1962–63 Syracuse Nationals season

1962–63 Syracuse Nationals season
Head coach	Alex Hannum
Arena	Onondaga War Memorial
Results
Record	48–32 (.600)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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	—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals: Royals win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 123, Cincinnati 120
• Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 133, Syracuse 115
• Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 121, Cincinnati 117
• Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 125, Syracuse 118
• Game 5 @ Syracuse: Cincinnati 131, Syracuse 127 (OT)

Awards and records

• Hal Greer, All-NBA Second Team