# Temporada 1953-54 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1953-54 fue la quinta de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 42 victorias y 30 derrotas, ocupando la segunda posición de la División Este y clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que llegaron a las finales en las que cayeron ante los Minneapolis Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 6 | Jim Neal | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Wofford College |
| 2 | 14 | Dick Knostman | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Kansas State |
| 3 | 25 | Billy Kenville | Escolta | Estados Unidos | St. Bonaenture* |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-New York Knicks | 44 | 28 | .611 | – | 18–8 | 15–13 | 11–7 | 24–16 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 26–6 | 11–17 | 5–7 | 21–19 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2 | 17–6 | 10–19 | 15–5 | 25–15 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 29 | 43 | .229 | 15 | 10–9 | 6–16 | 13–18 | 19–21 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 56 | .222 | 28 | 12–18 | 0–22 | 4–16 | 11–29 |

## Playoffs
### Liguilla de semifinales de División

| Equipo | Ganados | Perdidos |
| Syracuse Nationals | 4 | 0 |
| Boston Celtics | 2 | 2 |
| New York Knicks | 0 | 4 |

### Finales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston Celtics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 25 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 109, Boston Celtics 94 | Syracuse |
| 27 de marzo | Boston Celtics 76, Syracuse Nationals 83 | Boston |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2-0 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Minneapolis Lakers - Syracuse Nationals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 31 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 79, Syracuse Nationals 68 | Minneapolis |
| 3 de abril | Minneapolis Lakers 60, Syracuse Nationals 62 | Minneapolis |
| 4 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 67, Minneapolis Lakers 81 | Syracuse |
| 8 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 80, Minneapolis Lakers 69 | Syracuse |
| 10 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 73, Minneapolis Lakers 84 | Syracuse |
| 11 de abril | Minneapolis Lakers 63, Syracuse Nationals 65 | Minneapolis |
| 12 de abril | Minneapolis Lakers 87, Syracuse Nationals 80 | Minneapolis |
| | Minneapolis gana las finales 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 25 | 72 | 36.9 | 5.1 | 13.5 | .380 | 6.8 | 8.2 | .827 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 17.1 |
| 2 | Paul Seymour | 26 | 71 | 38.4 | 4.5 | 11.8 | .377 | 4.2 | 5.2 | .813 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| 3 | George King | 25 | 72 | 32.9 | 3.9 | 10.3 | .376 | 3.6 | 5.7 | .627 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Earl Lloyd | 25 | 72 | 30.6 | 3.5 | 9.3 | .374 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .746 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Bill Gabor | 31 | 61 | 19.9 | 3.3 | 9.0 | .370 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .716 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Wally Osterkorn | 25 | 70 | 30.9 | 2.9 | 8.4 | .346 | 3.0 | 5.2 | .579 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Billy Kenville | 23 | 72 | 19.5 | 2.1 | 5.4 | .384 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .747 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Bob Lavoy | 27 | 60 | 19.2 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .372 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .752 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 |
| 9 | Jim Neal | 23 | 67 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 5.5 | .317 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .591 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| 10 | Al Masino | 25 | 16 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .391 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .622 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Bato Govedarica | 25 | 23 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .316 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .676 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Dick Knostman | 22 | 5 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .300 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .636 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 13 | Ed Earle | 26 | 2 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Mike Novak | 38 | 5 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 |

## Galardones y récords

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