1953-54 Syracuse Nationals
* this franchise is now called Philadelphia 76ers
Syracuse Nationals 1953-1954 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Nationals in the NBA 1953-54 Regular Season and the 1954 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
42-30 (.583), 2nd in Eastern Division
42-30 (.583), 2nd in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
9-4 (.692), Lost NBA Finals
9-4 (.692), Lost NBA Finals
Syracuse Nationals 1953-1954 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
1 | Oct. 31, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 73 - 79 | lost 1 | 0 | - | 1 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
2 | Nov. 1, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 85 - 61 | won 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
3 | Nov. 5, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 65 - 77 | lost 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||||
4 | Nov. 7, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | W | 88 - 77 | won 1 | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
5 | Nov. 8, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 85 - 66 | won 2 | 3 | - | 2 | ||||
6 | Nov. 10, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 74 - 59 | won 3 | 4 | - | 2 | ||||
7 | Nov. 12, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 74 - 78 | lost 1 | 4 | - | 3 | ||||
8 | Nov. 14, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 66 - 77 | lost 2 | 4 | - | 4 | ||||
9 | Nov. 15, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 69 - 61 | won 1 | 5 | - | 4 | ||||
10 | Nov. 19, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 79 - 76 | won 2 | 6 | - | 4 | ||||
11 | Nov. 21, 1953 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | L | 67 - 68 | lost 1 | 6 | - | 5 | ||||
12 | Nov. 22, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 80 - 84 | OT | lost 2 | 6 | - | 6 | |||
13 | Nov. 24, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | W | 89 - 80 | won 1 | 7 | - | 6 | ||||
14 | Nov. 25, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | L | 58 - 66 | lost 1 | 7 | - | 7 | ||||
15 | Nov. 26, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 93 - 86 | won 1 | 8 | - | 7 | ||||
16 | Nov. 28, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 80 - 91 | lost 1 | 8 | - | 8 | ||||
17 | Nov. 29, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | W | 101 - 82 | won 1 | 9 | - | 8 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
18 | Dec. 1, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 76 - 69 | OT | won 2 | 10 | - | 8 | |||
19 | Dec. 3, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 74 - 87 | lost 1 | 10 | - | 9 | ||||
20 | Dec. 5, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 80 - 90 | lost 2 | 10 | - | 10 | ||||
21 | Dec. 6, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 77 - 78 | lost 3 | 10 | - | 11 | ||||
22 | Dec. 9, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | L | 77 - 92 | lost 4 | 10 | - | 12 | ||||
23 | Dec. 10, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 96 - 76 | won 1 | 11 | - | 12 | ||||
24 | Dec. 12, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 85 - 90 | lost 1 | 11 | - | 13 | ||||
25 | Dec. 13, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 108 - 74 | won 1 | 12 | - | 13 | ||||
26 | Dec. 19, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 90 - 83 | won 2 | 13 | - | 13 | ||||
27 | Dec. 20, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 81 - 76 | won 3 | 14 | - | 13 | ||||
28 | Dec. 23, 1953 | Nationals | @ | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | W | 76 - 72 | won 4 | 15 | - | 13 | ||||
29 | Dec. 25, 1953 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | L | 80 - 89 | lost 1 | 15 | - | 14 | ||||
30 | Dec. 27, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 96 - 75 | won 1 | 16 | - | 14 | ||||
31 | Dec. 30, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 96 - 89 | won 2 | 17 | - | 14 | ||||
32 | Dec. 31, 1953 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 86 - 81 | won 3 | 18 | - | 14 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
33 | Jan. 1, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 92 - 95 | lost 1 | 18 | - | 15 | ||||
34 | Jan. 2, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 74 - 66 | won 1 | 19 | - | 15 | ||||
35 | Jan. 3, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 77 - 90 | lost 1 | 19 | - | 16 | ||||
36 | Jan. 5, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 72 - 60 | won 1 | 20 | - | 16 | ||||
37 | Jan. 7, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 79 - 67 | won 2 | 21 | - | 16 | ||||
38 | Jan. 10, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | W | 77 - 73 | won 3 | 22 | - | 16 | ||||
39 | Jan. 13, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 93 - 72 | won 4 | 23 | - | 16 | ||||
40 | Jan. 14, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 96 - 71 | won 5 | 24 | - | 16 | ||||
41 | Jan. 16, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | W | 95 - 93 | 3OT | won 6 | 25 | - | 16 | |||
42 | Jan. 17, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 84 - 81 | won 7 | 26 | - | 16 | ||||
43 | Jan. 23, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | L | 91 - 98 | lost 1 | 26 | - | 17 | ||||
44 | Jan. 24, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 78 - 80 | lost 2 | 26 | - | 18 | ||||
45 | Jan. 26, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 79 - 75 | won 1 | 27 | - | 18 | ||||
46 | Jan. 28, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 79 - 66 | won 2 | 28 | - | 18 | ||||
47 | Jan. 30, 1954 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | L | 65 - 66 | lost 1 | 28 | - | 19 | ||||
48 | Jan. 31, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 114 - 70 | won 1 | 29 | - | 19 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
49 | Feb. 3, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 79 - 82 | lost 1 | 29 | - | 20 | ||||
50 | Feb. 4, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 90 - 82 | won 1 | 30 | - | 20 | ||||
51 | Feb. 6, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 93 - 87 | OT | won 2 | 31 | - | 20 | |||
52 | Feb. 7, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 88 - 73 | won 3 | 32 | - | 20 | ||||
53 | Feb. 10, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 79 - 94 | lost 1 | 32 | - | 21 | ||||
54 | Feb. 11, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 74 - 76 | 2OT | lost 2 | 32 | - | 22 | |||
55 | Feb. 13, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 78 - 81 | lost 3 | 32 | - | 23 | ||||
56 | Feb. 14, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | W | 111 - 91 | won 1 | 33 | - | 23 | ||||
57 | Feb. 16, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 77 - 95 | lost 1 | 33 | - | 24 | ||||
58 | Feb. 18, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 91 - 77 | won 1 | 34 | - | 24 | ||||
59 | Feb. 20, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 68 - 83 | lost 1 | 34 | - | 25 | ||||
60 | Feb. 21, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 100 - 73 | won 1 | 35 | - | 25 | ||||
61 | Feb. 23, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Milwaukee Hawks | L | 68 - 70 | lost 1 | 35 | - | 26 | ||||
62 | Feb. 25, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 96 - 101 | lost 2 | 35 | - | 27 | ||||
63 | Feb. 26, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 68 - 62 | won 1 | 36 | - | 27 | ||||
64 | Feb. 28, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | L | 85 - 91 | lost 1 | 36 | - | 28 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
65 | Mar. 2, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 87 - 91 | lost 2 | 36 | - | 29 | ||||
66 | Mar. 4, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 86 - 63 | won 1 | 37 | - | 29 | ||||
67 | Mar. 6, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 88 - 77 | won 2 | 38 | - | 29 | ||||
68 | Mar. 7, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | W | 103 - 77 | won 3 | 39 | - | 29 | ||||
69 | Mar. 10, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | W | 85 - 77 | won 4 | 40 | - | 29 | ||||
70 | Mar. 11, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 97 - 95 | OT | won 5 | 41 | - | 29 | |||
71 | Mar. 13, 1954 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | L | 60 - 67 | lost 1 | 41 | - | 30 | ||||
72 | Mar. 14, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 113 - 83 | won 1 | 42 | - | 30 |
NBA Playoffs
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NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Round Robin | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar. 17, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 96 - 95 | OT | Nationals lead 1-0 |
won 1 |
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Round Robin | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar. 18, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 75 - 68 | Nationals lead 1-0 |
won 2 | |||||
2 | Mar. 21, 1954 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | W | 103 - 99 | Nationals win 2-0 |
won 3 |
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Round Robin | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar. 22, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 98 - 85 | Nationals lead 1-0 |
won 4 |
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar. 25, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 109 - 94 | Nationals lead 1-0 |
won 5 | |||||
2 | Mar. 27, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 83 - 76 | Nationals win 2-0 |
won 6 |
NBA Playoffs - Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar. 31, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 68 - 79 | Lakers lead 0-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
2 | Apr. 3, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 62 - 60 | series tied 1-1 |
won 1 | |||||
3 | Apr. 4, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 67 - 81 | Lakers lead 1-2 |
lost 1 | |||||
4 | Apr. 8, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 80 - 69 | series tied 2-2 |
won 1 | |||||
5 | Apr. 10, 1954 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 73 - 84 | Lakers lead 2-3 |
lost 1 | |||||
6 | Apr. 11, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 65 - 63 | series tied 3-3 |
won 1 | |||||
7 | Apr. 12, 1954 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 80 - 87 | Lakers win 3-4 |
lost 1 |