# Temporada 1960-61 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1960-61 fue la duodécima de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 38 victorias y 41 derrotas, ocupando el tercer 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 | Lee Shaffer | Alero | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |
| 2 | 13 | Wilbur Trosch | Pívot | Estados Unidos | St. Francis (PA) |
| 3 | 21 | Joe Roberts | Alero | Estados Unidos | Ohio State |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Boston Celtics | 57 | 22 | .722 | – | 21–7 | 24–11 | 12–4 | 28–11 |
| x-Philadelphia Warriors | 46 | 33 | .582 | 11 | 23–6 | 12–21 | 11–6 | 22–17 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 38 | 41 | .481 | 19 | 19–9 | 8–21 | 11–11 | 18–21 |
| New York Knicks | 21 | 58 | .266 | 36 | 10–22 | 7–25 | 4–11 | 10–29 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Philadelphia Warriors vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 14 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 107, Syracuse Nationals 115 | Filadelfia |
| 16 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 115, Philadelphia Warriors 114 | Syracuse |
| 18 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 103, Syracuse Nationals 106 | Filadelfia |
| | Syracuse gana las series 3-0 | |

### Finales de División

Boston Celtics vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 19 de marzo | Boston Celtics 128, Syracuse Nationals 115 | Boston |
| 21 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 115, Boston Celtics 98 | Syracuse |
| 23 de marzo | Boston Celtics 133, Syracuse Nationals 110 | Boston |
| 25 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 107, Boston Celtics 120 | Syracuse |
| 26 de marzo | Boston Celtics 123, Syracuse Nationals 101 | Boston |
| | Boston gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 32 | 79 | 38.1 | 7.5 | 20.2 | .372 | 8.6 | 9.9 | .868 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 23.6 |
| 2 | Hal Greer | 24 | 79 | 35.0 | 7.9 | 17.5 | .451 | 3.9 | 5.0 | .774 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 19.6 |
| 3 | Dick Barnett | 24 | 78 | 26.5 | 6.9 | 15.3 | .452 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .712 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 16.9 |
| 4 | Larry Costello | 29 | 75 | 28.9 | 5.4 | 11.3 | .482 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .799 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Dave Gambee | 23 | 79 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 12.0 | .419 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .827 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 13.7 |
| 6 | Red Kerr | 28 | 79 | 33.9 | 5.3 | 13.4 | .397 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .729 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 13.4 |
| 7 | Barney Cable | 25 | 75 | 21.9 | 3.5 | 7.7 | .463 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .676 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Al Bianchi | 28 | 52 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 6.6 | .345 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .690 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Swede Halbrook | 28 | 79 | 14.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 | .335 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .543 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Joe Roberts | 24 | 68 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 5.2 | .370 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .596 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| 11 | Cal Ramsey | 23 | 2 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | .182 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Ernie Beck | 29 | 3 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .375 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dolph Schayes | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Larry Costello | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |