| 41-39 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a 41-39 record. They went 18-10 at home and 23-29 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Syracuse Nationals went 43-42. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Division Semifinals to the Philadelphia Warriors.
The 1961-62 Syracuse Nationals played in the Eastern Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1961-62.
The 1961-62 Syracuse Nationals had their best month in February, when they went 11-6 and had a 64.7% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 5-12 and had a 29.4% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '61 | 3-3 | 50% | +27 |
| November '61 | 6-7 | 46.2% | -17 |
| December '61 | 5-12 | 29.4% | -65 |
| January '62 | 11-8 | 57.9% | +82 |
| February '62 | 11-6 | 64.7% | +121 |
| March '62 | 5-3 | 62.5% | +37 |
Yes, the Syracuse Nationals made the Playoffs in 1962. They lost their only series against the Philadelphia Warriors in the Eastern Division Semifinals.
The Syracuse Nationals finished the regular season with a point differential of +185. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nationals could have been expected to have about 45.3 wins, or a 45-35 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1961-62 Syracuse Nationals went 4-8.
During the regular season, the 1961-62 Syracuse Nationals went 0-3 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1961-62 Syracuse Nationals was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Syracuse Nationals had during the 1961-62 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sat, Oct 21, 1961 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 123 - 103 | ||
| Thu, Oct 26, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 107 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Oct 27, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 126 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Oct 28, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 115 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Oct 29, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 132 - 139 | ||
| Tue, Oct 31, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 107 - 90 | ||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 94 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Nov 4, 1961 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 107 - 127 | ||
| Thu, Nov 9, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 108 - 151 | ||
| Sat, Nov 11, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Win 135 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Nov 14, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 115 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Nov 15, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Win 114 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Nov 18, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 148 - 130 | ||
| Wed, Nov 22, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 109 - 110 | ||
| Thu, Nov 23, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 117 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Nov 24, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 125 - 127 | ||
| Sat, Nov 25, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 108 - 141 | ||
| Tue, Nov 28, 1961 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 121 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Nov 29, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 136 - 122 | ||
| Fri, Dec 1, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 100 - 118 | ||
| Sat, Dec 2, 1961 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 132 - 118 | ||
| Mon, Dec 4, 1961 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 120 - 131 | ||
| Tue, Dec 5, 1961 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 120 - 125 | ||
| Wed, Dec 6, 1961 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 121 - 123 | OT | |
| Fri, Dec 8, 1961 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 111 - 123 | ||
| Sat, Dec 9, 1961 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 102 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Dec 12, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Win 126 - 124 | ||
| Wed, Dec 13, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 126 - 136 | ||
| Thu, Dec 14, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 125 - 136 | ||
| Sat, Dec 16, 1961 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 128 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Dec 19, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 111 | ||
| Mon, Dec 25, 1961 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 122 - 127 | ||
| Tue, Dec 26, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 111 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Dec 27, 1961 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 119 | ||
| Thu, Dec 28, 1961 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 114 - 121 | ||
| Sat, Dec 30, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 109 - 108 | ||
| Mon, Jan 1, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 110 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Jan 2, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 127 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Jan 5, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 135 - 138 | OT | |
| Sat, Jan 6, 1962 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 120 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Jan 7, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Win 123 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Jan 9, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 129 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Jan 10, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 134 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Jan 13, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 127 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Jan 14, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 141 - 118 | ||
| Thu, Jan 18, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 118 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Jan 19, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 128 | ||
| Sat, Jan 20, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 101 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Jan 21, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 132 - 139 | OT | |
| Tue, Jan 23, 1962 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 107 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Jan 24, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 102 - 111 | ||
| Thu, Jan 25, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 100 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Jan 27, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 107 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 131 - 139 | ||
| Wed, Jan 31, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 138 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Feb 2, 1962 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 135 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Feb 3, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 134 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Feb 4, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 117 - 128 | ||
| Tue, Feb 6, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 127 - 123 | ||
| Thu, Feb 8, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 122 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 111 - 120 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 132 - 116 | ||
| Thu, Feb 15, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Loss 121 - 126 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 132 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Feb 17, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 136 - 127 | ||
| Sun, Feb 18, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 141 - 126 | ||
| Wed, Feb 21, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 150 - 109 | ||
| Thu, Feb 22, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 134 | ||
| Fri, Feb 23, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 107 - 121 | ||
| Sat, Feb 24, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Win 120 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Feb 25, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Feb 27, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Win 130 - 120 | ||
| Thu, Mar 1, 1962 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 137 - 108 | ||
| Sat, Mar 3, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 128 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Mar 4, 1962 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 124 | ||
| Wed, Mar 7, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 129 - 126 | ||
| Sat, Mar 10, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 128 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 148 - 130 | ||
| Tue, Mar 13, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 110 - 142 | ||
| Wed, Mar 14, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 102 - 105 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Division Semifinals (Lost 2 - 3) | ||||
| Fri, Mar 16, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 103 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Mar 18, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 82 - 97 | ||
| Mon, Mar 19, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 101 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Mar 20, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 106 - 99 | ||
| Thu, Mar 22, 1962 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 104 - 121 | ||
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