1962–63 Syracuse Nationals season
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1962–63 Syracuse Nationals season | |
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Head coach | Alex Hannum |
Arena | Onondaga War Memorial |
Results | |
Record | 48–32 (.600) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division Semifinals (eliminated 2–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1962–63 NBA season was the Nationals' 14th season in the NBA.[1]
In their final season in Syracuse, the Nationals finished with a record of 48–32, good enough for 2nd place in the NBA Eastern Division. They qualified for the playoffs but lost to the Cincinnati Royals, 3 games to 2 in the East semifinals.
Relocation
[edit]Following this season, the Nationals relocated to Philadelphia and became the 76ers, filling the void left by the Warriors, who moved to the Bay Area the prior year.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Boston Celtics | 58 | 22 | .725 | – | 25–5 | 21–16 | 12–1 | 25–11 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 48 | 32 | .600 | 10 | 23–5 | 13–19 | 12–8 | 21–15 |
x-Cincinnati Royals | 42 | 38 | .525 | 16 | 23–10 | 15–19 | 4–9 | 20–16 |
New York Knicks | 21 | 59 | .263 | 37 | 12–22 | 5–28 | 4–9 | 6–30 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | SFW | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 8–2 | 9–3 | 8–0 | 4–5 | 10–2 | 8–1 | 5–3 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 2–8 | — | 4–6 | 3–7 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 2–8 |
Cincinnati | 3–9 | 6–4 | — | 4–4 | 3–6 | 10–2 | 6–3 | 3–5 | 7–5 |
Detroit | 0–8 | 7–3 | 4–4 | — | 1–11 | 8–1 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 3–6 |
Los Angeles | 5–4 | 7–3 | 6–3 | 11–1 | — | 5–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 4–4 |
New York | 2–10 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 1–8 | 3–5 | — | 2–6 | 3–6 | 2–10 |
San Francisco | 1–8 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–2 | — | 3–9 | 3–5 |
St. Louis | 3–5 | 7–3 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 9–3 | — | 5–4 |
Syracuse | 6–6 | 8–2 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 10–2 | 5–3 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 20 | Los Angeles | 102–108 | Lee Shaffer (22) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 23 | @ New York | 123–119 | Johnny Kerr (31) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | October 26 | Chicago | 112–130 | Greer, Kerr (18) | 3–0 | |||||
4 | October 27 | @ Boston | 98–118 | Lee Shaffer (21) | 3–1 | |||||
5 | October 31 | N St. Louis | 126–108 | Johnny Kerr (24) | 4–1 | |||||
6 | November 3 | Cincinnati | 111–130 | Larry Costello (22) | 5–1 | |||||
7 | November 9 | St. Louis | 93–101 | Hal Greer (22) | 6–1 | |||||
8 | November 14 | @ Cincinnati | 120–125 | Hal Greer (24) | 6–2 | |||||
9 | November 15 | N Los Angeles | 120–98 | Johnny Kerr (28) | 7–2 | |||||
10 | November 16 | Boston | 105–113 | Hal Greer (25) | 8–2 | |||||
11 | November 17 | @ St. Louis | 107–113 | Hal Greer (32) | 8–3 | |||||
12 | November 18 | N Chicago | 110–107 | Johnny Kerr (22) | 9–3 | |||||
13 | November 21 | @ Detroit | 122–120 | Larry Costello (30) | 10–3 | |||||
14 | November 22 | N Boston | 130–120 | Lee Shaffer (32) | 11–3 | |||||
15 | November 23 | @ New York | 110–116 | Gambee, Kerr (17) | 11–4 | |||||
16 | November 24 | New York | 126–137 | Lee Shaffer (25) | 12–4 | |||||
17 | November 27 | @ St. Louis | 105–120 | Hal Greer (25) | 12–5 | |||||
18 | November 29 | @ Chicago | 112–85 | Lee Shaffer (23) | 13–5 | |||||
19 | November 30 | @ Cincinnati | 117–130 | Johnny Kerr (17) | 13–6 | |||||
20 | December 1 | @ Boston | 110–129 | Larry Costello (22) | 13–7 | |||||
21 | December 4 | N Detroit | 129–130 | Hal Greer (27) | 13–8 | |||||
22 | December 7 | N Chicago | 149–129 | Hal Greer (24) | 14–8 | |||||
23 | December 8 | Boston | 97–102 | Lee Shaffer (28) | 15–8 | |||||
24 | December 9 | N Los Angeles | 117–114 | Lee Shaffer (30) | 16–8 | |||||
25 | December 11 | @ San Francisco | 124–136 | Lee Shaffer (28) | 16–9 | |||||
26 | December 12 | @ Los Angeles | 120–126 | Lee Shaffer (33) | 16–10 | |||||
27 | December 16 | @ San Francisco | 144–137 | Greer, Shaffer (32) | 17–10 | |||||
28 | December 17 | @ Los Angeles | 114–121 | Lee Shaffer (26) | 17–11 | |||||
29 | December 19 | @ Cincinnati | 120–129 | Lee Shaffer (32) | 17–12 | |||||
30 | December 22 | San Francisco | 123–118 | Lee Shaffer (26) | 17–13 | |||||
31 | December 25 | @ New York | 123–111 | Lee Shaffer (31) | 18–13 | |||||
32 | December 27 | New York | 92–128 | Kerr, Shaffer (24) | 19–13 | |||||
33 | December 28 | N San Francisco | 117–124 | Lee Shaffer (30) | 19–14 | |||||
34 | December 29 | Los Angeles | 132–123 | Lee Shaffer (26) | 19–15 | |||||
35 | January 2 | St. Louis | 95–120 | Hal Greer (23) | 20–15 | |||||
36 | January 3 | N New York | 115–123 | Hal Greer (30) | 20–16 | |||||
37 | January 5 | N Cincinnati | 136–117 | Lee Shaffer (33) | 21–16 | |||||
38 | January 6 | Chicago | 102–114 | Hal Greer (21) | 22–16 | |||||
39 | January 8 | N Cincinnati | 119–116 | Hal Greer (31) | 23–16 | |||||
40 | January 9 | Cincinnati | 116–112 | Hal Greer (25) | 23–17 | |||||
41 | January 11 | @ Boston | 117–134 | Johnny Kerr (20) | 23–18 | |||||
42 | January 12 | N Detroit | 115–146 | Chet Walker (30) | 23–19 | |||||
43 | January 13 | Detroit | 114–148 | Lee Shaffer (32) | 24–19 | |||||
44 | January 19 | Boston | 148–149 (OT) | Chet Walker (35) | 25–19 | |||||
45 | January 22 | N St. Louis | 93–113 | Lee Shaffer (20) | 25–20 | |||||
46 | January 23 | @ Chicago | 94–104 | Kerr, Shaffer (21) | 25–21 | |||||
47 | January 25 | N Los Angeles | 114–122 | Hal Greer (24) | 25–22 | |||||
48 | January 26 | @ San Francisco | 116–110 | Hal Greer (23) | 26–22 | |||||
49 | January 27 | @ San Francisco | 119–110 | Greer, Shaffer (26) | 27–22 | |||||
50 | January 29 | @ St. Louis | 105–123 | Al Bianchi (22) | 27–23 | |||||
51 | January 31 | St. Louis | 100–112 | Johnny Kerr (30) | 28–23 | |||||
52 | February 1 | @ Boston | 125–111 | Chet Walker (21) | 29–23 | |||||
53 | February 2 | N Cincinnati | 117–113 | Al Bianchi (20) | 30–23 | |||||
54 | February 3 | Cincinnati | 125–115 | Chet Walker (21) | 30–24 | |||||
55 | February 5 | @ New York | 120–100 | Chet Walker (22) | 31–24 | |||||
56 | February 6 | Boston | 109–126 | Kerr, Schayes (17) | 32–24 | |||||
57 | February 8 | @ Detroit | 162–135 | Lee Shaffer (30) | 33–24 | |||||
58 | February 9 | N New York | 122–116 | Lee Shaffer (29) | 34–24 | |||||
59 | February 10 | San Francisco | 115–139 | Greer, Kerr (26) | 35–24 | |||||
60 | February 12 | @ St. Louis | 100–128 | Bianchi, Kerr, Neumann (13) | 35–25 | |||||
61 | February 13 | N Cincinnati | 122–124 | Lee Shaffer (31) | 35–26 | |||||
62 | February 14 | Chicago | 117–136 | Larry Costello (23) | 36–26 | |||||
63 | February 15 | N Boston | 114–123 | Hal Greer (24) | 36–27 | |||||
64 | February 17 | Detroit | 124–143 | Bianchi, Neumann (19) | 37–27 | |||||
65 | February 19 | N Chicago | 118–110 | Lee Shaffer (41) | 38–27 | |||||
66 | February 20 | Cincinnati | 109–128 | Hal Greer (24) | 39–27 | |||||
67 | February 21 | @ Chicago | 91–108 | Hal Greer (19) | 39–28 | |||||
68 | February 22 | @ Detroit | 117–126 | Lee Shaffer (29) | 39–29 | |||||
69 | February 24 | New York | 126–143 | Greer, Kerr (20) | 40–29 | |||||
70 | February 27 | Los Angeles | 111–122 | Lee Shaffer (27) | 41–29 | |||||
71 | February 28 | N New York | 132–124 | Len Chappell (31) | 42–29 | |||||
72 | March 2 | Detroit | 128–152 | Lee Shaffer (32) | 43–29 | |||||
73 | March 3 | @ Detroit | 127–123 | Lee Shaffer (32) | 44–29 | |||||
74 | March 5 | @ New York | 131–121 | Hal Greer (31) | 45–29 | |||||
75 | March 7 | New York | 118–129 | Hal Greer (28) | 46–29 | |||||
76 | March 10 | San Francisco | 148–163 | Lee Shaffer (31) | 47–29 | |||||
77 | March 12 | @ Chicago | 130–106 | Johnny Kerr (24) | 48–29 | |||||
78 | March 13 | @ Cincinnati | 114–128 | Dave Gambee (15) | 48–30 | |||||
79 | March 16 | Boston | 125–121 | Lee Shaffer (28) | 48–31 | |||||
80 | March 17 | @ Boston | 116–125 | Hal Greer (25) | 48–32 |
Playoffs
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Division Semifinals: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
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