Temporada 1952-53 de los Syracuse Nationals
# Temporada 1952-53 de los Syracuse Nationals

La temporada 1952-53 fue la cuarta de los Syracuse Nationals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 47 victorias y 24 derrotas, ocupando la segunda posición de la División Este y clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de división ante Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Bob Lochmueller | Alero | Estados Unidos | Louisville |
| 2 | 18 | Don Savage | Base | Estados Unidos | New York |
| - | - | Ken McBride | Base/Alero | Estados Unidos | Maryland State* |

## Temporada regular

División Central :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| x-New York Knicks | 47 | 23 | .671 | - | 22-4 | 15-14 | 10-5 | 30-10 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 47 | 24 | .662 | 0.5 | 32-2 | 10-20 | 5-2 | 26-15 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 46 | 25 | .648 | 1.5 | 21-3 | 11-18 | 14-4 | 28-13 |
| x-Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 54 | .229 | 31 | 11-20 | 1–19 | 4-15 | 10-30 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 12 | 57 | .174 | 34.5 | 5-12 | 1–28 | 6-17 | 7-33 |

## Playoffs

### Semifinales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston Celtics

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 19 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 81, Boston Celtics 87 | Syracuse |
| 21 de marzo | Boston Celtics 111, Syracuse Nationals 105 (4 OT) | Boston |
| | Boston gana las series 2-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dolph Schayes | 24 | 71 | 37.6 | 5.3 | 14.1 | .374 | 7.2 | 8.7 | .827 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 17.8 |
| 2 | Paul Seymour | 25 | 67 | 40.1 | 4.6 | 11.9 | .383 | 5.1 | 6.2 | .817 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 14.2 |
| 3 | Red Rocha | 29 | 69 | 35.6 | 3.9 | 10.0 | .388 | 3.4 | 4.5 | .755 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 11.2 |
| 4 | George King | 24 | 71 | 35.5 | 3.6 | 8.9 | .402 | 4.0 | 6.2 | .643 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 11.2 |
| 5 | Bill Gabor | 30 | 69 | 19.4 | 3.1 | 8.9 | .350 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .764 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Earl Lloyd | 24 | 64 | 28.2 | 2.4 | 7.1 | .344 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .693 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Noble Jorgensen | 27 | 70 | 19.4 | 2.1 | 6.2 | .333 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .734 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| 8 | Wally Osterkorn | 24 | 49 | 20.7 | 1.7 | 5.3 | .324 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .631 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.6 |
| 9 | Bill Calhoun | 25 | 13 | 18.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 | .291 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .711 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Al Cervi | 35 | 38 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .437 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .810 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 11 | Bob Lochmueller | 25 | 62 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 4.0 | .322 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .607 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| 12 | Jim Brasco | 21 | 10 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 4.8 | .229 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .786 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.3 |

## Galardones y récords

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