# Temporada 1954-55 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1954-55 fue la 6.ª de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 43 victorias y 29 derrotas, ocupando la primera posición de la División Este y clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que llegaron a las finales, resultando campeones tras derrotar a los Fort Wayne Pistons.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 6 | Red Kerr | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Illinois |
| 2 | 15 | Dick Farley | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 3 | 24 | Jim Tucker | Ala-pívot | Estados Unidos | Duquesne |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 43 | 29 | .597 | – | 25–7 | 10–17 | 8–5 | 21–15 |
| x-New York Knicks | 38 | 34 | .528 | 5 | 17–9 | 8–17 | 13–8 | 15–21 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 7 | 21–5 | 4–22 | 11–9 | 19–17 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 33 | 39 | .458 | 10 | 14–5 | 6–20 | 13–14 | 17–19 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | --- | --- | --- | --- |

## Playoffs
### Finales de División

Syracuse Nationals – Boston Celtics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 22 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 110, Boston Celtics 100 | Siracusa |
| 24 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 116, Boston Celtics 110 | Siracusa |
| 26 de marzo | Boston Celtics 100, Syracuse Nationals 97 (OT) | Boston |
| 27 de marzo | Boston Celtics 94, Syracuse Nationals 110 | Boston |
| | Syracuse gana las series 3–1 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Syracuse Nationals – Fort Wayne Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 31 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 86, Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | Siracusa |
| 2 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 87, Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | Siracusa |
| 3 de abril | Fort Wayne Pistons 96, Syracuse Nationals 89 | Indianápolis |
| 5 de abril | Fort Wayne Pistons 109, Syracuse Nationals 102 | Indianápolis |
| 7 de abril | Fort Wayne Pistons 74, Syracuse Nationals 71 | Indianápolis |
| 9 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 109, Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | Siracusa |
| 10 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 92, Fort Wayne Pistons 91 | Siracusa |
| | Syracuse gana las finales 4–3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 26 | 72 | 35.1 | 5.9 | 15.3 | .383 | 6.8 | 8.2 | .833 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Paul Seymour | 27 | 72 | 41.0 | 5.2 | 14.4 | .362 | 4.2 | 5.1 | .811 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 14.6 |
| 3 | Red Rocha | 31 | 72 | 34.3 | 4.1 | 11.1 | .368 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .782 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Red Kerr | 22 | 72 | 21.2 | 4.2 | 10.0 | .419 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .682 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Earl Lloyd | 26 | 72 | 30.7 | 4.0 | 10.9 | .365 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .750 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 10.2 |
| 6 | George King | 26 | 67 | 30.1 | 3.4 | 9.0 | .377 | 2.1 | 3.4 | .611 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Billy Kenville | 24 | 70 | 19.7 | 2.5 | 6.9 | .357 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .766 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| 8 | Dick Farley | 22 | 69 | 16.1 | 2.0 | 5.1 | .385 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .677 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
| 9 | Bill Gabor | 32 | 3 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 7.3 | .318 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .600 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Jim Tucker | 22 | 20 | 14.4 | 2.0 | 5.8 | .336 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .711 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| 11 | Wally Osterkorn | 26 | 19 | 15.1 | 1.1 | 5.1 | .206 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .500 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Jackie Moore | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Connie Simmons | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dolph Schayes | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Paul Seymour | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |