1959–60 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1959–60 Syracuse Nationals season was the Nationals' 11th season in the NBA.1959–60 Syracuse Nationals

Roster

Regular season Season standings

x – clinched playoff spot

Game log 1959–60 Game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 24 Boston L 109–121 George Yardley (26) 0–1 2 October 28 @ Detroit L 102–117 Hal Greer (22) 0–2 3 October 30 @ Cincinnati W 136–127 Larry Costello (29) 1–2 4 October 31 Minneapolis W 117–108 George Yardley (31) 2–2 5 November 4 @ Philadelphia L 113–124 Johnny Kerr (20) 2–3 6 November 7 N Cincinnati 101–103 Dolph Schayes (25) 2–4 7 November 8 Detroit 107–118 Dolph Schayes (28) 3–4 8 November 12 @ New York 113–104 George Yardley (23) 4–4 9 November 14 New York 108–116 George Yardley (27) 5–4 10 November 17 N Cincinnati 121–116 Dolph Schayes (30) 6–4 11 November 18 Boston 103–138 Dolph Schayes (32) 7–4 12 November 20 @ Boston 101–114 George Yardley (24) 7–5 13 November 21 Philadelphia 107–116 Hal Greer (28) 8–5 14 November 22 N Philadelphia 103–114 Larry Costello (22) 8–6 15 November 24 @ New York 120–107 Johnny Kerr (22) 9–6 16 November 25 @ Minneapolis 100–93 Johnny Kerr (23) 10–6 17 November 26 @ St. Louis 95–112 George Yardley (19) 10–7 18 November 28 @ Cincinnati 111–105 Dolph Schayes (32) 11–7 19 December 1 N St. Louis 101–106 George Yardley (24) 11–8 20 December 2 St. Louis 121–130 Hal Greer (29) 12–8 21 December 5 Minneapolis 95–108 Schayes, Yardley (24) 13–8 22 December 8 N Minneapolis 93–89 George Yardley (20) 14–8 23 December 9 N Minneapolis 86–96 Johnny Kerr (15) 14–9 24 December 11 @ New York 121–152 Dick Barnett (19) 14–10 25 December 13 Philadelphia 121–150 Johnny Kerr (36) 15–10 26 December 16 New York 113–116 Johnny Kerr (26) 16–10 27 December 19 @ Detroit 112–120 Dolph Schayes (22) 16–11 28 December 20 Boston 132–127 Dolph Schayes (32) 16–12 29 December 25 N Philadelphia 121–129 Dick Barnett (27) 16–13 30 December 26 St. Louis 104–117 Dolph Schayes (31) 17–13 31 December 28 @ St. Louis 106–120 Dick Barnett (24) 17–14 32 December 30 @ Cincinnati 131–127 Dolph Schayes (36) 18–14 33 January 1 @ Minneapolis 109–98 George Yardley (29) 19–14 34 January 3 Boston 113–114 George Yardley (26) 20–14 35 January 4 @ Boston 120–127 Dolph Schayes (26) 20–15 36 January 5 N Boston 145–143 (OT) Hal Greer (24) 21–15 37 January 7 Cincinnati 114–132 George Yardley (24) 22–15 38 January 8 N Detroit 118–107 George Yardley (30) 23–15 39 January 9 @ Philadelphia 112–119 George Yardley (29) 23–16 40 January 10 Detroit 103–108 George Yardley (27) 24–16 41 January 12 N Boston 127–120 George Yardley (47) 25–16 42 January 13 N Philadelphia 131–132 (OT) Dolph Schayes (25) 25–17 43 January 14 St. Louis 112–119 Dolph Schayes (29) 26–17 44 January 15 @ St. Louis 140–141 (OT) Dolph Schayes (34) 26–18 45 January 17 New York 117–129 Larry Costello (31) 27–18 46 January 20 Philadelphia 129–123 Dolph Schayes (26) 27–19 47 January 23 @ Boston 121–130 Barnett, Yardley (20) 27–20 48 January 24 Boston 131–110 George Yardley (29) 27–21 49 January 26 N Detroit 114–121 George Yardley (30) 27–22 50 January 27 @ Detroit 144–108 Dolph Schayes (30) 28–22 51 January 29 @ Minneapolis 119–112 Johnny Kerr (26) 29–22 52 January 31 @ St. Louis 110–117 Johnny Kerr (38) 29–23 53 February 2 @ New York 119–102 Dolph Schayes (24) 30–23 54 February 4 Philadelphia 110–137 Dick Barnett (25) 31–23 55 February 5 @ Boston 100–124 Barnett, Yardley (19) 31–24 56 February 6 @ Philadelphia 126–129 Dolph Schayes (39) 31–25 57 February 7 Cincinnati 112–135 Dolph Schayes (21) 32–25 58 February 9 N Cincinnati 117–111 Dolph Schayes (29) 33–25 59 February 10 N Minneapolis 110–109 George Yardley (30) 34–25 60 February 11 New York 109–116 Dolph Schayes (33) 35–25 61 February 14 Minneapolis 119–121 George Yardley (31) 36–25 62 February 16 @ New York 116–125 Dolph Schayes (26) 36–26 63 February 17 @ Philadelphia 116–123 Dick Barnett (22) 36–27 64 February 18 Philadelphia 122–136 Dolph Schayes (31) 37–27 65 February 20 N New York 126–121 Barnett, Schayes (23) 38–27 66 February 21 Detroit 120–122 George Yardley (26) 39–27 67 February 23 @ Cincinnati 133–135 Dolph Schayes (33) 39–28 68 February 24 @ Detroit 110–128 Bob Hopkins (18) 39–29 69 February 25 St. Louis 105–110 Dolph Schayes (27) 40–29 70 February 27 New York 111–114 Hal Greer (25) 41–29 71 March 1 @ New York 124–121 Dolph Schayes (27) 42–29 72 March 3 Boston 108–149 Dolph Schayes (29) 43–29 73 March 5 New York 115–132 Dick Barnett (22) 44–29 74 March 6 @ Boston 117–126 Dolph Schayes (34) 44–30 75 March 9 Philadelphia 126–137 Larry Costello (24) 45–30

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 11 | @ Philadelphia | L 92–115 | Dick Barnett (19) | Barney Cable (13) | Larry Costello (4) | Philadelphia Civic Center | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 13 | Philadelphia | W 125–119 | Dolph Schayes (40) | Dolph Schayes (22) | Larry Costello (9) | Onondaga War Memorial | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | March 14 | @ Philadelphia | L 112–132 | Dolph Schayes (31) | Dolph Schayes (14) | Larry Costello (7) | Philadelphia Civic Center | 1–2

Awards and records Dolph Schayes, All-NBA Second Team

References