1955-56 Syracuse Nationals
* this franchise is now called Philadelphia 76ers
Syracuse Nationals 1955-1956 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Nationals in the NBA 1955-56 Regular Season and the 1956 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
35-37 (.486), 3rd in Eastern Division
35-37 (.486), 3rd in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
4-4 (.500), Lost East Div Finals
4-4 (.500), Lost East Div Finals
Syracuse Nationals 1955-1956 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | Nov. 5, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 114 - 113 | OT | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 | |||
| 2 | Nov. 6, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 80 - 83 | lost 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Nov. 12, 1955 | Nationals | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 91 - 81 | won 1 | 2 | - | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Nov. 13, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 79 - 93 | lost 1 | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
| 5 | Nov. 17, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 105 - 91 | won 1 | 3 | - | 2 | ||||
| 6 | Nov. 19, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 94 - 102 | lost 1 | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Nov. 20, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 84 - 80 | won 1 | 4 | - | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Nov. 23, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 101 - 104 | lost 1 | 4 | - | 4 | ||||
| 9 | Nov. 24, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 111 - 103 | won 1 | 5 | - | 4 | ||||
| 10 | Nov. 26, 1955 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | L | 99 - 100 | lost 1 | 5 | - | 5 | ||||
| 11 | Nov. 27, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 85 - 74 | won 1 | 6 | - | 5 | ||||
| 12 | Nov. 29, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 97 - 105 | lost 1 | 6 | - | 6 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 13 | Dec. 3, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 114 - 103 | won 1 | 7 | - | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Dec. 4, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 102 - 96 | won 2 | 8 | - | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Dec. 6, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 88 - 90 | lost 1 | 8 | - | 7 | ||||
| 16 | Dec. 8, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 94 - 105 | lost 2 | 8 | - | 8 | ||||
| 17 | Dec. 9, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 92 - 101 | lost 3 | 8 | - | 9 | ||||
| 18 | Dec. 11, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 101 - 89 | won 1 | 9 | - | 9 | ||||
| 19 | Dec. 15, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 133 - 135 | 3OT | lost 1 | 9 | - | 10 | |||
| 20 | Dec. 17, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 110 - 104 | won 1 | 10 | - | 10 | ||||
| 21 | Dec. 18, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 99 - 79 | won 2 | 11 | - | 10 | ||||
| 22 | Dec. 20, 1955 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | W | 98 - 91 | won 3 | 12 | - | 10 | ||||
| 23 | Dec. 25, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 111 - 96 | won 4 | 13 | - | 10 | ||||
| 24 | Dec. 26, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 91 - 93 | lost 1 | 13 | - | 11 | ||||
| 25 | Dec. 27, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | L | 80 - 91 | lost 2 | 13 | - | 12 | ||||
| 26 | Dec. 29, 1955 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 83 - 112 | lost 3 | 13 | - | 13 | ||||
| 27 | Dec. 30, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 103 - 110 | lost 4 | 13 | - | 14 | ||||
| 28 | Dec. 31, 1955 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 101 - 92 | won 1 | 14 | - | 14 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 29 | Jan. 1, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 85 - 80 | won 2 | 15 | - | 14 | ||||
| 30 | Jan. 2, 1956 | Nationals | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 84 - 82 | won 3 | 16 | - | 14 | ||||
| 31 | Jan. 4, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 87 - 88 | lost 1 | 16 | - | 15 | ||||
| 32 | Jan. 7, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 99 - 105 | OT | lost 2 | 16 | - | 16 | |||
| 33 | Jan. 8, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 91 - 99 | lost 3 | 16 | - | 17 | ||||
| 34 | Jan. 10, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 79 - 90 | lost 4 | 16 | - | 18 | ||||
| 35 | Jan. 12, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 93 - 78 | won 1 | 17 | - | 18 | ||||
| 36 | Jan. 13, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 104 - 119 | lost 1 | 17 | - | 19 | ||||
| 37 | Jan. 14, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 93 - 102 | lost 2 | 17 | - | 20 | ||||
| 38 | Jan. 15, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 99 - 88 | won 1 | 18 | - | 20 | ||||
| 39 | Jan. 19, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 122 - 100 | won 2 | 19 | - | 20 | ||||
| 40 | Jan. 21, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 96 - 100 | lost 1 | 19 | - | 21 | ||||
| 41 | Jan. 22, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 105 - 109 | lost 2 | 19 | - | 22 | ||||
| 42 | Jan. 25, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 100 - 112 | lost 3 | 19 | - | 23 | ||||
| 43 | Jan. 26, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 100 - 89 | won 1 | 20 | - | 23 | ||||
| 44 | Jan. 28, 1956 | Nationals | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 85 - 93 | lost 1 | 20 | - | 24 | ||||
| 45 | Jan. 29, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 95 - 99 | OT | lost 2 | 20 | - | 25 | |||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 46 | Feb. 1, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 77 - 83 | lost 3 | 20 | - | 26 | ||||
| 47 | Feb. 2, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 97 - 89 | won 1 | 21 | - | 26 | ||||
| 48 | Feb. 4, 1956 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | W | 103 - 94 | won 2 | 22 | - | 26 | ||||
| 49 | Feb. 5, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 90 - 85 | won 3 | 23 | - | 26 | ||||
| 50 | Feb. 6, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 98 - 99 | lost 1 | 23 | - | 27 | ||||
| 51 | Feb. 7, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 95 - 128 | lost 2 | 23 | - | 28 | ||||
| 52 | Feb. 9, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 97 - 98 | lost 3 | 23 | - | 29 | ||||
| 53 | Feb. 10, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 94 - 88 | won 1 | 24 | - | 29 | ||||
| 54 | Feb. 12, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 101 - 74 | won 2 | 25 | - | 29 | ||||
| 55 | Feb. 17, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 91 - 86 | won 3 | 26 | - | 29 | ||||
| 56 | Feb. 18, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 85 - 84 | won 4 | 27 | - | 29 | ||||
| 57 | Feb. 19, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 118 - 98 | won 5 | 28 | - | 29 | ||||
| 58 | Feb. 21, 1956 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | W | 108 - 107 | 2OT | won 6 | 29 | - | 29 | |||
| 59 | Feb. 23, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 94 - 92 | won 7 | 30 | - | 29 | ||||
| 60 | Feb. 24, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 103 - 116 | lost 1 | 30 | - | 30 | ||||
| 61 | Feb. 26, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 85 - 87 | lost 2 | 30 | - | 31 | ||||
| 62 | Feb. 27, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 98 - 95 | OT | won 1 | 31 | - | 31 | |||
| 63 | Feb. 29, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 94 - 98 | lost 1 | 31 | - | 32 | ||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
| 64 | Mar. 1, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 111 - 100 | won 1 | 32 | - | 32 | ||||
| 65 | Mar. 3, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 96 - 102 | lost 1 | 32 | - | 33 | ||||
| 66 | Mar. 4, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 111 - 118 | 2OT | lost 2 | 32 | - | 34 | |||
| 67 | Mar. 7, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 98 - 111 | lost 3 | 32 | - | 35 | ||||
| 68 | Mar. 8, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 92 - 88 | won 1 | 33 | - | 35 | ||||
| 69 | Mar. 10, 1956 | Nationals | @ | New York Knicks | L | 84 - 104 | lost 1 | 33 | - | 36 | ||||
| 70 | Mar. 11, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 99 - 88 | won 1 | 34 | - | 36 | ||||
| 71 | Mar. 12, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 97 - 92 | won 2 | 35 | - | 36 | ||||
| 72 | Mar. 14, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 103 - 122 | lost 1 | 35 | - | 37 | ||||
NBA Playoffs
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NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Third Place Tiebraker | |||||||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
| 1 | Mar. 15, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 82 - 77 | Nationals win 1-0 |
won 1 | |||||
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Semifinals | |||||||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
| 1 | Mar. 17, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 93 - 110 | Celtics lead 0-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 2 | Mar. 19, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 101 - 98 | series tied 1-1 |
won 1 | |||||
| 3 | Mar. 21, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 102 - 97 | Nationals win 2-1 |
won 2 | |||||
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals | |||||||||||||
| Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
| 1 | Mar. 23, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 87 - 109 | Warriors lead 0-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 2 | Mar. 25, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 122 - 118 | series tied 1-1 |
won 1 | |||||
| 3 | Mar. 27, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 96 - 119 | Warriors lead 1-2 |
lost 1 | |||||
| 4 | Mar. 28, 1956 | Nationals | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 108 - 104 | series tied 2-2 |
won 1 | |||||
| 5 | Mar. 29, 1956 | Nationals | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 104 - 109 | Warriors win 2-3 |
lost 1 | |||||