# Temporada 1949-50 de los Syracuse Nationals

La Temporada 1949-50 fue la primera de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. Procedían de la NBL, donde habían disputado las tres temporadas anteriores. La temporada regular acabó con 51 victorias y 13 derrotas, liderando la División Este y clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales ante Minneapolis Lakers.

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 51 | 13 | .797 | - | 31-1 | 15-12 | 5-0 | 9-1 |
| x-New York Knicks | 40 | 28 | .588 | 13 | 19-10 | 18-16 | 3-2 | 20-6 |
| x-Washington Capitols | 32 | 36 | .471 | 21 | 21-13 | 10-20 | 1-3 | 13-13 |
| x-Philadelphia Warriors | 26 | 42 | .382 | 25 | 15-15 | 8–23 | 3-4 | 9-17 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 25 | 43 | .368 | 26 | 16-15 | 8–25 | 1-3 | 8-18 |
| Boston Celtics | 22 | 46 | .324 | 29 | 12-14 | 5–28 | 5-4 | 11-15 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Syracure Nationals - Philadelphia Warriors
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 22 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 93, Philadelphia Warriors 76 | Siracusa |
| 23 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 53, Syracuse Nationals 59 | Filadelfia |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2–0 | |

### Finales de División

New York Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 26 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 91, New York Knicks 83 (OT) | Siracusa |
| 30 de marzo | New York Knicks 80, Syracuse Nationals 76 | Nueva York |
| 2 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 91, New York Knicks 80 (OT) | Siracusa |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2–1 | |

### Finales

Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 8 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 66, Minneapolis Lakers 68 | Siracusa |
| 9 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 91, Minneapolis Lakers 85 | Siracusa |
| 14 de abril | Minneapolis Lakers 91, Syracuse Nationals 77 | Saint Paul |
| 16 de abril | Minneapolis Lakers 77, Syracuse Nationals 69 | Saint Paul |
| 20 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 83, Minneapolis Lakers 76 | Siracusa |
| 23 de abril | Minneapolis Lakers 110, Syracuse Nationals 95 | Minneapolis |
| | Minneapolis gana las finales 4–2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 21 | 64 | 5.4 | 14.1 | .385 | 5.9 | 7.6 | .774 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 16.8 |
| 2 | Bill Gabor | 27 | 56 | 4.0 | 12.0 | .337 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .689 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 10.9 |
| 3 | Al Cervi | 32 | 56 | 2.6 | 7.7 | .332 | 5.1 | 6.2 | .829 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 10.2 |
| 4 | George Ratkovicz | 27 | 62 | 2.6 | 7.1 | .369 | 3.4 | 5.6 | .606 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Paul Seymour | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 8.5 | .334 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .716 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Alex Hannum | 26 | 64 | 2.8 | 7.6 | .363 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .688 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Johnny Macknowski | 27 | 59 | 2.6 | 7.8 | .333 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .736 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Ed Peterson | 25 | 62 | 2.7 | 6.3 | .428 | 1.8 | 3.0 | .600 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Andrew Levane | 29 | 60 | 2.3 | 7.0 | .333 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .635 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 10 | Ray Corley | 22 | 60 | 2.0 | 6.2 | .316 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .615 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 11 | Leroy Chollet | 24 | 49 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .341 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .625 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 |

## Galardones y récords

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