
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated New York Knicks 2-0
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Paul Seymour (35-37)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 107,455, Avg. 3,466 in 31 home dates
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Roster
The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
Syracuse racked up 8,146 points and yielded 7,855. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,534 points for the Nationals, and Johnny Kerr contributed 1,008 rebounds. Larry Costello dished out 379 assists for the squad.
Paul Seymour coached the team. The 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8146
Regular Season Points Against: 7855
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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October 19, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Syracuse Nationals 103 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
October 25, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 110 at Syracuse Nationals 109 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
November 1, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 108 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
November 5, 1958 | Boston Celtics 117 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | L | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
November 8, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 103 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | W | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
November 9, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | W | 3-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 | ||
November 12, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 116 at Cincinnati Royals 115 | W | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-2 | ||
November 14, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 111 at Detroit Pistons 109 | W | 3-2 | 3-0 | 6-2 | ||
November 15, 1958 | New York Knicks 96 at Syracuse Nationals 92 | L | 3-3 | 3-0 | 6-3 | ||
November 18, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at St. Louis Hawks 94 | W | 3-3 | 4-0 | 7-3 | ||
November 20, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 121 | L | 3-3 | 4-1 | 7-4 | ||
November 22, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 99 at New York Knicks 114 | L | 3-3 | 4-2 | 7-5 | ||
November 23, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 110 | L | 3-3 | 4-3 | 7-6 | ||
November 26, 1958 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Syracuse Nationals 107 | L | 3-4 | 4-3 | 7-7 | ||
November 27, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 98 at St. Louis Hawks 107 | L | 3-4 | 4-4 | 7-8 | ||
November 28, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 93 at Detroit Pistons 101 | L | 3-4 | 4-5 | 7-9 | ||
November 29, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | L | 3-5 | 4-5 | 7-10 | ||
December 4, 1958 | Boston Celtics 116 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | L | 3-6 | 4-5 | 7-11 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
December 6, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 3-6 | 5-5 | 8-11 | ||
December 7, 1958 | Boston Celtics 104 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | W | 4-6 | 5-5 | 9-11 | ||
December 9, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 90 | W | 4-6 | 6-5 | 10-11 | at New York, NY | |
December 10, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 97 at Cincinnati Royals 94 | W | 4-6 | 7-5 | 11-11 | ||
December 11, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | W | 4-6 | 8-5 | 12-11 | OT | |
December 13, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 100 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | W | 5-6 | 8-5 | 13-11 | ||
December 14, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Detroit Pistons 95 | W | 5-6 | 9-5 | 14-11 | ||
December 16, 1958 | Boston Celtics 108 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | L | 5-7 | 9-5 | 14-12 | at New York, NY | |
December 20, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 121 at Syracuse Nationals 120 | L | 5-8 | 9-5 | 14-13 | OT | |
December 21, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 94 at New York Knicks 108 | L | 5-8 | 9-6 | 14-14 | ||
December 27, 1958 | New York Knicks 106 at Syracuse Nationals 102 | L | 5-9 | 9-6 | 14-15 | ||
December 29, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 105 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 5-9 | 9-7 | 14-16 | ||
December 30, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 118 at Syracuse Nationals 113 | L | 5-10 | 9-7 | 14-17 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
January 1, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | L | 5-11 | 9-7 | 14-18 | ||
January 2, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Philadelphia Warriors 107 | W | 5-11 | 10-7 | 15-18 | ||
January 4, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Syracuse Nationals 118 | W | 6-11 | 10-7 | 16-18 | ||
January 6, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 108 at New York Knicks 118 | L | 6-11 | 10-8 | 16-19 | ||
January 7, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Syracuse Nationals 111 | W | 7-11 | 10-8 | 17-19 | ||
January 8, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 145 at Cincinnati Royals 138 | W | 7-11 | 11-8 | 18-19 | 3OT | |
January 11, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at Syracuse Nationals 127 | W | 8-11 | 11-8 | 19-19 | ||
January 14, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 119 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | W | 8-11 | 12-8 | 20-19 | at Boston, MA | |
January 15, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Syracuse Nationals 111 | W | 9-11 | 12-8 | 21-19 | ||
January 16, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 89 at St. Louis Hawks 102 | L | 9-11 | 12-9 | 21-20 | ||
January 18, 1959 | New York Knicks 120 at Syracuse Nationals 118 | L | 9-12 | 12-9 | 21-21 | ||
January 21, 1959 | Boston Celtics 112 at Syracuse Nationals 134 | W | 10-12 | 12-9 | 22-21 | ||
January 24, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 102 at Syracuse Nationals 123 | W | 11-12 | 12-9 | 23-21 | ||
January 25, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 104 at Cincinnati Royals 109 | L | 11-12 | 12-10 | 23-22 | ||
January 27, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 11-12 | 13-10 | 24-22 | ||
January 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 | L | 11-12 | 13-11 | 24-23 | ||
January 29, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 | W | 11-12 | 14-11 | 25-23 | at Houston, TX | |
January 31, 1959 | New York Knicks 119 at Syracuse Nationals 117 | L | 11-13 | 14-11 | 25-24 | at Boston, MA | |
February 1, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 137 at Boston Celtics 139 | L | 11-13 | 14-12 | 25-25 | OT | |
February 3, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 114 at New York Knicks 115 | L | 11-13 | 14-13 | 25-26 | ||
February 4, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 113 at Syracuse Nationals 111 | L | 11-14 | 14-13 | 25-27 | ||
February 5, 1959 | New York Knicks 111 at Syracuse Nationals 98 | L | 11-15 | 14-13 | 25-28 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
February 6, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 122 at Detroit Pistons 103 | W | 11-15 | 15-13 | 26-28 | at Boston, MA | |
February 8, 1959 | New York Knicks 104 at Syracuse Nationals 113 | W | 12-15 | 15-13 | 27-28 | ||
February 9, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Syracuse Nationals 94 | L | 12-16 | 15-13 | 27-29 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
February 11, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | L | 12-17 | 15-13 | 27-30 | OT | |
February 14, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at Boston Celtics 124 | L | 12-17 | 15-14 | 27-31 | ||
February 15, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 101 at Syracuse Nationals 121 | W | 13-17 | 15-14 | 28-31 | ||
February 19, 1959 | Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 113 | W | 14-17 | 15-14 | 29-31 | ||
February 21, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 113 | L | 14-17 | 15-15 | 29-32 | ||
February 22, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Syracuse Nationals 139 | W | 15-17 | 15-15 | 30-32 | ||
February 24, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Syracuse Nationals 109 | L | 15-18 | 15-15 | 30-33 | at New York, NY | |
February 26, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | W | 16-18 | 15-15 | 31-33 | ||
February 27, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 113 at St. Louis Hawks 128 | L | 16-18 | 15-16 | 31-34 | ||
March 1, 1959 | New York Knicks 115 at Syracuse Nationals 140 | W | 17-18 | 15-16 | 32-34 | ||
March 3, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 127 at New York Knicks 120 | W | 17-18 | 16-16 | 33-34 | ||
March 4, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 114 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 17-18 | 16-17 | 33-35 | ||
March 5, 1959 | Boston Celtics 118 at Syracuse Nationals 142 | W | 18-18 | 16-17 | 34-35 | ||
March 6, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | L | 18-19 | 16-17 | 34-36 | at Hershey, PA | |
March 8, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 103 at Syracuse Nationals 133 | W | 19-19 | 16-17 | 35-36 | ||
March 11, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 132 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | L | 19-20 | 16-17 | 35-37 | OT | |
March 13, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 129 at New York Knicks 123 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
March 15, 1959 | New York Knicks 115 at Syracuse Nationals 131 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
March 18, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 109 at Boston Celtics 131 | L | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
March 21, 1959 | Boston Celtics 118 at Syracuse Nationals 120 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
March 22, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 111 at Boston Celtics 133 | L | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
March 25, 1959 | Boston Celtics 107 at Syracuse Nationals 119 | W | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | ||
March 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 108 at Boston Celtics 129 | L | 3-0 | 1-3 | 4-3 | ||
March 29, 1959 | Boston Celtics 121 at Syracuse Nationals 133 | W | 4-0 | 1-3 | 5-3 | ||
April 1, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 125 at Boston Celtics 130 | L | 4-0 | 1-4 | 5-4 |