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Season for the Nationals in the National Basketball Association

NBA professional basketball team season
1962–63 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaOnondaga War Memorial
Results
Record48–32 (.600)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(eliminated 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1961–62 1963–64 >

The 1962–63 NBA season was the Nationals' 14th season in the NBA. In their final season in Syracuse, the Nationals finished with a record of 48–32, good enough for 2nd place in the NBA Eastern Division. They qualified for the playoffs but lost to the Cincinnati Royals, 3 games to 2 in the East semifinals.

Following this season, the Nationals relocated to Philadelphia and became the 76ers, filling the void left by the Warriors, who moved to the Bay Area the prior year.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 58 22 .725 – 25–5 21–16 12–1 25–11
x-Syracuse Nationals 48 32 .600 10 23–5 13–19 12–8 21–15
x-Cincinnati Royals 42 38 .525 16 23–10 15–19 4–9 20–16
New York Knicks 21 59 .263 37 12–22 5–28 4–9 6–30
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1962–63 NBA records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK SFW STL SYR
Boston — 8–2 9–3 8–0 4–5 10–2 8–1 5–3 6–6
Chicago 2–8 — 4–6 3–7 3–7 4–6 4–6 3–7 2–8
Cincinnati 3–9 6–4 — 4–4 3–6 10–2 6–3 3–5 7–5
Detroit 0–8 7–3 4–4 — 1–11 8–1 7–5 4–8 3–6
Los Angeles 5–4 7–3 6–3 11–1 — 5–3 8–4 7–5 4–4
New York 2–10 6–4 2–10 1–8 3–5 — 2–6 3–6 2–10
San Francisco 1–8 6–4 3–6 5–7 4–8 6–2 — 3–9 3–5
St. Louis 3–5 7–3 5–3 8–4 5–7 6–3 9–3 — 5–4
Syracuse 6–6 8–2 5–7 6–3 4–4 10–2 5–3 4–5 —

Game log

1962–63 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 20 Los Angeles 102–108 Lee Shaffer (22) 1–0
2 October 23 @ New York 123–119 Johnny Kerr (31) 2–0
3 October 26 Chicago 112–130 Greer, Kerr (18) 3–0
4 October 27 @ Boston 98–118 Lee Shaffer (21) 3–1
5 October 31 N St. Louis 126–108 Johnny Kerr (24) 4–1
6 November 3 Cincinnati 111–130 Larry Costello (22) 5–1
7 November 9 St. Louis 93–101 Hal Greer (22) 6–1
8 November 14 @ Cincinnati 120–125 Hal Greer (24) 6–2
9 November 15 N Los Angeles 120–98 Johnny Kerr (28) 7–2
10 November 16 Boston 105–113 Hal Greer (25) 8–2
11 November 17 @ St. Louis 107–113 Hal Greer (32) 8–3
12 November 18 N Chicago 110–107 Johnny Kerr (22) 9–3
13 November 21 @ Detroit 122–120 Larry Costello (30) 10–3
14 November 22 N Boston 130–120 Lee Shaffer (32) 11–3
15 November 23 @ New York 110–116 Gambee, Kerr (17) 11–4
16 November 24 New York 126–137 Lee Shaffer (25) 12–4
17 November 27 @ St. Louis 105–120 Hal Greer (25) 12–5
18 November 29 @ Chicago 112–85 Lee Shaffer (23) 13–5
19 November 30 @ Cincinnati 117–130 Johnny Kerr (17) 13–6
20 December 1 @ Boston 110–129 Larry Costello (22) 13–7
21 December 4 N Detroit 129–130 Hal Greer (27) 13–8
22 December 7 N Chicago 149–129 Hal Greer (24) 14–8
23 December 8 Boston 97–102 Lee Shaffer (28) 15–8
24 December 9 N Los Angeles 117–114 Lee Shaffer (30) 16–8
25 December 11 @ San Francisco 124–136 Lee Shaffer (28) 16–9
26 December 12 @ Los Angeles 120–126 Lee Shaffer (33) 16–10
27 December 16 @ San Francisco 144–137 Greer, Shaffer (32) 17–10
28 December 17 @ Los Angeles 114–121 Lee Shaffer (26) 17–11
29 December 19 @ Cincinnati 120–129 Lee Shaffer (32) 17–12
30 December 22 San Francisco 123–118 Lee Shaffer (26) 17–13
31 December 25 @ New York 123–111 Lee Shaffer (31) 18–13
32 December 27 New York 92–128 Kerr, Shaffer (24) 19–13
33 December 28 N San Francisco 117–124 Lee Shaffer (30) 19–14
34 December 29 Los Angeles 132–123 Lee Shaffer (26) 19–15
35 January 2 St. Louis 95–120 Hal Greer (23) 20–15
36 January 3 N New York 115–123 Hal Greer (30) 20–16
37 January 5 N Cincinnati 136–117 Lee Shaffer (33) 21–16
38 January 6 Chicago 102–114 Hal Greer (21) 22–16
39 January 8 N Cincinnati 119–116 Hal Greer (31) 23–16
40 January 9 Cincinnati 116–112 Hal Greer (25) 23–17
41 January 11 @ Boston 117–134 Johnny Kerr (20) 23–18
42 January 12 N Detroit 115–146 Chet Walker (30) 23–19
43 January 13 Detroit 114–148 Lee Shaffer (32) 24–19
44 January 19 Boston 148–149 (OT) Chet Walker (35) 25–19
45 January 22 N St. Louis 93–113 Lee Shaffer (20) 25–20
46 January 23 @ Chicago 94–104 Kerr, Shaffer (21) 25–21
47 January 25 N Los Angeles 114–122 Hal Greer (24) 25–22
48 January 26 @ San Francisco 116–110 Hal Greer (23) 26–22
49 January 27 @ San Francisco 119–110 Greer, Shaffer (26) 27–22
50 January 29 @ St. Louis 105–123 Al Bianchi (22) 27–23
51 January 31 St. Louis 100–112 Johnny Kerr (30) 28–23
52 February 1 @ Boston 125–111 Chet Walker (21) 29–23
53 February 2 N Cincinnati 117–113 Al Bianchi (20) 30–23
54 February 3 Cincinnati 125–115 Chet Walker (21) 30–24
55 February 5 @ New York 120–100 Chet Walker (22) 31–24
56 February 6 Boston 109–126 Kerr, Schayes (17) 32–24
57 February 8 @ Detroit 162–135 Lee Shaffer (30) 33–24
58 February 9 N New York 122–116 Lee Shaffer (29) 34–24
59 February 10 San Francisco 115–139 Greer, Kerr (26) 35–24
60 February 12 @ St. Louis 100–128 Bianchi, Kerr, Neumann (13) 35–25
61 February 13 N Cincinnati 122–124 Lee Shaffer (31) 35–26
62 February 14 Chicago 117–136 Larry Costello (23) 36–26
63 February 15 N Boston 114–123 Hal Greer (24) 36–27
64 February 17 Detroit 124–143 Bianchi, Neumann (19) 37–27
65 February 19 N Chicago 118–110 Lee Shaffer (41) 38–27
66 February 20 Cincinnati 109–128 Hal Greer (24) 39–27
67 February 21 @ Chicago 91–108 Hal Greer (19) 39–28
68 February 22 @ Detroit 117–126 Lee Shaffer (29) 39–29
69 February 24 New York 126–143 Greer, Kerr (20) 40–29
70 February 27 Los Angeles 111–122 Lee Shaffer (27) 41–29
71 February 28 N New York 132–124 Len Chappell (31) 42–29
72 March 2 Detroit 128–152 Lee Shaffer (32) 43–29
73 March 3 @ Detroit 127–123 Lee Shaffer (32) 44–29
74 March 5 @ New York 131–121 Hal Greer (31) 45–29
75 March 7 New York 118–129 Hal Greer (28) 46–29
76 March 10 San Francisco 148–163 Lee Shaffer (31) 47–29
77 March 12 @ Chicago 130–106 Johnny Kerr (24) 48–29
78 March 13 @ Cincinnati 114–128 Dave Gambee (15) 48–30
79 March 16 Boston 125–121 Lee Shaffer (28) 48–31
80 March 17 @ Boston 116–125 Hal Greer (25) 48–32

Playoffs

1963 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 19 Cincinnati W 123–120 Hal Greer (32) Hal Greer (11) Costello, Greer (6) Onondaga War Memorial
4,335 		1–0
2 March 21 @ Cincinnati L 115–133 Chet Walker (24) Johnny Kerr (12) Larry Costello (3) Cincinnati Gardens
3,205 		1–1
3 March 23 Cincinnati W 121–117 Lee Shaffer (34) Johnny Kerr (17) Hal Greer (7) Onondaga War Memorial
8,007 		2–1
4 March 24 @ Cincinnati L 118–125 Lee Shaffer (32) Johnny Kerr (14) Larry Costello (5) Cincinnati Gardens
3,331 		2–2
5 March 26 Cincinnati L 127–131 (OT) Lee Shaffer (45) Johnny Kerr (20) Paul Neumann (6) Onondaga War Memorial
7,418 		2–3
1963 schedule

Awards and records

References

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