1962β63 Cincinnati Royals season | |
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Head coach | Charles Wolf |
Owners | Thomas E. Woods estate Louis Jacobs |
Arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
Results | |
Record | 42–38 (.525) |
Place | Division: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Division finals (lost to Celtics 3β4) |
Local media | |
Television | WKRC-TV |
Radio | WKRC |
The 1962β63 Cincinnati Royals season was the team's 15th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its sixth in Cincinnati. The Royals were shifted from the Western Division into the Eastern Division before the start of the season because the Philadelphia Warriors had relocated to San Francisco. In their first season in the Eastern Division, the Royals posted a 42β38 record and finished in 3rd place. [1] The season saw the Royals challenged by a rival league, the American Basketball League run by Abe Saperstein, like few NBA teams ever have been. Larry Staverman and Win Wilfong had left the team for the new league. #1 draft picks Larry Siegfried and Jerry Lucas were both also signed away by the ABL. These key losses would later greatly affect the team's playoffs result. Lucas was particularly missed by Cincinnati fans. Oscar Robertson nonetheless led a balanced and solid Royals five that year, supported by Wayne Embry, Jack Twyman, Bob Boozer and Arlen Bockhorn. Draft pick Adrian Smith had arrived and joined Tom Hawkins and Hub Reed at the head of the bench. Robertson posted 28.3 points per game, and his league-leading assists total was twice that of all but one other NBA player. He sank the second-most free throws in the league, and was a strong third on the Royals in rebounds.
The Royals were consistent winners all season long, buoyed by a 10β6 November.
In the playoffs, the Royals would win their first playoff series in 11 years. The Royals upset the second-place Syracuse Nationals with an overtime win on the road in Game 5 on March 26. The two teams had each won their two home games before Robertson led the upset. It was the last NBA game ever hosted by a team in Syracuse, New York. [1] In the Eastern Finals, the Royals faced the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics and stunned them with two wins at Boston Gardens to seize a 2β1 series lead. Thomas E. Wood, the team's key owner, died in 1961. An ownership dispute between competing groups came to a head in 1963 when Louis Jacobs, who had bought Cincinnati Gardens from the Wood estate, scheduled a circus for the week of the Boston series without telling the Royals. The team was furious and had to host their second home playoff game at Xavier University's small Schmidt Fieldhouse. Despite that fact, and the earlier loss of draft pick Jerry Lucas, Robertson led the team to a third win over the Celtics in Game Six to force a seventh game. The Royals lost Game Seven in Boston on April 10, 142β131. Robertson had 43 points, the Celtics' Sam Jones had 47 in that concluding game. The season marks arguably the closest the Cincinnati Royals ever came to an NBA title, despite the obstacles mentioned above.
Ballyhooed #1 pick Jerry Lucas, two-time NCAA Player of The Year, was signed away by George Steinbrenner of the ABL Cleveland Pipers, a serious blow to this year's team.
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Boston Celtics | 58 | 22 | .725 | β | 25β5 | 21β16 | 12β1 | 25β11 |
x- Syracuse Nationals | 48 | 32 | .600 | 10 | 23β5 | 13β19 | 12β8 | 21β15 |
x- Cincinnati Royals | 42 | 38 | .525 | 16 | 23β10 | 15β19 | 4β9 | 20β16 |
New York Knicks | 21 | 59 | .263 | 37 | 12β22 | 5β28 | 4β9 | 6β30 |
1962-63 NBA Records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | SFW | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 8β2 | 9β3 | 8β0 | 4β5 | 10β2 | 8β1 | 5β3 | 6β6 |
Chicago | 2β8 | β | 4β6 | 3β7 | 3β7 | 4β6 | 4β6 | 3β7 | 2β8 |
Cincinnati | 3β9 | 6β4 | β | 4β4 | 3β6 | 10β2 | 6β3 | 3β5 | 7β5 |
Detroit | 0β8 | 7β3 | 4β4 | β | 1β11 | 8β1 | 7β5 | 4β8 | 3β6 |
Los Angeles | 5β4 | 7β3 | 6β3 | 11β1 | β | 5β3 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 4β4 |
New York | 2β10 | 6β4 | 2β10 | 1β8 | 3β5 | β | 2β6 | 3β6 | 2β10 |
San Francisco | 1β8 | 6β4 | 3β6 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β2 | β | 3β9 | 3β5 |
St. Louis | 3β5 | 7β3 | 5β3 | 8β4 | 5β7 | 6β3 | 9β3 | β | 5β4 |
Syracuse | 6β6 | 8β2 | 5β7 | 6β3 | 4β4 | 10β2 | 5β3 | 4β5 | β |
1962β63 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 20 | @ Chicago | 109β113 | Oscar Robertson (29) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 23 | Los Angeles | 115β116 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 24 | @ St. Louis | 114β121 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 1β2 | |||||
4 | October 26 | St. Louis | 102β118 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 2β2 | |||||
5 | October 28 | San Francisco | 130β131 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (36) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | November 3 | @ Syracuse | 111β130 | Robertson, Twyman (22) | 3β3 | |||||
7 | November 7 | Boston | 106β105 | Oscar Robertson (42) | 3β4 | |||||
8 | November 8 | @ Detroit | 114β116 | Oscar Robertson (38) | 3β5 | |||||
9 | November 9 | @ New York | 122β119 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 4β5 | |||||
10 | November 10 | Detroit | 124β135 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 5β5 | |||||
11 | November 12 | @ Boston | 126β137 | Robertson, Twyman (26) | 5β6 | |||||
12 | November 13 | N Detroit | 109β127 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 6β6 | |||||
13 | November 14 | Syracuse | 120β125 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 7β6 | |||||
14 | November 16 | St. Louis | 111β120 | Jack Twyman (27) | 8β6 | |||||
15 | November 18 | San Francisco | 120β132 | Robertson, Twyman (32) | 9β6 | |||||
16 | November 21 | @ San Francisco | 143β139 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 10β6 | |||||
17 | November 22 | @ Los Angeles | 110β134 | Oscar Robertson (21) | 10β7 | |||||
18 | November 24 | @ Los Angeles | 123β129 | Wayne Embry (34) | 10β8 | |||||
19 | November 25 | @ San Francisco | 128β115 | Jack Twyman (27) | 11β8 | |||||
20 | November 27 | @ New York | 139β129 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 12β8 | |||||
21 | November 30 | Syracuse | 117β130 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 13β8 | |||||
22 | December 1 | @ Chicago | 131β121 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 14β8 | |||||
23 | December 2 | Boston | 128β127 (OT) | Robertson, Twyman (29) | 14β9 | |||||
24 | December 6 | New York | 99β96 | Jack Twyman (24) | 14β10 | |||||
25 | December 8 | Los Angeles | 131β128 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (42) | 14β11 | |||||
26 | December 11 | N Los Angeles | 124β121 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 14β12 | |||||
27 | December 12 | N Chicago | 102β105 | Adrian Smith (17) | 14β13 | |||||
28 | December 13 | N Chicago | 142β123 | Jack Twyman (32) | 15β13 | |||||
29 | December 15 | @ Boston | 124β120 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 16β13 | |||||
30 | December 18 | @ New York | 102β103 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 16β14 | |||||
31 | December 19 | Syracuse | 120β129 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 17β14 | |||||
32 | December 21 | Chicago | 116β129 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 18β14 | |||||
33 | December 25 | Detroit | 120β131 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 19β14 | |||||
34 | December 28 | Boston | 121β113 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 19β15 | |||||
35 | December 29 | @ Chicago | 104β108 | Wayne Embry (25) | 19β16 | |||||
36 | January 1 | New York | 106β112 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (32) | 20β16 | |||||
37 | January 2 | @ Detroit | 118β138 | Wayne Embry (23) | 20β17 | |||||
38 | January 4 | San Francisco | 129β130 | Jack Twyman (35) | 21β17 | |||||
39 | January 5 | N Syracuse | 136β117 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 21β18 | |||||
40 | January 6 | Los Angeles | 120β119 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (33) | 21β19 | |||||
41 | January 8 | N Syracuse | 119β116 | Jack Twyman (35) | 21β20 | |||||
42 | January 9 | @ Syracuse | 116β112 | Oscar Robertson (29) | 22β20 | |||||
43 | January 10 | Boston | 121β130 | Oscar Robertson (41) | 23β20 | |||||
44 | January 12 | @ St. Louis | 109β115 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 23β21 | |||||
45 | January 13 | St. Louis | 105β104 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 23β22 | |||||
46 | January 18 | @ Boston | 114β122 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 23β23 | |||||
47 | January 19 | New York | 108β114 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 24β23 | |||||
48 | January 20 | @ Chicago | 93β113 | Embry, Robertson (18) | 24β24 | |||||
49 | January 23 | Boston | 133β138 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 25β24 | |||||
50 | January 25 | @ New York | 114β112 | Jack Twyman (25) | 26β24 | |||||
51 | January 26 | Chicago | 116β142 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 27β24 | |||||
52 | January 27 | N Chicago | 143β126 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 28β24 | |||||
53 | January 31 | N Boston | 125β128 | Jack Twyman (32) | 28β25 | |||||
54 | February 1 | N San Francisco | 133β126 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 28β26 | |||||
55 | February 2 | N Syracuse | 117β113 | Jack Twyman (25) | 28β27 | |||||
56 | February 3 | @ Syracuse | 125β115 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 29β27 | |||||
57 | February 5 | Boston | 106β96 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 29β28 | |||||
58 | February 7 | San Francisco | 129β134 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 30β28 | |||||
59 | February 8 | @ St. Louis | 116β112 | Wayne Embry (23) | 31β28 | |||||
60 | February 10 | Los Angeles | 107β124 | Oscar Robertson (29) | 32β28 | |||||
61 | February 13 | N Syracuse | 122β124 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 33β28 | |||||
62 | February 15 | St. Louis | 99β96 | Oscar Robertson (23) | 33β29 | |||||
63 | February 16 | @ Detroit | 110β99 | Wayne Embry (27) | 34β29 | |||||
64 | February 17 | @ New York | 109β98 | Jack Twyman (27) | 35β29 | |||||
65 | February 19 | @ Boston | 126β129 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 35β30 | |||||
66 | February 20 | @ Syracuse | 109β128 | Jack Twyman (27) | 35β31 | |||||
67 | February 21 | New York | 96β115 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 36β31 | |||||
68 | February 23 | Detroit | 105β102 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 36β32 | |||||
69 | February 24 | N Detroit | 119β110 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 36β33 | |||||
70 | February 26 | @ St. Louis | 107β114 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 36β34 | |||||
71 | February 27 | New York | 107β119 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 37β34 | |||||
72 | March 1 | N San Francisco | 132β125 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 37β35 | |||||
73 | March 3 | @ San Francisco | 122β123 | Jack Twyman (27) | 37β36 | |||||
74 | March 4 | @ Los Angeles | 114β111 | Jack Twyman (24) | 38β36 | |||||
75 | March 6 | @ Los Angeles | 97β106 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 38β37 | |||||
76 | March 10 | @ Boston | 117β149 | Oscar Robertson (23) | 38β38 | |||||
77 | March 12 | @ New York | 110β96 | Bob Boozer (21) | 39β38 | |||||
78 | March 13 | Syracuse | 114β128 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 40β38 | |||||
79 | March 16 | @ Chicago | 126β117 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 41β38 | |||||
80 | March 17 | New York | 109β116 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 42β38 |
The Royals won five straight to move to 10β6 in November, and followed that with a 6β8 December. They were 9β9 in both January and February, reaching 36β31 on 2-21-63. The Royals won four straight to finish the season 42-38.
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Arlen Bockhorn | |||||||||||
Bob Boozer | |||||||||||
Joe Buckhalter | |||||||||||
Wayne Embry | |||||||||||
Tom Hawkins | |||||||||||
Bud Olsen | |||||||||||
Dave Piontek | |||||||||||
Hub Reed | |||||||||||
Oscar Robertson | |||||||||||
Adrian Smith | |||||||||||
Dan Tieman | |||||||||||
Jack Twyman |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Arlen Bockhorn | |||||||||||
Bob Boozer | |||||||||||
Wayne Embry | |||||||||||
Tom Hawkins | |||||||||||
Bud Olsen | |||||||||||
Dave Piontek | |||||||||||
Hub Reed | |||||||||||
Oscar Robertson | |||||||||||
Adrian Smith | |||||||||||
Jack Twyman |
1962β63 Cincinnati Royals season | |
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Head coach | Charles Wolf |
Owners | Thomas E. Woods estate Louis Jacobs |
Arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
Results | |
Record | 42–38 (.525) |
Place | Division: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Division finals (lost to Celtics 3β4) |
Local media | |
Television | WKRC-TV |
Radio | WKRC |
The 1962β63 Cincinnati Royals season was the team's 15th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its sixth in Cincinnati. The Royals were shifted from the Western Division into the Eastern Division before the start of the season because the Philadelphia Warriors had relocated to San Francisco. In their first season in the Eastern Division, the Royals posted a 42β38 record and finished in 3rd place. [1] The season saw the Royals challenged by a rival league, the American Basketball League run by Abe Saperstein, like few NBA teams ever have been. Larry Staverman and Win Wilfong had left the team for the new league. #1 draft picks Larry Siegfried and Jerry Lucas were both also signed away by the ABL. These key losses would later greatly affect the team's playoffs result. Lucas was particularly missed by Cincinnati fans. Oscar Robertson nonetheless led a balanced and solid Royals five that year, supported by Wayne Embry, Jack Twyman, Bob Boozer and Arlen Bockhorn. Draft pick Adrian Smith had arrived and joined Tom Hawkins and Hub Reed at the head of the bench. Robertson posted 28.3 points per game, and his league-leading assists total was twice that of all but one other NBA player. He sank the second-most free throws in the league, and was a strong third on the Royals in rebounds.
The Royals were consistent winners all season long, buoyed by a 10β6 November.
In the playoffs, the Royals would win their first playoff series in 11 years. The Royals upset the second-place Syracuse Nationals with an overtime win on the road in Game 5 on March 26. The two teams had each won their two home games before Robertson led the upset. It was the last NBA game ever hosted by a team in Syracuse, New York. [1] In the Eastern Finals, the Royals faced the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics and stunned them with two wins at Boston Gardens to seize a 2β1 series lead. Thomas E. Wood, the team's key owner, died in 1961. An ownership dispute between competing groups came to a head in 1963 when Louis Jacobs, who had bought Cincinnati Gardens from the Wood estate, scheduled a circus for the week of the Boston series without telling the Royals. The team was furious and had to host their second home playoff game at Xavier University's small Schmidt Fieldhouse. Despite that fact, and the earlier loss of draft pick Jerry Lucas, Robertson led the team to a third win over the Celtics in Game Six to force a seventh game. The Royals lost Game Seven in Boston on April 10, 142β131. Robertson had 43 points, the Celtics' Sam Jones had 47 in that concluding game. The season marks arguably the closest the Cincinnati Royals ever came to an NBA title, despite the obstacles mentioned above.
Ballyhooed #1 pick Jerry Lucas, two-time NCAA Player of The Year, was signed away by George Steinbrenner of the ABL Cleveland Pipers, a serious blow to this year's team.
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Boston Celtics | 58 | 22 | .725 | β | 25β5 | 21β16 | 12β1 | 25β11 |
x- Syracuse Nationals | 48 | 32 | .600 | 10 | 23β5 | 13β19 | 12β8 | 21β15 |
x- Cincinnati Royals | 42 | 38 | .525 | 16 | 23β10 | 15β19 | 4β9 | 20β16 |
New York Knicks | 21 | 59 | .263 | 37 | 12β22 | 5β28 | 4β9 | 6β30 |
1962-63 NBA Records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | SFW | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 8β2 | 9β3 | 8β0 | 4β5 | 10β2 | 8β1 | 5β3 | 6β6 |
Chicago | 2β8 | β | 4β6 | 3β7 | 3β7 | 4β6 | 4β6 | 3β7 | 2β8 |
Cincinnati | 3β9 | 6β4 | β | 4β4 | 3β6 | 10β2 | 6β3 | 3β5 | 7β5 |
Detroit | 0β8 | 7β3 | 4β4 | β | 1β11 | 8β1 | 7β5 | 4β8 | 3β6 |
Los Angeles | 5β4 | 7β3 | 6β3 | 11β1 | β | 5β3 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 4β4 |
New York | 2β10 | 6β4 | 2β10 | 1β8 | 3β5 | β | 2β6 | 3β6 | 2β10 |
San Francisco | 1β8 | 6β4 | 3β6 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β2 | β | 3β9 | 3β5 |
St. Louis | 3β5 | 7β3 | 5β3 | 8β4 | 5β7 | 6β3 | 9β3 | β | 5β4 |
Syracuse | 6β6 | 8β2 | 5β7 | 6β3 | 4β4 | 10β2 | 5β3 | 4β5 | β |
1962β63 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 20 | @ Chicago | 109β113 | Oscar Robertson (29) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 23 | Los Angeles | 115β116 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 24 | @ St. Louis | 114β121 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 1β2 | |||||
4 | October 26 | St. Louis | 102β118 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 2β2 | |||||
5 | October 28 | San Francisco | 130β131 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (36) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | November 3 | @ Syracuse | 111β130 | Robertson, Twyman (22) | 3β3 | |||||
7 | November 7 | Boston | 106β105 | Oscar Robertson (42) | 3β4 | |||||
8 | November 8 | @ Detroit | 114β116 | Oscar Robertson (38) | 3β5 | |||||
9 | November 9 | @ New York | 122β119 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 4β5 | |||||
10 | November 10 | Detroit | 124β135 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 5β5 | |||||
11 | November 12 | @ Boston | 126β137 | Robertson, Twyman (26) | 5β6 | |||||
12 | November 13 | N Detroit | 109β127 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 6β6 | |||||
13 | November 14 | Syracuse | 120β125 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 7β6 | |||||
14 | November 16 | St. Louis | 111β120 | Jack Twyman (27) | 8β6 | |||||
15 | November 18 | San Francisco | 120β132 | Robertson, Twyman (32) | 9β6 | |||||
16 | November 21 | @ San Francisco | 143β139 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 10β6 | |||||
17 | November 22 | @ Los Angeles | 110β134 | Oscar Robertson (21) | 10β7 | |||||
18 | November 24 | @ Los Angeles | 123β129 | Wayne Embry (34) | 10β8 | |||||
19 | November 25 | @ San Francisco | 128β115 | Jack Twyman (27) | 11β8 | |||||
20 | November 27 | @ New York | 139β129 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 12β8 | |||||
21 | November 30 | Syracuse | 117β130 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 13β8 | |||||
22 | December 1 | @ Chicago | 131β121 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 14β8 | |||||
23 | December 2 | Boston | 128β127 (OT) | Robertson, Twyman (29) | 14β9 | |||||
24 | December 6 | New York | 99β96 | Jack Twyman (24) | 14β10 | |||||
25 | December 8 | Los Angeles | 131β128 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (42) | 14β11 | |||||
26 | December 11 | N Los Angeles | 124β121 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 14β12 | |||||
27 | December 12 | N Chicago | 102β105 | Adrian Smith (17) | 14β13 | |||||
28 | December 13 | N Chicago | 142β123 | Jack Twyman (32) | 15β13 | |||||
29 | December 15 | @ Boston | 124β120 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 16β13 | |||||
30 | December 18 | @ New York | 102β103 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 16β14 | |||||
31 | December 19 | Syracuse | 120β129 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 17β14 | |||||
32 | December 21 | Chicago | 116β129 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 18β14 | |||||
33 | December 25 | Detroit | 120β131 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 19β14 | |||||
34 | December 28 | Boston | 121β113 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 19β15 | |||||
35 | December 29 | @ Chicago | 104β108 | Wayne Embry (25) | 19β16 | |||||
36 | January 1 | New York | 106β112 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (32) | 20β16 | |||||
37 | January 2 | @ Detroit | 118β138 | Wayne Embry (23) | 20β17 | |||||
38 | January 4 | San Francisco | 129β130 | Jack Twyman (35) | 21β17 | |||||
39 | January 5 | N Syracuse | 136β117 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 21β18 | |||||
40 | January 6 | Los Angeles | 120β119 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (33) | 21β19 | |||||
41 | January 8 | N Syracuse | 119β116 | Jack Twyman (35) | 21β20 | |||||
42 | January 9 | @ Syracuse | 116β112 | Oscar Robertson (29) | 22β20 | |||||
43 | January 10 | Boston | 121β130 | Oscar Robertson (41) | 23β20 | |||||
44 | January 12 | @ St. Louis | 109β115 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 23β21 | |||||
45 | January 13 | St. Louis | 105β104 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 23β22 | |||||
46 | January 18 | @ Boston | 114β122 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 23β23 | |||||
47 | January 19 | New York | 108β114 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 24β23 | |||||
48 | January 20 | @ Chicago | 93β113 | Embry, Robertson (18) | 24β24 | |||||
49 | January 23 | Boston | 133β138 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 25β24 | |||||
50 | January 25 | @ New York | 114β112 | Jack Twyman (25) | 26β24 | |||||
51 | January 26 | Chicago | 116β142 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 27β24 | |||||
52 | January 27 | N Chicago | 143β126 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 28β24 | |||||
53 | January 31 | N Boston | 125β128 | Jack Twyman (32) | 28β25 | |||||
54 | February 1 | N San Francisco | 133β126 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 28β26 | |||||
55 | February 2 | N Syracuse | 117β113 | Jack Twyman (25) | 28β27 | |||||
56 | February 3 | @ Syracuse | 125β115 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 29β27 | |||||
57 | February 5 | Boston | 106β96 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 29β28 | |||||
58 | February 7 | San Francisco | 129β134 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 30β28 | |||||
59 | February 8 | @ St. Louis | 116β112 | Wayne Embry (23) | 31β28 | |||||
60 | February 10 | Los Angeles | 107β124 | Oscar Robertson (29) | 32β28 | |||||
61 | February 13 | N Syracuse | 122β124 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 33β28 | |||||
62 | February 15 | St. Louis | 99β96 | Oscar Robertson (23) | 33β29 | |||||
63 | February 16 | @ Detroit | 110β99 | Wayne Embry (27) | 34β29 | |||||
64 | February 17 | @ New York | 109β98 | Jack Twyman (27) | 35β29 | |||||
65 | February 19 | @ Boston | 126β129 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 35β30 | |||||
66 | February 20 | @ Syracuse | 109β128 | Jack Twyman (27) | 35β31 | |||||
67 | February 21 | New York | 96β115 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 36β31 | |||||
68 | February 23 | Detroit | 105β102 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 36β32 | |||||
69 | February 24 | N Detroit | 119β110 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 36β33 | |||||
70 | February 26 | @ St. Louis | 107β114 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 36β34 | |||||
71 | February 27 | New York | 107β119 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 37β34 | |||||
72 | March 1 | N San Francisco | 132β125 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 37β35 | |||||
73 | March 3 | @ San Francisco | 122β123 | Jack Twyman (27) | 37β36 | |||||
74 | March 4 | @ Los Angeles | 114β111 | Jack Twyman (24) | 38β36 | |||||
75 | March 6 | @ Los Angeles | 97β106 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 38β37 | |||||
76 | March 10 | @ Boston | 117β149 | Oscar Robertson (23) | 38β38 | |||||
77 | March 12 | @ New York | 110β96 | Bob Boozer (21) | 39β38 | |||||
78 | March 13 | Syracuse | 114β128 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 40β38 | |||||
79 | March 16 | @ Chicago | 126β117 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 41β38 | |||||
80 | March 17 | New York | 109β116 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 42β38 |
The Royals won five straight to move to 10β6 in November, and followed that with a 6β8 December. They were 9β9 in both January and February, reaching 36β31 on 2-21-63. The Royals won four straight to finish the season 42-38.
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Division Semi-finals: 3β2 (home: 2β0; road: 1β2)
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Division finals: 3β4 (home: 1β2; road: 2β2)
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1963 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Arlen Bockhorn | |||||||||||
Bob Boozer | |||||||||||
Joe Buckhalter | |||||||||||
Wayne Embry | |||||||||||
Tom Hawkins | |||||||||||
Bud Olsen | |||||||||||
Dave Piontek | |||||||||||
Hub Reed | |||||||||||
Oscar Robertson | |||||||||||
Adrian Smith | |||||||||||
Dan Tieman | |||||||||||
Jack Twyman |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Arlen Bockhorn | |||||||||||
Bob Boozer | |||||||||||
Wayne Embry | |||||||||||
Tom Hawkins | |||||||||||
Bud Olsen | |||||||||||
Dave Piontek | |||||||||||
Hub Reed | |||||||||||
Oscar Robertson | |||||||||||
Adrian Smith | |||||||||||
Jack Twyman |