1958-1959 Syracuse Nationals

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35-37 Lost Conf Finals
Record Outcome

1958-59 Syracuse Nationals

What was the record of the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals?

The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a 35-37 record. They went 19-12 at home and 16-25 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 Boston Celtics.

What division did the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals play in?

The 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals played in the Eastern Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1958-59.

What was the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals had their best month in January, when they went 11-7 and had a 61.1% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 6-10 and had a 37.5% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '58 1-1 50% +8
November '58 6-9 40% -8
December '58 7-7 50% +23
January '59 11-7 61.1% +138
February '59 6-10 37.5% +56
March '59 4-3 57.1% +74

Did the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals make the Playoffs?

Yes, the Syracuse Nationals made the Playoffs in 1959. They won their first series against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Division Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Division Finals.

What was the point differential for the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals?

The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a point differential of +291. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nationals could have been expected to have about 44.9 wins, or a 45-27 record in the regular season.

How did the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals went 5-18.

How did the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals went 2-4 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals was a 7 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1958-59 Syracuse Nationals?

The longest losing streak that the Syracuse Nationals had during the 1958-59 regular season was 8 games, which happened once during the season.

1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Schedule

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Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Sun, Oct 19, 1958 vs Detroit Pistons Win 103 - 94
Sat, Oct 25, 1958 vs Philadelphia Warriors Loss 109 - 110
Sat, Nov 1, 1958 vs Cincinnati Royals Win 130 - 108
Wed, Nov 5, 1958 vs Boston Celtics Loss 115 - 117
Sat, Nov 8, 1958 @ Philadelphia Warriors Win 103 - 98
Sun, Nov 9, 1958 vs Minneapolis Lakers Win 101 - 97
Wed, Nov 12, 1958 @ Cincinnati Royals Win 116 - 115
Fri, Nov 14, 1958 @ Detroit Pistons Win 111 - 109
Sat, Nov 15, 1958 vs New York Knicks Loss 92 - 96
Tue, Nov 18, 1958 @ St. Louis Hawks Win 120 - 94
Thu, Nov 20, 1958 @ Minneapolis Lakers Loss 102 - 121
Sat, Nov 22, 1958 @ New York Knicks Loss 99 - 114
Sun, Nov 23, 1958 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 107 - 110
Wed, Nov 26, 1958 vs St. Louis Hawks Loss 107 - 112
Thu, Nov 27, 1958 @ St. Louis Hawks Loss 98 - 107
Fri, Nov 28, 1958 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 93 - 101
Sat, Nov 29, 1958 vs Minneapolis Lakers Loss 105 - 108
Thu, Dec 4, 1958 @ Boston Celtics Loss 114 - 116
Sat, Dec 6, 1958 @ Boston Celtics Win 101 - 92
Sun, Dec 7, 1958 vs Boston Celtics Win 108 - 104
Tue, Dec 9, 1958 @ Philadelphia Warriors Win 106 - 90
Wed, Dec 10, 1958 @ Cincinnati Royals Win 97 - 94
Thu, Dec 11, 1958 @ Minneapolis Lakers Win 101 - 99 OT
Sat, Dec 13, 1958 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 115 - 100
Sun, Dec 14, 1958 @ Detroit Pistons Win 101 - 95
Tue, Dec 16, 1958 @ Boston Celtics Loss 104 - 108
Sat, Dec 20, 1958 vs Cincinnati Royals Loss 120 - 121 OT
Sun, Dec 21, 1958 @ New York Knicks Loss 94 - 108
Sat, Dec 27, 1958 vs New York Knicks Loss 102 - 106
Mon, Dec 29, 1958 @ Boston Celtics Loss 105 - 107
Tue, Dec 30, 1958 @ Minneapolis Lakers Loss 113 - 118
Thu, Jan 1, 1959 vs Minneapolis Lakers Loss 105 - 106
Fri, Jan 2, 1959 @ Philadelphia Warriors Win 117 - 107
Sun, Jan 4, 1959 vs Detroit Pistons Win 118 - 94
Tue, Jan 6, 1959 @ New York Knicks Loss 108 - 118
Wed, Jan 7, 1959 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 111 - 99
Thu, Jan 8, 1959 @ Cincinnati Royals Win 145 - 138 OT3
Sun, Jan 11, 1959 vs Cincinnati Royals Win 127 - 110
Wed, Jan 14, 1959 @ Philadelphia Warriors Win 119 - 104
Thu, Jan 15, 1959 vs Minneapolis Lakers Win 111 - 105
Fri, Jan 16, 1959 @ St. Louis Hawks Loss 89 - 102
Sun, Jan 18, 1959 vs New York Knicks Loss 118 - 120
Wed, Jan 21, 1959 vs Boston Celtics Win 134 - 112
Sat, Jan 24, 1959 vs Cincinnati Royals Win 123 - 102
Sun, Jan 25, 1959 @ Cincinnati Royals Loss 104 - 109
Tue, Jan 27, 1959 @ Detroit Pistons Win 121 - 107
Wed, Jan 28, 1959 @ Minneapolis Lakers Loss 109 - 112
Thu, Jan 29, 1959 @ Minneapolis Lakers Win 117 - 91
Sat, Jan 31, 1959 @ New York Knicks Loss 117 - 119
Sun, Feb 1, 1959 @ Boston Celtics Loss 137 - 139 OT
Tue, Feb 3, 1959 @ New York Knicks Loss 114 - 115
Wed, Feb 4, 1959 vs St. Louis Hawks Loss 111 - 113
Thu, Feb 5, 1959 @ New York Knicks Loss 98 - 111
Fri, Feb 6, 1959 @ Detroit Pistons Win 122 - 103
Sun, Feb 8, 1959 vs New York Knicks Win 113 - 104
Mon, Feb 9, 1959 @ St. Louis Hawks Loss 94 - 99
Wed, Feb 11, 1959 vs Detroit Pistons Loss 114 - 118 OT
Sat, Feb 14, 1959 @ Boston Celtics Loss 121 - 124
Sun, Feb 15, 1959 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 121 - 101
Thu, Feb 19, 1959 vs Boston Celtics Win 113 - 105
Sat, Feb 21, 1959 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 112 - 113
Sun, Feb 22, 1959 vs Detroit Pistons Win 139 - 108
Tue, Feb 24, 1959 @ Cincinnati Royals Loss 109 - 113
Thu, Feb 26, 1959 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 130 - 111
Fri, Feb 27, 1959 @ St. Louis Hawks Loss 113 - 128
Sun, Mar 1, 1959 vs New York Knicks Win 140 - 115
Tue, Mar 3, 1959 @ New York Knicks Win 127 - 120
Wed, Mar 4, 1959 @ Boston Celtics Loss 114 - 120
Thu, Mar 5, 1959 vs Boston Celtics Win 142 - 118
Fri, Mar 6, 1959 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 114 - 118
Sun, Mar 8, 1959 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 133 - 103
Wed, Mar 11, 1959 vs St. Louis Hawks Loss 130 - 132 OT
Playoffs
Eastern Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 0)
Fri, Mar 13, 1959 @ New York Knicks Win 129 - 123
Sun, Mar 15, 1959 vs New York Knicks Win 131 - 115
Eastern Division Finals (Lost 3 - 4)
Wed, Mar 18, 1959 @ Boston Celtics Loss 109 - 131
Sat, Mar 21, 1959 vs Boston Celtics Win 120 - 118
Sun, Mar 22, 1959 @ Boston Celtics Loss 111 - 133
Wed, Mar 25, 1959 vs Boston Celtics Win 119 - 107
Sat, Mar 28, 1959 @ Boston Celtics Loss 108 - 129
Sun, Mar 29, 1959 vs Boston Celtics Win 133 - 121
Wed, Apr 1, 1959 @ Boston Celtics Loss 125 - 130

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