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1955 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals
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Pos ##Player
G 3 George King
F 4 Dolph Schayes
G 5 Paul Seymour
C 6 Connie Simmons
G 7 Billy Gabor
F 8 Wally Osterkorn
C 10 John Kerr
F 11 Earl Lloyd
G 12 Dick Farley
F 14 Jim Tucker
G 15 Billy Kenville
C 16 Red Rocha
Head coach:Al Cervi

Syracuse Nationals 1954-1955 Game Schedule and Results

NBA Regular Season
Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Streak Record
1 Oct 31, 1954 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 94 - 97 lost 1 0 - 1
2 Nov 6, 1954 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 84 - 107 lost 2 0 - 2
3 Nov 7, 1954 Nationals vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 97 - 80 won 1 1 - 2
4 Nov 11, 1954 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons W 88 - 86 won 2 2 - 2
5 Nov 13, 1954 Nationals @ Milwaukee Hawks L 72 - 85 lost 1 2 - 3
6 Nov 14, 1954 Nationals @ Minneapolis Lakers L 92 - 99 lost 2 2 - 4
7 Nov 16, 1954 Nationals Philadelphia Warriors W 86 - 85 won 1 3 - 4
8 Nov 18, 1954 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 91 - 82 won 2 4 - 4
9 Nov 20, 1954 Nationals @ Rochester Royals W 80 - 79 won 3 5 - 4
10 Nov 21, 1954 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 110 - 104 won 4 6 - 4
11 Nov 25, 1954 Nationals vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 91 - 85 won 5 7 - 4
12 Nov 27, 1954 Nationals @ New York Knicks W 80 - 74 won 6 8 - 4
13 Nov 28, 1954 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 79 - 77 won 7 9 - 4
14 Dec 1, 1954 Nationals New York Knicks L 86 - 88 lost 1 9 - 5
15 Dec 2, 1954 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 82 - 78 won 1 10 - 5
16 Dec 4, 1954 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 73 - 79 lost 1 10 - 6
17 Dec 5, 1954 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 89 - 72 won 1 11 - 6
18 Dec 7, 1954 Nationals Philadelphia Warriors W 88 - 81 won 2 12 - 6
19 Dec 8, 1954 Nationals @ Rochester Royals L 78 - 105 lost 1 12 - 7
20 Dec 9, 1954 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 120 - 107 won 1 13 - 7
21 Dec 11, 1954 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 90 - 94 lost 1 13 - 8
22 Dec 12, 1954 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 87 - 96 lost 2 13 - 9
23 Dec 14, 1954 Nationals @ New York Knicks W 91 - 82 won 1 14 - 9
24 Dec 15, 1954 Nationals New York Knicks L 81 - 88 lost 1 14 - 10
25 Dec 18, 1954 Nationals @ Minneapolis Lakers L 83 - 86 lost 2 14 - 11
26 Dec 19, 1954 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 108 - 93 won 1 15 - 11
27 Dec 25, 1954 Nationals @ New York Knicks L 101 - 109 lost 1 15 - 12
28 Dec 26, 1954 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 97 - 92 OT won 1 16 - 12
29 Dec 28, 1954 Nationals Rochester Royals W 84 - 82 won 2 17 - 12
30 Dec 29, 1954 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 70 - 72 lost 1 17 - 13
Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Streak Record
31 Jan 1, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 108 - 102 won 1 18 - 13
32 Jan 2, 1955 Nationals vs. Milwaukee Hawks L 79 - 91 lost 1 18 - 14
33 Jan 6, 1955 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 106 - 117 lost 2 18 - 15
34 Jan 8, 1955 Nationals @ Minneapolis Lakers W 100 - 97 won 1 19 - 15
35 Jan 9, 1955 Nationals @ Milwaukee Hawks L 72 - 77 lost 1 19 - 16
36 Jan 11, 1955 Nationals @ Minneapolis Lakers L 82 - 93 lost 2 19 - 17
37 Jan 13, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 100 - 83 won 1 20 - 17
38 Jan 16, 1955 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 90 - 85 won 2 21 - 17
39 Jan 19, 1955 Nationals Philadelphia Warriors W 98 - 97 OT won 3 22 - 17
40 Jan 20, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 92 - 87 won 4 23 - 17
41 Jan 23, 1955 Nationals vs. New York Knicks L 89 - 98 lost 1 23 - 18
42 Jan 25, 1955 Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons L 66 - 69 lost 2 23 - 19
43 Jan 26, 1955 Nationals Philadelphia Warriors W 107 - 99 won 1 24 - 19
44 Jan 27, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 94 - 79 won 2 25 - 19
45 Jan 28, 1955 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 90 - 101 lost 1 25 - 20
46 Jan 30, 1955 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 83 - 93 lost 2 25 - 21
47 Feb 3, 1955 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 85 - 104 lost 3 25 - 22
48 Feb 4, 1955 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 88 - 114 lost 4 25 - 23
49 Feb 5, 1955 Nationals @ Rochester Royals W 94 - 88 won 1 26 - 23
50 Feb 6, 1955 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 77 - 75 won 2 27 - 23
51 Feb 8, 1955 Nationals Boston Celtics W 115 - 88 won 3 28 - 23
52 Feb 9, 1955 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 94 - 104 lost 1 28 - 24
53 Feb 10, 1955 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 85 - 81 won 1 29 - 24
54 Feb 12, 1955 Nationals vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 92 - 66 won 2 30 - 24
55 Feb 13, 1955 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 88 - 87 won 3 31 - 24
56 Feb 14, 1955 Nationals Milwaukee Hawks W 82 - 81 won 4 32 - 24
57 Feb 17, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 107 - 93 won 5 33 - 24
58 Feb 18, 1955 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 86 - 110 lost 1 33 - 25
59 Feb 19, 1955 Nationals @ New York Knicks W 80 - 78 won 1 34 - 25
60 Feb 20, 1955 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 104 - 84 won 2 35 - 25
Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Streak Record
61 Feb 22, 1955 Nationals Boston Celtics L 95 - 97 lost 1 35 - 26
62 Feb 24, 1955 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 97 - 83 won 1 36 - 26
63 Feb 27, 1955 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 105 - 77 won 2 37 - 26
64 Mar 1, 1955 Nationals @ New York Knicks W 105 - 102 won 3 38 - 26
65 Mar 2, 1955 Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons W 103 - 90 won 4 39 - 26
66 Mar 3, 1955 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons W 83 - 81 won 5 40 - 26
67 Mar 4, 1955 Nationals @ Milwaukee Hawks W 99 - 96 won 6 41 - 26
68 Mar 6, 1955 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 107 - 101 won 7 42 - 26
69 Mar 9, 1955 Nationals @ Rochester Royals L 97 - 100 lost 1 42 - 27
70 Mar 10, 1955 Nationals Minneapolis Lakers L 93 - 96 lost 2 42 - 28
71 Mar 12, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 112 - 92 won 1 43 - 28
72 Mar 13, 1955 Nationals vs. Milwaukee Hawks L 76 - 77 lost 1 43 - 29

NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals

Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Series Status Streak
1 Mar 22, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 110 - 100 Nationals lead
1-0
 won 1
2 Mar 24, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 116 - 110 Nationals lead
2-0
 won 2
3 Mar 26, 1955 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 97 - 100 OT Nationals lead
2-1
 lost 1
4 Mar 27, 1955 Nationals @ Boston Celtics W 110 - 94 Nationals win
3-1
 won 1

NBA Playoffs - Finals

Gm.
Date
 Opponent Score Series Status Streak
1 Mar 31, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 86 - 82 Nationals lead
1-0
 won 2
2 Apr 2, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 87 - 84 Nationals lead
2-0
 won 3
3 Apr 3, 1955 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 89 - 96 Nationals lead
2-1
 lost 1
4 Apr 5, 1955 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 102 - 109 series tied
2-2
 lost 2
5 Apr 7, 1955 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 71 - 74 Pistons lead
2-3
 lost 3
6 Apr 9, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 109 - 104 series tied
3-3
 won 1
7 Apr 10, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 92 - 91 Nationals win
4-3
 won 2

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