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Syracuse Nationals 1955-1956 Schedule and Results

All the scores of the games played by the Nationals in the NBA 1955-56 Regular Season and the 1956 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.

Regular Season Record:
35-37 (.486), 3rd in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
4-4 (.500), Lost East Div Finals

Syracuse Nationals 1955-1956 Game Schedule and Results

NBA Regular Season

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Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
Streak		 Record
1 Nov. 5, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 114 - 113 OTwon 1 1 - 0
2 Nov. 6, 1955 Nationals @ Rochester Royals L 80 - 83 lost 1 1 - 1
3 Nov. 12, 1955 Nationals @ St. Louis Hawks W 91 - 81 won 1 2 - 1
4 Nov. 13, 1955 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 79 - 93 lost 1 2 - 2
5 Nov. 17, 1955 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 105 - 91 won 1 3 - 2
6 Nov. 19, 1955 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 94 - 102 lost 1 3 - 3
7 Nov. 20, 1955 Nationals vs. St. Louis Hawks W 84 - 80 won 1 4 - 3
8 Nov. 23, 1955 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 101 - 104 lost 1 4 - 4
9 Nov. 24, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 111 - 103 won 1 5 - 4
10 Nov. 26, 1955 Nationals @ New York Knicks L 99 - 100 lost 1 5 - 5
11 Nov. 27, 1955 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 85 - 74 won 1 6 - 5
12 Nov. 29, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics L 97 - 105 lost 1 6 - 6
Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
Streak		 Record
13 Dec. 3, 1955 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 114 - 103 won 1 7 - 6
14 Dec. 4, 1955 Nationals @ Minneapolis Lakers W 102 - 96 won 2 8 - 6
15 Dec. 6, 1955 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons L 88 - 90 lost 1 8 - 7
16 Dec. 8, 1955 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 94 - 105 lost 2 8 - 8
17 Dec. 9, 1955 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 92 - 101 lost 3 8 - 9
18 Dec. 11, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 101 - 89 won 1 9 - 9
19 Dec. 15, 1955 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 133 - 135 3OTlost 1 9 - 10
20 Dec. 17, 1955 Nationals @ Boston Celtics W 110 - 104 won 1 10 - 10
21 Dec. 18, 1955 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 99 - 79 won 2 11 - 10
22 Dec. 20, 1955 Nationals @ New York Knicks W 98 - 91 won 3 12 - 10
23 Dec. 25, 1955 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 111 - 96 won 4 13 - 10
24 Dec. 26, 1955 Nationals @ Rochester Royals L 91 - 93 lost 1 13 - 11
25 Dec. 27, 1955 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals L 80 - 91 lost 2 13 - 12
26 Dec. 29, 1955 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 83 - 112 lost 3 13 - 13
27 Dec. 30, 1955 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics L 103 - 110 lost 4 13 - 14
28 Dec. 31, 1955 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 101 - 92 won 1 14 - 14
Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
Streak		 Record
29 Jan. 1, 1956 Nationals @ Minneapolis Lakers W 85 - 80 won 2 15 - 14
30 Jan. 2, 1956 Nationals @ St. Louis Hawks W 84 - 82 won 3 16 - 14
31 Jan. 4, 1956 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 87 - 88 lost 1 16 - 15
32 Jan. 7, 1956 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics L 99 - 105 OTlost 2 16 - 16
33 Jan. 8, 1956 Nationals @ Minneapolis Lakers L 91 - 99 lost 3 16 - 17
34 Jan. 10, 1956 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 79 - 90 lost 4 16 - 18
35 Jan. 12, 1956 Nationals vs. St. Louis Hawks W 93 - 78 won 1 17 - 18
36 Jan. 13, 1956 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 104 - 119 lost 1 17 - 19
37 Jan. 14, 1956 Nationals @ Rochester Royals L 93 - 102 lost 2 17 - 20
38 Jan. 15, 1956 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 99 - 88 won 1 18 - 20
39 Jan. 19, 1956 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 122 - 100 won 2 19 - 20
40 Jan. 21, 1956 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics L 96 - 100 lost 1 19 - 21
41 Jan. 22, 1956 Nationals vs. St. Louis Hawks L 105 - 109 lost 2 19 - 22
42 Jan. 25, 1956 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 100 - 112 lost 3 19 - 23
43 Jan. 26, 1956 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 100 - 89 won 1 20 - 23
44 Jan. 28, 1956 Nationals @ St. Louis Hawks L 85 - 93 lost 1 20 - 24
45 Jan. 29, 1956 Nationals vs. New York Knicks L 95 - 99 OTlost 2 20 - 25
Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
Streak		 Record
46 Feb. 1, 1956 Nationals @ Rochester Royals L 77 - 83 lost 3 20 - 26
47 Feb. 2, 1956 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 97 - 89 won 1 21 - 26
48 Feb. 4, 1956 Nationals @ New York Knicks W 103 - 94 won 2 22 - 26
49 Feb. 5, 1956 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 90 - 85 won 3 23 - 26
50 Feb. 6, 1956 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 98 - 99 lost 1 23 - 27
51 Feb. 7, 1956 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 95 - 128 lost 2 23 - 28
52 Feb. 9, 1956 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics L 97 - 98 lost 3 23 - 29
53 Feb. 10, 1956 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 94 - 88 won 1 24 - 29
54 Feb. 12, 1956 Nationals vs. Rochester Royals W 101 - 74 won 2 25 - 29
55 Feb. 17, 1956 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 91 - 86 won 3 26 - 29
56 Feb. 18, 1956 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 85 - 84 won 4 27 - 29
57 Feb. 19, 1956 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 118 - 98 won 5 28 - 29
58 Feb. 21, 1956 Nationals @ New York Knicks W 108 - 107 2OTwon 6 29 - 29
59 Feb. 23, 1956 Nationals vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 94 - 92 won 7 30 - 29
60 Feb. 24, 1956 Nationals vs. St. Louis Hawks L 103 - 116 lost 1 30 - 30
61 Feb. 26, 1956 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors L 85 - 87 lost 2 30 - 31
62 Feb. 27, 1956 Nationals @ Fort Wayne Pistons W 98 - 95 OTwon 1 31 - 31
63 Feb. 29, 1956 Nationals vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 94 - 98 lost 1 31 - 32
Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
Streak		 Record
64 Mar. 1, 1956 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 111 - 100 won 1 32 - 32
65 Mar. 3, 1956 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 96 - 102 lost 1 32 - 33
66 Mar. 4, 1956 Nationals vs. New York Knicks L 111 - 118 2OTlost 2 32 - 34
67 Mar. 7, 1956 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 98 - 111 lost 3 32 - 35
68 Mar. 8, 1956 Nationals vs. St. Louis Hawks W 92 - 88 won 1 33 - 35
69 Mar. 10, 1956 Nationals @ New York Knicks L 84 - 104 lost 1 33 - 36
70 Mar. 11, 1956 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 99 - 88 won 1 34 - 36
71 Mar. 12, 1956 Nationals vs. St. Louis Hawks W 97 - 92 won 2 35 - 36
72 Mar. 14, 1956 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 103 - 122 lost 1 35 - 37

NBA Playoffs

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NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Third Place Tiebraker

Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
 Series Status Streak
1 Mar. 15, 1956 Nationals vs. New York Knicks W 82 - 77 Nationals win
1-0
 won 1

NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Semifinals

Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
 Series Status Streak
1 Mar. 17, 1956 Nationals @ Boston Celtics L 93 - 110 Celtics lead
0-1
 lost 1
2 Mar. 19, 1956 Nationals vs. Boston Celtics W 101 - 98 series tied
1-1
 won 1
3 Mar. 21, 1956 Nationals @ Boston Celtics W 102 - 97 Nationals win
2-1
 won 2

NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals

Gm
Date
 Opponent
Score
 Series Status Streak
1 Mar. 23, 1956 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 87 - 109 Warriors lead
0-1
 lost 1
2 Mar. 25, 1956 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 122 - 118 series tied
1-1
 won 1
3 Mar. 27, 1956 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 96 - 119 Warriors lead
1-2
 lost 1
4 Mar. 28, 1956 Nationals vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 108 - 104 series tied
2-2
 won 1
5 Mar. 29, 1956 Nationals @ Philadelphia Warriors L 104 - 109 Warriors win
2-3
 lost 1
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