| 35-37 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a 35-37 record. They went 23-8 at home and 12-29 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Syracuse Nationals went 40-41. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Division Finals to the Philadelphia Warriors.
The 1955-56 Syracuse Nationals played in the Eastern Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1955-56.
The 1955-56 Syracuse Nationals had their best month in February, when they went 11-7 and had a 61.1% win percentage. Their worst month was January, when they went 6-11 and had a 35.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '55 | 6-6 | 50% | +11 |
| December '55 | 8-8 | 50% | +13 |
| January '56 | 6-11 | 35.3% | -16 |
| February '56 | 11-7 | 61.1% | +27 |
| March '56 | 4-5 | 44.4% | -34 |
Yes, the Syracuse Nationals made the Playoffs in 1956. They won their first series against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Division Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Philadelphia Warriors in the Eastern Division Finals.
The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a point differential of +1. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nationals could have been expected to have about 36.0 wins, or a 36-36 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1955-56 Syracuse Nationals went 6-13.
During the regular season, the 1955-56 Syracuse Nationals went 3-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1955-56 Syracuse Nationals was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Syracuse Nationals had during the 1955-56 regular season was 4 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sat, Nov 5, 1955 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 114 - 113 | OT | |
| Sun, Nov 6, 1955 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 80 - 83 | ||
| Sat, Nov 12, 1955 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 91 - 81 | ||
| Sun, Nov 13, 1955 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 79 - 93 | ||
| Thu, Nov 17, 1955 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 105 - 91 | ||
| Sat, Nov 19, 1955 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 94 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Nov 20, 1955 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 84 - 80 | ||
| Wed, Nov 23, 1955 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 101 - 104 | ||
| Thu, Nov 24, 1955 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 111 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Nov 26, 1955 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 99 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Nov 27, 1955 | vs New York Knicks | Win 85 - 74 | ||
| Tue, Nov 29, 1955 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 97 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Dec 3, 1955 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 114 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Dec 4, 1955 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Win 102 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Dec 6, 1955 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 88 - 90 | ||
| Thu, Dec 8, 1955 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 94 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Dec 9, 1955 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 92 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Dec 11, 1955 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 101 - 89 | ||
| Thu, Dec 15, 1955 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 133 - 135 | OT3 | |
| Sat, Dec 17, 1955 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 110 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Dec 18, 1955 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 99 - 79 | ||
| Tue, Dec 20, 1955 | @ New York Knicks | Win 98 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Dec 25, 1955 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 111 - 96 | ||
| Mon, Dec 26, 1955 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 91 - 93 | ||
| Tue, Dec 27, 1955 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 80 - 91 | ||
| Thu, Dec 29, 1955 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 83 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Dec 30, 1955 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Dec 31, 1955 | vs New York Knicks | Win 101 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Jan 1, 1956 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Win 85 - 80 | ||
| Mon, Jan 2, 1956 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 84 - 82 | ||
| Wed, Jan 4, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 87 - 88 | ||
| Sat, Jan 7, 1956 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 99 - 105 | OT | |
| Sun, Jan 8, 1956 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 91 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Jan 10, 1956 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 79 - 90 | ||
| Thu, Jan 12, 1956 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 93 - 78 | ||
| Fri, Jan 13, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 104 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Jan 14, 1956 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 93 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Jan 15, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 99 - 88 | ||
| Thu, Jan 19, 1956 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 122 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Jan 21, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Jan 22, 1956 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 105 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Jan 25, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 100 - 112 | ||
| Thu, Jan 26, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 100 - 89 | ||
| Sat, Jan 28, 1956 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 85 - 93 | ||
| Sun, Jan 29, 1956 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 95 - 99 | OT | |
| Wed, Feb 1, 1956 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 77 - 83 | ||
| Thu, Feb 2, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 97 - 89 | ||
| Sat, Feb 4, 1956 | @ New York Knicks | Win 103 - 94 | ||
| Sun, Feb 5, 1956 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 90 - 85 | ||
| Mon, Feb 6, 1956 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Loss 98 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Feb 7, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 95 - 128 | ||
| Thu, Feb 9, 1956 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 97 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Feb 10, 1956 | @ New York Knicks | Win 94 - 88 | ||
| Sun, Feb 12, 1956 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 101 - 74 | ||
| Fri, Feb 17, 1956 | @ New York Knicks | Win 91 - 86 | ||
| Sat, Feb 18, 1956 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 85 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Feb 19, 1956 | vs New York Knicks | Win 118 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Feb 21, 1956 | @ New York Knicks | Win 108 - 107 | OT2 | |
| Thu, Feb 23, 1956 | vs Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 94 - 92 | ||
| Fri, Feb 24, 1956 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 103 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Feb 26, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 85 - 87 | ||
| Mon, Feb 27, 1956 | @ Fort Wayne Pistons | Win 98 - 95 | OT | |
| Wed, Feb 29, 1956 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 94 - 98 | ||
| Thu, Mar 1, 1956 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 111 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Mar 3, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 96 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Mar 4, 1956 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 111 - 118 | OT2 | |
| Wed, Mar 7, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 98 - 111 | ||
| Thu, Mar 8, 1956 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 92 - 88 | ||
| Sat, Mar 10, 1956 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 84 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 99 - 88 | ||
| Mon, Mar 12, 1956 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 97 - 92 | ||
| Wed, Mar 14, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 122 | ||
| Playoff Tiebreaker | ||||
| Thu, Mar 15, 1956 | vs New York Knicks | Win 82 - 77 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
| Sat, Mar 17, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 93 - 110 | ||
| Mon, Mar 19, 1956 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 101 - 98 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1956 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 102 - 97 | ||
| Eastern Division Finals (Lost 2 - 3) | ||||
| Fri, Mar 23, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 87 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Mar 25, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 122 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Mar 27, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 96 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Mar 28, 1956 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 108 - 104 | ||
| Thu, Mar 29, 1956 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 104 - 109 | ||
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