Rocha, Schayes (21) | — | Butler Fieldhouse3,200 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 5 | @ Fort Wayne | L 102–109 | Dolph Schayes (28) | — | Butler Fieldhouse2,611 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 7 | @ Fort Wayne | L 71–74 | Bill Kenville (15) | — | Butler Fieldhouse4,110 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 9 | Fort Wayne | W 109–104 | Dolph Schayes (28) | — | Onondaga War Memorial4,997 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | April 10 | Fort Wayne | W 92–91 | King, Kenville (15) | Paul Seymour (8) | Onondaga War Memorial6,697 | 4–3 |- NBA Finals In the Finals, the Nats would get off to a fast start; taking the first 2 games at home against the Fort Wayne Pistons. However, as home court shifted, the Pistons would spark back to life; taking all 3 games to take a 3–2 series lead. Heading back to Syracuse for Game 6 the Nats kept their Championship hopes alive by defeating the Pistons 109–104 to force a decisive game 7 at home. Game 7 would prove to be as tight as the entire series had played out to that point. As time started running out on the Pistons title hopes late in the 4th quarter of game 7 point guard George King sank a clutch free throw to give the Nats a 92–91 lead. King would then steal the inbound pass as time ticked away to clinch the NBA title for the Nationals. Awards and honors Dolph Schayes, All-NBA First Team Paul Seymour, All-NBA Third Team References Nationals on Basketball Reference Syracuse NBA championship seasons Philadelphia 76ers seasons