1959-60 Syracuse Nationals Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-30
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 2-1
Coach: Paul Seymour (45-30)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 110,000, Avg. 3,667 in 30 home dates
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals StatisticsTeam Record: 45-30
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 2-1
Coach: Paul Seymour (45-30)
Location: Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 110,000, Avg. 3,667 in 30 home dates
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals Roster
The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1959-60 season with a record of 45 wins and 30 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Nationals racked up 8,917 points and allowed 8,720. Dolph Schayes scored a team-best 1,689 points for Syracuse, and George Yardley contributed 19 or more per game also. Dolph Schayes accounted for 959 rebounds. Larry Costello dished out 449 assists for the squad.
Paul Seymour coached the team. The 1959-60 Syracuse Nationals lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8917
Regular Season Points Against: 8720
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 1959 | Boston Celtics 121 at Syracuse Nationals 109 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 102 at Detroit Pistons 117 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 30, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 136 at Cincinnati Royals 127 | W | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 31, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Syracuse Nationals 117 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| November 4, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 113 at Philadelphia Warriors 124 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| November 7, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 103 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | L | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | at Rochester, NY | |
| November 8, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Syracuse Nationals 118 | W | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| November 12, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 113 at New York Knicks 104 | W | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| November 14, 1959 | New York Knicks 108 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | W | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| November 17, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | W | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | at New York, NY | |
| November 18, 1959 | Boston Celtics 103 at Syracuse Nationals 138 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| November 20, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 | ||
| November 21, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 107 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | W | 5-2 | 3-3 | 8-5 | ||
| November 22, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Syracuse Nationals 103 | L | 5-3 | 3-3 | 8-6 | at Camden, NJ | |
| November 24, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at New York Knicks 107 | W | 5-3 | 4-3 | 9-6 | ||
| November 25, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 | W | 5-3 | 5-3 | 10-6 | ||
| November 26, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 95 at St. Louis Hawks 112 | L | 5-3 | 5-4 | 10-7 | ||
| November 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 111 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | W | 5-3 | 6-4 | 11-7 | ||
| December 1, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | L | 5-4 | 6-4 | 11-8 | at New York, NY | |
| December 2, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 121 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | W | 6-4 | 6-4 | 12-8 | ||
| December 5, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | W | 7-4 | 6-4 | 13-8 | ||
| December 8, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 89 | W | 7-4 | 7-4 | 14-8 | at Seattle, WA | |
| December 9, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 96 at Syracuse Nationals 86 | L | 7-5 | 7-4 | 14-9 | at San Francisco, CA | |
| December 11, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at New York Knicks 152 | L | 7-5 | 7-5 | 14-10 | ||
| December 13, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 121 at Syracuse Nationals 150 | W | 8-5 | 7-5 | 15-10 | ||
| December 16, 1959 | New York Knicks 113 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | W | 9-5 | 7-5 | 16-10 | ||
| December 19, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 9-5 | 7-6 | 16-11 | ||
| December 20, 1959 | Boston Celtics 132 at Syracuse Nationals 127 | L | 9-6 | 7-6 | 16-12 | ||
| December 25, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Syracuse Nationals 121 | L | 9-7 | 7-6 | 16-13 | at Hershey, PA | |
| December 26, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Syracuse Nationals 117 | W | 10-7 | 7-6 | 17-13 | ||
| December 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 106 at St. Louis Hawks 120 | L | 10-7 | 7-7 | 17-14 | ||
| December 30, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 131 at Cincinnati Royals 127 | W | 10-7 | 8-7 | 18-14 | ||
| January 1, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 98 | W | 10-7 | 9-7 | 19-14 | ||
| January 3, 1960 | Boston Celtics 113 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | W | 11-7 | 9-7 | 20-14 | ||
| January 4, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at Boston Celtics 127 | L | 11-7 | 9-8 | 20-15 | ||
| January 5, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 145 at Boston Celtics 143 | W | 11-7 | 10-8 | 21-15 | OT | at Providence, RI |
| January 7, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Syracuse Nationals 132 | W | 12-7 | 10-8 | 22-15 | ||
| January 8, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 118 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 12-7 | 11-8 | 23-15 | at Rochester, NY | |
| January 9, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 119 | L | 12-7 | 11-9 | 23-16 | ||
| January 10, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | W | 13-7 | 11-9 | 24-16 | ||
| January 12, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 127 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 13-7 | 12-9 | 25-16 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 13, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 132 at Syracuse Nationals 131 | L | 13-8 | 12-9 | 25-17 | OT | at Boston, MA |
| January 14, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Syracuse Nationals 119 | W | 14-8 | 12-9 | 26-17 | ||
| January 15, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 140 at St. Louis Hawks 141 | L | 14-8 | 12-10 | 26-18 | OT | |
| January 17, 1960 | New York Knicks 117 at Syracuse Nationals 129 | W | 15-8 | 12-10 | 27-18 | ||
| January 20, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Syracuse Nationals 123 | L | 15-9 | 12-10 | 27-19 | ||
| January 23, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at Boston Celtics 130 | L | 15-9 | 12-11 | 27-20 | ||
| January 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics 131 at Syracuse Nationals 110 | L | 15-10 | 12-11 | 27-21 | ||
| January 26, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | L | 15-11 | 12-11 | 27-22 | at New York, NY | |
| January 27, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 144 at Detroit Pistons 108 | W | 15-11 | 13-11 | 28-22 | ||
| January 29, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 | W | 15-11 | 14-11 | 29-22 | ||
| January 31, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at St. Louis Hawks 117 | L | 15-11 | 14-12 | 29-23 | ||
| February 2, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 119 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 15-11 | 15-12 | 30-23 | ||
| February 4, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 110 at Syracuse Nationals 137 | W | 16-11 | 15-12 | 31-23 | ||
| February 5, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 100 at Boston Celtics 124 | L | 16-11 | 15-13 | 31-24 | ||
| February 6, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 126 at Philadelphia Warriors 129 | L | 16-11 | 15-14 | 31-25 | ||
| February 7, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at Syracuse Nationals 135 | W | 17-11 | 15-14 | 32-25 | ||
| February 9, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Cincinnati Royals 111 | W | 17-11 | 16-14 | 33-25 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 10, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 | W | 17-11 | 17-14 | 34-25 | at New York, NY | |
| February 11, 1960 | New York Knicks 109 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | W | 18-11 | 17-14 | 35-25 | ||
| February 14, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 119 at Syracuse Nationals 121 | W | 19-11 | 17-14 | 36-25 | ||
| February 16, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 116 at New York Knicks 125 | L | 19-11 | 17-15 | 36-26 | ||
| February 17, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 116 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 | L | 19-11 | 17-16 | 36-27 | ||
| February 18, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 122 at Syracuse Nationals 136 | W | 20-11 | 17-16 | 37-27 | ||
| February 20, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 126 at New York Knicks 121 | W | 20-11 | 18-16 | 38-27 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 21, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Syracuse Nationals 122 | W | 21-11 | 18-16 | 39-27 | ||
| February 23, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 133 at Cincinnati Royals 135 | L | 21-11 | 18-17 | 39-28 | ||
| February 24, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Detroit Pistons 128 | L | 21-11 | 18-18 | 39-29 | ||
| February 25, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 105 at Syracuse Nationals 110 | W | 22-11 | 18-18 | 40-29 | ||
| February 27, 1960 | New York Knicks 111 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | W | 23-11 | 18-18 | 41-29 | ||
| March 1, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 124 at New York Knicks 121 | W | 23-11 | 19-18 | 42-29 | ||
| March 3, 1960 | Boston Celtics 108 at Syracuse Nationals 149 | W | 24-11 | 19-18 | 43-29 | ||
| March 5, 1960 | New York Knicks 115 at Syracuse Nationals 132 | W | 25-11 | 19-18 | 44-29 | ||
| March 6, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Boston Celtics 126 | L | 25-11 | 19-19 | 44-30 | ||
| March 9, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Syracuse Nationals 137 | W | 26-11 | 19-19 | 45-30 | ||
| March 11, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 13, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 119 at Syracuse Nationals 125 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 14, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 132 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
