| 42-30 | Lost Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a 42-30 record. They went 26-6 at home and 16-24 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Syracuse Nationals went 51-34. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Minneapolis Lakers.
The 1953-54 Syracuse Nationals played in the Eastern Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1953-54.
Among qualifying months, the 1953-54 Syracuse Nationals had their best month in March, when they went 6-2 and had a 75% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 7-9 and had a 43.8% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '53 | 0-1 | 0% | -6 |
| November '53 | 9-7 | 56.2% | +64 |
| December '53 | 9-6 | 60% | +57 |
| January '54 | 11-5 | 68.8% | +122 |
| February '54 | 7-9 | 43.8% | +27 |
| March '54 | 6-2 | 75% | +89 |
The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a point differential of +353. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nationals could have been expected to have about 50.3 wins, or a 50-22 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1953-54 Syracuse Nationals went 6-10.
During the regular season, the 1953-54 Syracuse Nationals went 4-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1953-54 Syracuse Nationals was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Syracuse Nationals had during the 1953-54 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sat, Oct 31, 1953 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 73 - 79 | ||
| Sun, Nov 1, 1953 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 85 - 61 | ||
| Thu, Nov 5, 1953 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 65 - 77 | ||
| Sat, Nov 7, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 88 - 77 | ||
| Sun, Nov 8, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 85 - 66 | ||
| Tue, Nov 10, 1953 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 74 - 59 | ||
| Thu, Nov 12, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 74 - 78 | ||
| Sat, Nov 14, 1953 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 66 - 77 | ||
| Sun, Nov 15, 1953 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 69 - 61 | ||
| Thu, Nov 19, 1953 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 79 - 76 | ||
| Sat, Nov 21, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 67 - 68 | ||
| Sun, Nov 22, 1953 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 80 - 84 | OT | |
| Tue, Nov 24, 1953 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 89 - 80 | ||
| Wed, Nov 25, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 58 - 66 | ||
| Thu, Nov 26, 1953 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 93 - 86 | ||
| Sat, Nov 28, 1953 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 80 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Nov 29, 1953 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 101 - 82 | ||
| Tue, Dec 1, 1953 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 76 - 69 | OT | |
| Thu, Dec 3, 1953 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 74 - 87 | ||
| Sat, Dec 5, 1953 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 80 - 90 | ||
| Sun, Dec 6, 1953 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 77 - 78 | ||
| Wed, Dec 9, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 77 - 92 | ||
| Thu, Dec 10, 1953 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 96 - 76 | ||
| Sat, Dec 12, 1953 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 85 - 90 | ||
| Sun, Dec 13, 1953 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 108 - 74 | ||
| Sat, Dec 19, 1953 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 90 - 83 | ||
| Sun, Dec 20, 1953 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 81 - 76 | ||
| Wed, Dec 23, 1953 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 76 - 72 | ||
| Fri, Dec 25, 1953 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 80 - 89 | ||
| Sun, Dec 27, 1953 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 96 - 75 | ||
| Wed, Dec 30, 1953 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 96 - 89 | ||
| Thu, Dec 31, 1953 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 86 - 81 | ||
| Fri, Jan 1, 1954 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 92 - 95 | ||
| Sat, Jan 2, 1954 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 74 - 66 | ||
| Sun, Jan 3, 1954 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 77 - 90 | ||
| Tue, Jan 5, 1954 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 72 - 60 | ||
| Thu, Jan 7, 1954 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 79 - 67 | ||
| Sun, Jan 10, 1954 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 77 - 73 | ||
| Wed, Jan 13, 1954 | @ New York Knicks | Win 93 - 72 | ||
| Thu, Jan 14, 1954 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 96 - 71 | ||
| Sat, Jan 16, 1954 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 95 - 93 | OT3 | |
| Sun, Jan 17, 1954 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 84 - 81 | ||
| Sat, Jan 23, 1954 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 91 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Jan 24, 1954 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 78 - 80 | ||
| Tue, Jan 26, 1954 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 79 - 75 | ||
| Thu, Jan 28, 1954 | vs New York Knicks | Win 79 - 66 | ||
| Sat, Jan 30, 1954 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 65 - 66 | ||
| Sun, Jan 31, 1954 | vs New York Knicks | Win 114 - 70 | ||
| Wed, Feb 3, 1954 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 79 - 82 | ||
| Thu, Feb 4, 1954 | @ New York Knicks | Win 90 - 82 | ||
| Sat, Feb 6, 1954 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 93 - 87 | OT | |
| Sun, Feb 7, 1954 | vs Milwaukee Hawks | Win 88 - 73 | ||
| Wed, Feb 10, 1954 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 79 - 94 | ||
| Thu, Feb 11, 1954 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 74 - 76 | OT2 | |
| Sat, Feb 13, 1954 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 78 - 81 | ||
| Sun, Feb 14, 1954 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 111 - 91 | ||
| Tue, Feb 16, 1954 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 77 - 95 | ||
| Thu, Feb 18, 1954 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 91 - 77 | ||
| Sat, Feb 20, 1954 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 68 - 83 | ||
| Sun, Feb 21, 1954 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 100 - 73 | ||
| Tue, Feb 23, 1954 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Loss 68 - 70 | ||
| Thu, Feb 25, 1954 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Feb 26, 1954 | @ Milwaukee Hawks | Win 68 - 62 | ||
| Sun, Feb 28, 1954 | vs Rochester Royals | Loss 85 - 91 | ||
| Tue, Mar 2, 1954 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 87 - 91 | ||
| Thu, Mar 4, 1954 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 86 - 63 | ||
| Sat, Mar 6, 1954 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 88 - 77 | ||
| Sun, Mar 7, 1954 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 103 - 77 | ||
| Wed, Mar 10, 1954 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 85 - 77 | ||
| Thu, Mar 11, 1954 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 97 - 95 | OT | |
| Sat, Mar 13, 1954 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 60 - 67 | ||
| Sun, Mar 14, 1954 | vs New York Knicks | Win 113 - 83 | ||
| Play-in Games | ||||
| Wed, Mar 17, 1954 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 96 - 95 | OT | |
| Thu, Mar 18, 1954 | vs New York Knicks | Win 75 - 68 | ||
| Sun, Mar 21, 1954 | @ New York Knicks | Win 103 - 99 | ||
| Mon, Mar 22, 1954 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 98 - 85 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Division Finals (Won 2 - 0) | ||||
| Thu, Mar 25, 1954 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 109 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Mar 27, 1954 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 83 - 76 | ||
| Finals (Lost 3 - 4) | ||||
| Wed, Mar 31, 1954 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 68 - 79 | ||
| Sat, Apr 3, 1954 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Win 62 - 60 | ||
| Sun, Apr 4, 1954 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 67 - 81 | ||
| Thu, Apr 8, 1954 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 80 - 69 | ||
| Sat, Apr 10, 1954 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 73 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Apr 11, 1954 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Win 65 - 63 | ||
| Mon, Apr 12, 1954 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 80 - 87 | ||
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