1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season

The 1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season was the 5th season of the franchise and the second in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Nationals finished in fourth place in the Eastern Division & their 32–34 record gave them an NBA playoffs berth. Syracuse faced the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round of the Eastern Division playoffs and won the best-of-three series 2–0 to advance to the division finals. In that series, the Nationals lost to the New York Knicks 2–3 in a best-of-five series.

Roster
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Game log

 * 1950–51 Schedule
 * 1950–51 Schedule

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * March 20
 * @ Philadelphia
 * W 91–89 (OT)
 * Fred Scolari (23)
 * Dolph Schayes (13)
 * Seymour, Cervi (7)
 * Philadelphia Arena
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * March 22
 * Philadelphia
 * W 90–78
 * Dolph Schayes (24)
 * Dolph Schayes (16)
 * Seymour, Hannum (5)
 * State Fair Coliseum
 * 2–0


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 * 1
 * March 28
 * @ New York
 * L 92–103
 * George Ratkovicz (22)
 * Alex Hannum (7)
 * Madison Square Garden III
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * March 29
 * New York
 * W 102–80
 * Dolph Schayes (21)
 * Al Cervi (9)
 * State Fair Coliseum
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * March 31
 * @ New York
 * L 75–77 (OT)
 * Dolph Schayes (17)
 * Madison Square Garden III
 * 1–2
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 * 4
 * April 1
 * New York
 * W 90–83
 * Dolph Schayes (34)
 * Al Cervi (8)
 * State Fair Coliseum
 * 2–2
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 * 5
 * April 4
 * @ New York
 * L 81–83
 * Dolph Schayes (14)
 * four players tied (3)
 * Madison Square Garden III
 * 2–3
 * 2–3

Awards and records

 * Dolph Schayes, All-NBA Second Team