1960–61 Syracuse Nationals season
| Industry | Professional basketball |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Syracuse , United States |
| Products | Basketball team |
The 1960–61 Syracuse Nationals season represented the team's twelfth campaign in the NBA.
Season standings
- x – secured a playoff berth
Game log
... [Game log continues with similar pattern, omitted for brevity] ...| 1960–61 Game log | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Result | Top scorer | Record | |||||
| 1 | October 22 | Philadelphia | 123–133 | Hal Greer (28) | 0–1 | |||||
| 2 | October 25 | @ St. Louis | 100–123 | Dolph Schayes (26) | 0–2 | |||||
| 3 | October 27 | @ Cincinnati | 140–143 (OT) | Dick Barnett (30) | 0–3 | |||||
| 4 | October 29 | Los Angeles | 125–118 | Dolph Schayes (32) | 1–3 | |||||
| 5 | November 5 | @ Los Angeles | 110–112 | Johnny Kerr (21) | 1–4 | |||||
| 6 | November6 | N Los Angeles | 113–119 | Dolph Schayes (31) | 1–5 | |||||
| 7 | November11 | @ New York | 108–112 | Dick Barnett (26) | 1–6 | |||||
| 8 | November12 | New York | 128–117 | Dolph Schayes (34) | 2–6 | |||||
| 9 | November16 | Cincinnati | 124–87 | Hal Greer (22) | 3–6 | |||||
| 10 | November17 | @ Philadelphia | 106–105 | Dolph Schayes (22) | 4–6 | |||||
| 77 | March9 | St. Louis | 129–119 | Dolph Schayes (28) | 38–39 | |||||
| 78 | March11 | @ Boston | 116–126 | Dolph Schayes (24) | 38–40 | |||||
| 79 | March12 | Boston | 134–136 (OT) | Dolph Schayes (33) | 38–41 | |||||
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| March 14
| @ Philadelphia
| W 115–107
| Larry Costello (28)
| Swede Halbrook (15)
| Larry Costello (11)
| Philadelphia Civic Center
4,391
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| March 16
| Philadelphia
| W 115–114
| Hal Greer (26)
| Dolph Schayes (14)
| Larry Costello (6)
| Onondaga War Memorial
5,304
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| March 18
| @ Philadelphia
| W 106–103
| Larry Costello (20)
| Red Kerr (18)
| Larry Costello (8)
| Philadelphia Civic Center
| 3–0
|-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| March 19
| @ Boston
| L 115–128
| Dolph Schayes (26)
| —
| Schayes, Costello (6)
| Boston Garden
7,728
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| March 21
| Boston
| W 115–98
| Dolph Schayes (32)
| —
| Larry Costello (9)
| Onondaga War Memorial
6,657
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| March 23
| @ Boston
| L 110–133
| Dick Barnett (22)
| Red Kerr (11)
| Larry Costello (4)
| Boston Garden
11,754
| 1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| March 25
| Boston
| L 107–120
| Dolph Schayes (23)
| —
| Barnett, Costello (4)
| Onondaga War Memorial
| 1–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| March 26
| @ 1960–61 Boston Celtics season#Boston | L 101–123 | Dick Barnett (25) | Swede Halbrook (14) | four players tied (4) | Boston Garden
12,292 | 1–4 |-
Awards and records
- Dolph Schayes, selected for the All-NBA Second Team
- Larry Costello, honored with a place on the All-NBA Second Team