Philadelphia 76ers 1950-51 Roster and Stats

The 1950-51 season for the Philadelphia 76ers was marked by their identity as the Syracuse Nationals before the 1963 relocation. The team finished the regular season with a 32-34 record, placing them in third position in the Eastern Division. Under the guidance of head coach Al Cervi, the Nationals demonstrated strong potential, primarily through the performance of standout players like Dolph Schayes, who was crucial in both scoring and rebounding.

In the postseason, the Nationals faced the Philadelphia Warriors in the Eastern Division Semifinals. They emerged victorious in a hard-fought three-game series, securing their place in the Division Finals. However, their playoff run ended against the New York Knicks, who defeated them 2-0 in the best-of-three series. Despite the early playoff exit, the season laid the groundwork for future success, highlighting the team’s competitive spirit and establishing their presence in the league.

Regular Season Record: 32-34
Playoff Result: Division Semifinals: 2-0, Division Finals: 2-3

Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats for 1950-51 Season

POINTS

Dolph Schayes

17.0

REBOUNDS

Dolph Schayes

8.8

ASSISTS

Fred Scolari

1.3

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Dolph Schayes	66	17.0	8.8	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	20.4	14.6	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
George Ratkovicz	66	12.8	1.8	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	13.9	2.9	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fred Scolari	31	11.9	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	12.6	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bill Gabor	61	11.3	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	9.0	0.4	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Noble Jorgensen	41	9.3	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	7.1	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Al Cervi	52	8.8	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	11.1	1.7	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Belus Smawley	16	7.8	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Alex Hannum	63	7.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	6.0	2.6	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Paul Seymour	51	7.2	0.5	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	4.9	1.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Johnny Macknowski	57	6.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2	6.5	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ed Peterson	17	4.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gerry Calabrese	46	4.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Don Lofgran	45	3.6	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leroy Chollet	14	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	1.9	1.1	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Philadelphia 76ers in the 1951 NBA Playoffs

Playoffs Second Round vs. Philadelphia Warriors

In the 1951 NBA Playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers, then known as the Syracuse Nationals, faced the New York Knicks in the Eastern Division Finals. Despite a strong regular season performance, the Nationals were edged out by the Knicks in a tight five-game series, losing 3-2. This series was marked by intense competition and close scores, highlighting the Nationals' tenacity even in defeat.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Mar 20, 1951	@ Philadelphia Warriors	W 91-89	Fred Scolari (23 pts)
Mar 22, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 90-78	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)

1951 Conference Championship vs. New York Knicks

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Mar 28, 1951	@ New York Knicks	L 103-92	George Ratkovicz (22 pts)
Mar 29, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 102-80	Dolph Schayes (21 pts)
Mar 31, 1951	@ New York Knicks	L 77-75	Dolph Schayes (17 pts)
Apr 01, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 90-83	Dolph Schayes (34 pts)
Apr 04, 1951	@ New York Knicks	L 83-81	Dolph Schayes (14 pts)

Philadelphia 76ers 1950-51 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1950-51 season for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Nov 02, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 92-77	George Ratkovicz (23 pts)
Nov 05, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 90-87	Paul Seymour (18 pts)
Nov 09, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 89-70	Dolph Schayes (15 pts)
Nov 11, 1950	@ New York Knicks	L 74-72	Dolph Schayes (20 pts)
Nov 12, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 83-57	Paul Seymour (16 pts)
Nov 14, 1950	@ Indianapolis Olympians	L 108-78	Belus Smawley (15 pts)
Nov 15, 1950	@ Minneapolis Lakers	L 72-71	Belus Smawley (16 pts)
Nov 16, 1950	@ Tri-Cities Blackhawks	L 79-75	Ed Peterson (19 pts)
Nov 19, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 96-83	Belus Smawley (14 pts)
Nov 23, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 92-85	Alex Hannum (17 pts)
Nov 25, 1950	@ Washington Capitols	W 77-67	Bill Gabor (17 pts)
Nov 26, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 90-76	Bill Gabor (22 pts)
Nov 28, 1950	@ New York Knicks	L 108-84	Dolph Schayes (25 pts)
Nov 30, 1950	@ Philadelphia Warriors	L 81-78	George Ratkovicz (17 pts)
Dec 02, 1950	@ Baltimore Bullets	W 99-96	Bill Gabor (31 pts)
Dec 03, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 84-81	Al Cervi (16 pts)
Dec 07, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 76-69	Dolph Schayes (27 pts)
Dec 09, 1950	@ Boston Celtics	W 86-85	Don Lofgran (19 pts)
Dec 10, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 86-76	Dolph Schayes (16 pts)
Dec 14, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 78-69	Al Cervi (15 pts)
Dec 16, 1950	@ Rochester Royals	W 79-75	Bill Gabor (24 pts)
Dec 17, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 95-86	Dolph Schayes (23 pts)
Dec 20, 1950	@ Tri-Cities Blackhawks	L 86-83	Al Cervi (19 pts)
Dec 21, 1950	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 97-72	Dolph Schayes (17 pts)
Dec 25, 1950	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 81-69	Dolph Schayes (16 pts)
Dec 26, 1950	@ Boston Celtics	L 102-100	Noble Jorgensen (23 pts)
Dec 28, 1950	@ Philadelphia Warriors	L 91-88	Dolph Schayes (28 pts)
Dec 30, 1950	@ Baltimore Bullets	W 90-80	Dolph Schayes (23 pts)
Jan 01, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 106-89	Dolph Schayes (21 pts)
Jan 04, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 80-77	Bill Gabor (20 pts)
Jan 06, 1951	@ New York Knicks	W 87-85	Dolph Schayes (26 pts)
Jan 07, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 73-65	George Ratkovicz (18 pts)
Jan 10, 1951	@ Tri-Cities Blackhawks	W 97-96	Dolph Schayes (20 pts)
Jan 11, 1951	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 84-76	Dolph Schayes (16 pts)
Jan 14, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 92-63	Dolph Schayes (17 pts)
Jan 18, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 96-87	George Ratkovicz (20 pts)
Jan 21, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 96-86	Noble Jorgensen (18 pts)
Jan 24, 1951	@ Baltimore Bullets	L 87-82	George Ratkovicz (23 pts)
Jan 25, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 113-87	George Ratkovicz (24 pts)
Jan 27, 1951	@ Rochester Royals	L 85-83	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Jan 28, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 104-83	Dolph Schayes (22 pts)
Jan 30, 1951	@ Boston Celtics	L 96-87	Dolph Schayes (23 pts)
Feb 01, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 93-90	Dolph Schayes (26 pts)
Feb 02, 1951	@ Boston Celtics	L 96-90	Dolph Schayes (19 pts)
Feb 04, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 78-75	Dolph Schayes (19 pts)
Feb 07, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 102-82	Johnny Macknowski (20 pts)
Feb 08, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 96-83	George Ratkovicz (19 pts)
Feb 11, 1951	@ Baltimore Bullets	W 80-72	Dolph Schayes (18 pts)
Feb 14, 1951	@ Fort Wayne Pistons	L 77-75	Dolph Schayes (18 pts)
Feb 15, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 94-80	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Feb 17, 1951	@ New York Knicks	L 88-75	Dolph Schayes (26 pts)
Feb 18, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 91-80	Bill Gabor (26 pts)
Feb 20, 1951	@ Indianapolis Olympians	W 81-79	Dolph Schayes (18 pts)
Feb 21, 1951	@ Minneapolis Lakers	L 82-76	Johnny Macknowski (17 pts)
Feb 25, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 98-93	Fred Scolari (18 pts)
Feb 27, 1951	@ Philadelphia Warriors	L 86-72	Dolph Schayes (18 pts)
Mar 01, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 108-86	Bill Gabor (19 pts)
Mar 03, 1951	@ New York Knicks	L 97-78	Johnny Macknowski (15 pts)
Mar 04, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 85-79	Dolph Schayes (23 pts)
Mar 08, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 121-97	Noble Jorgensen (27 pts)
Mar 10, 1951	@ Rochester Royals	L 107-86	Dolph Schayes (17 pts)
Mar 11, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	W 95-91	Dolph Schayes (26 pts)
Mar 13, 1951	@ Indianapolis Olympians	L 98-93	Alex Hannum (23 pts)
Mar 14, 1951	@ Minneapolis Lakers	L 100-76	Dolph Schayes (24 pts)
Mar 17, 1951	@ Philadelphia Warriors	L 100-86	George Ratkovicz (20 pts)
Mar 18, 1951	@ Syracuse Nationals	L 97-89	George Ratkovicz (20 pts)

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