# Temporada 1956-57 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1956-57 fue la octava de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 38 victorias y 34 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la división Este, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que cayeron en las finales de división ante los Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 5 | Joe Holup | Alero | Estados Unidos | George Washington |
| 2 | 12 | Paul Judson | Alero | Estados Unidos | Illinois |
| 3 | 20 | Forest Able | Base | Estados Unidos | Western Kentucky |
| 4 | 28 | Swede Halbrook | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Oregon State |
| 5 | 36 | Jim Ray | Base | Estados Unidos | Toledo |
| 10 | 74 | Bob Hopkins | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Grambling State |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Boston Celtics | 44 | 28 | .611 | - | 24-4 | 11-18 | 9-6 | 20-16 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 38 | 34 | .528 | 6 | 23-9 | 9-15 | 6-10 | 20-16 |
| x-Philadelphia Warriors | 37 | 35 | .514 | 7 | 20-5 | 5–25 | 12-5 | 17-19 |
| New York Knicks | 36 | 36 | .500 | 8 | 18-10 | 9-19 | 9-7 | 15-21 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 16 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 96, Syracuse Nationals 103 | Filadelfia |
| 18 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 91, Philadelphia Warriors 80 | Syracuse |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2-0 | |

### Finales de División

Boston Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de marzo | Boston Celtics 108, Syracuse Nationals 90 | Boston |
| 23 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 105, Boston Celtics 120 | Syracuse |
| 24 de marzo | Boston Celtics 83, Syracuse Nationals 80 | Boston |
| | Boston gana las series 3-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 28 | 72 | 39.6 | 6.9 | 18.2 | .379 | 8.7 | 9.6 | .904 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 22.5 |
| 2 | Ed Conlin | 23 | 71 | 31.7 | 4.7 | 12.6 | .374 | 4.0 | 5.2 | .769 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 13.4 |
| 3 | Red Kerr | 24 | 72 | 30.4 | 4.6 | 11.5 | .403 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .719 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| 4 | Togo Palazzi | 24 | 42 | 18.6 | 4.0 | 10.8 | .373 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .790 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Earl Lloyd | 28 | 72 | 27.3 | 3.6 | 9.5 | .373 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .749 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Al Bianchi | 24 | 68 | 23.2 | 2.9 | 8.3 | .351 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .690 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Joe Holup | 22 | 71 | 18.1 | 2.3 | 6.9 | .329 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .806 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Larry Hennessy | 27 | 21 | 17.8 | 2.7 | 8.3 | .320 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .719 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| 9 | Paul Seymour | 29 | 65 | 19.0 | 2.2 | 6.8 | .324 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .821 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Bob Hopkins | 22 | 62 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 5.5 | .379 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .746 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 11 | Bob Schafer | | 11 | 15.2 | 1.7 | 6.0 | .288 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .846 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Jim Tucker | 24 | 9 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .386 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Don Savage | 28 | 5 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 3.8 | .316 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .857 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 14 | Jim Ray | 23 | 4 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | .182 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .600 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Forest Able | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bob Harrison | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dolph Schayes | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |