 2.7 4.2 .640 3.8 6.3 2.3 11.4
10 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 23 70 895 4.1 11.7 .348 2.7 3.3 .795 9.3 1.5 6.7 10.8

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 Conlin F-G 6-5 200 22 66 1423 13.8 .416 .368
2 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 28 57 1826 12.1 .416 .339
3 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 27 72 2517 23.7 .497 .387
4 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 32 72 1883 12.4 .441 .361
5 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 27 72 1837 10.8 .412 .335
6 George King G 6-0 175 27 72 2343 13.1 .421 .372
7 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 23 72 2114 15.7 .447 .403
8 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 25 72 1278 16.0 .477 .379
9 Dick Farley G-F 6-4 190 23 72 1429 10.8 .442 .373
10 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 23 70 895 8.3 .410 .348

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 27 8 310 52 142 73 83 111 27 27 177 .366 .880 38.8 22.1 13.9 3.4
2 George King G 6-0 175 27 8 317 39 108 38 48 47 60 16 116 .361 .792 39.6 14.5 5.9 7.5
3 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 23 8 213 37 77 15 33 68 10 23 89 .481 .455 26.6 11.1 8.5 1.3
4 Dick Farley G-F 6-4 190 23 8 169 34 72 19 31 21 28 31 87 .472 .613 21.1 10.9 2.6 3.5
5 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 22 8 197 31 85 22 38 47 9 14 84 .365 .579 24.6 10.5 5.9 1.1
6 Red Rocha C-F 6-9 185 32 8 189 23 68 22 26 52 15 37 68 .338 .846 23.6 8.5 6.5 1.9
7 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 27 8 172 26 81 13 14 43 7 37 65 .321 .929 21.5 8.1 5.4 0.9
8 Billy Kenville G-F 6-2 187 25 8 128 16 45 16 23 17 14 21 48 .356 .696 16.0 6.0 2.1 1.8
9 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 28 7 153 16 55 15 20 11 18 11 47 .291 .750 21.9 6.7 1.6 2.6
10 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 23 6 72 13 34 6 8 25 2 15 32 .382 .750 12.0 5.3 4.2 0.3