1961–62 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1961–62 NBA season was the Nationals' 13th season in the history NBA.[1]

1961–62 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record41–39 (.513)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSYR-TV
RadioWSYR

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics6020.750–23–526–1211–326–10
x-Philadelphia Warriors4931.6131118–1119–1912–118–18
x-Syracuse Nationals4139.5131918–1011–1912–1017–19
New York Knicks2951.3633119–152–238–1311–25
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1961-62 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —9–17–15–36–38–48–47–210–2
Chicago 1–9—1–93–72–86–40–104–61–9
Cincinnati 1–79–1—6–65–75–43–59–35–4
Detroit 3–57–36–6—4–85–41–77–54–5
Los Angeles 3–68–27–58–4—6–26–310–26–2
New York 4–84–64–54–52–6—4–84–43–9
Philadelphia 4–810–05–37–13–68–4—6–36–6
St. Louis 2–76–43–95–72–104–43–6—4–4
Syracuse 2–109–14–55–42–69–36–64–4—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: Warriors win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Syracuse 103
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Philadelphia 97, Syracuse 82
  • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Syracuse 101, Philadelphia 100
  • Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 106, Philadelphia 99
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 121, Syracuse 104

Last Playoffs meeting: 1961 Eastern Division Semifinals (Syracuse won 3–0).

References
  1. 1961–62 Syracuse Nationals
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