# Temporada 1950-51 de los Syracuse Nationals

La Temporada 1950-51 fue la segunda de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabaron con 32 victorias y 34 derrotas, ocupando la cuarta 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 | 11 | Don Lofgran | Alero | Estados Unidos | San Francisco |
| 2 | 23 | Gerald Calabrese | Escolta | Estados Unidos | St. John's |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Philadelphia Warriors | 40 | 26 | .606 | - | 28-4 | 11-21 | 1-1 | 22-14 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 39 | 30 | .565 | 1 | 25-5 | 10-23 | 4-2 | 21-19 |
| x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 4 | 22-5 | 10-25 | 4-0 | 21-15 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 32 | 34 | .485 | 8 | 23-10 | 9–24 | - | 19-17 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 42 | .364 | 16 | 20-12 | 4–24 | 0-6 | 12-24 |
| Washington Capitols | 10 | 25 | .286 | 30 | 7-12 | 3–12 | 0-1 | 6-12 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Philadelphia Warriors – Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de marzo | Philadelphia Warriors 89, Syracuse Nationals 91 (OT) | Filadelfia |
| 22 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 90, Philadelphia Warriors 78 | Siracusa |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2–0 | |

### Finales de División

New York Knicks – Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 28 de marzo | New York Knicks 103, Syracuse Nationals 92 | Nueva York |
| 29 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 102, New York Knicks 80 | Siracusa |
| 31 de marzo | New York Knicks 77, Syracuse Nationals 75 (OT) | Nueva York |
| 1 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 90, New York Knicks 83 | Siracusa |
| 4 de abril | New York Knicks 83, Syracuse Nationals 81 | Nueva York |
| | New York gana las series 3–2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 22 | 66 | 5.0 | 14.1 | .357 | 6.9 | 9.2 | .752 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 17.0 |
| 2 | George Ratkovicz | 28 | 66 | 4.0 | 9.6 | .415 | 4.9 | 6.7 | .731 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 12.9 |
| 3 | Bill Gabor | 28 | 61 | 4.2 | 12.2 | .342 | 2.9 | 4.0 | .740 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Noble Jorgensen | 25 | 41 | 3.3 | 8.8 | .376 | 2.7 | 4.0 | .675 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Al Cervi | 33 | 53 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .382 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .819 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Belus Smawley | 32 | 16 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .339 | 2.8 | 3.4 | .815 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Alex Hannum | 27 | 63 | 2.9 | 7.8 | .368 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .543 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Paul Seymour | 23 | 51 | 2.5 | 7.5 | .325 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .736 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Johnny Macknowski | 28 | 58 | 2.3 | 7.5 | .301 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .718 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Ed Peterson | 26 | 17 | 1.8 | 4.8 | .370 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .606 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
| 11 | Gerry Calabrese | 25 | 46 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .355 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .693 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 12 | Leroy Chollet | 25 | 14 | 0.4 | 3.6 | .118 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .632 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 13 | Don Lofgran | 22 | 47 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .297 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .624 | | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| 14 | Fred Scolari | 28 | 31 | 4.2 | 13.2 | .315 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .833 | | 4.1 | 3.0 | 11.9 |

## Galardones y récords

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