1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season

1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season
Eastern Division Champions
Head coach Al Cervi
Arena Onondaga War Memorial
Results
Record 42–30 (.583)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1953-54 NBA season was the Nationals' 5th season in the NBA.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks 44 28 .611 – 18–8 15–13 11–7 24–16
x-Boston Celtics 42 30 .583 2 17–6 10–19 15–5 25–15
x-Syracuse Nationals 42 30 .583 2 26–6 11–17 5–7 21–19
Philadelphia Warriors 29 43 .229 15 10–9 6–16 13–18 19–21
Baltimore Bullets 16 56 .222 28 12–18 0–22 4–16 11–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

Team W L
Syracuse Nationals 4 0
Boston Celtics 2 2
New York Knicks 0 4

East Division Finals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (2) Boston Celtics: Nationals win series 2-0

NBA Finals

(W1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) Syracuse Nationals: Lakers win series 4-3

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1953–54 Syracuse Nationals