# Temporada 1951-52 de los Syracuse Nationals

La Temporada 1951-52 fue la tercera de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 40 victorias y 26 derrotas, ocupando la primera posición de la División Este y clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales de división ante New York Knicks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 5 | John McConathy | Alero | Estados Unidos | Northwestern State |
| 2 | 14 | Don Savage | Base/Alero | Estados Unidos | Le Moyne* |
| 3 | 24 | Bato Govedarica | Base | Estados Unidos | DePaul |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 40 | 26 | .606 | - | 26-7 | 12-18 | 2-1 | 21-15 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 1 | 22-7 | 10-19 | 7-1 | 22-14 |
| x-New York Knicks | 37 | 29 | .561 | 3 | 21-4 | 12-22 | 4-3 | 23-13 |
| x-Philadelphia Warriors | 33 | 33 | .500 | 7 | 24-7 | 6–25 | 3-1 | 14-22 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 46 | .303 | 20 | 17-15 | 2–22 | 1-9 | 10-26 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Syracuse Nationals - Philadelphia Warriors
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 102, Philadelphia Warriors 83 | Syracuse |
| 22 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 100, Syracuse Nationals 95 | Filadelfia |
| 23 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 84, Philadelphia Warriors 73 | Syracuse |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2-1 | |

### Finales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 2 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 85, New York Knicks 87 | Syracuse |
| 3 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 102, New York Knicks 92 | Syracuse |
| 5 de abril | New York Knicks 99, Syracuse Nationals 92 | Nueva York |
| 8 de abril | New York Knicks 100, Syracuse Nationals 93 | Nueva York |
| | New York gana las series 3-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 23 | 63 | 31.8 | 4.2 | 11.7 | .355 | 5.4 | 6.7 | .807 | 12.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 13.8 |
| 2 | Red Rocha | 28 | 66 | 38.5 | 4.5 | 11.3 | .401 | 3.8 | 5.0 | .770 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 12.9 |
| 3 | George King | 23 | 66 | 28.6 | 3.6 | 8.8 | .406 | 2.8 | 4.0 | .712 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Paul Seymour | 24 | 66 | 33.5 | 3.1 | 9.3 | .335 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .759 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Bill Gabor | 29 | 57 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 9.4 | .322 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .776 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Noble Jorgensen | 26 | 66 | 20.0 | 2.9 | 7.0 | .413 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .797 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Al Cervi | 34 | 55 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 5.1 | .354 | 4.0 | 4.5 | .883 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 7.6 |
| 8 | George Ratkovicz | 29 | 66 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 7.2 | .349 | 2.5 | 3.7 | .674 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Wally Osterkorn | 23 | 66 | 26.1 | 2.2 | 6.3 | .351 | 3.0 | 5.1 | .594 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Gerry Calabrese | 26 | 58 | 16.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | .344 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .709 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Don Savage | 23 | 12 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 | .209 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .643 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 |

## Galardones y récords

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