1962-63 Cincinnati Royals Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 6-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Charles Wolf (42-38)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 137,739, Avg. 4,174 in 33 home dates
1962-63 Cincinnati Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 42-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 6-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Charles Wolf (42-38)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 137,739, Avg. 4,174 in 33 home dates
1962-63 Cincinnati Royals Roster
The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1962-63 season with a record of 42 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.
Cincinnati racked up 9,527 points and yielded 9,426. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 2,264 points for the Royals, while Jack Twyman netted 19 or more per game, too. Wayne Embry contributed 936 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 758 assists for the squad.
Charles Wolf coached the team. The 1962-63 Cincinnati Royals lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9527
Regular Season Points Against: 9426
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 20, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at Chicago Zephyrs 113 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 23, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 24, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 26, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 102 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| October 28, 1962 | San Francisco Warriors 130 at Cincinnati Royals 131 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | OT | |
| November 3, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 111 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| November 7, 1962 | Boston Celtics 106 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | L | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-4 | ||
| November 8, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Detroit Pistons 116 | L | 3-1 | 0-4 | 3-5 | ||
| November 9, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at New York Knicks 119 | W | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 10, 1962 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Cincinnati Royals 135 | W | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 12, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at Boston Celtics 137 | L | 4-1 | 1-5 | 5-6 | ||
| November 13, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 127 at Detroit Pistons 109 | W | 4-1 | 2-5 | 6-6 | at New York, NY | |
| November 14, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at Cincinnati Royals 125 | W | 5-1 | 2-5 | 7-6 | ||
| November 16, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Cincinnati Royals 120 | W | 6-1 | 2-5 | 8-6 | ||
| November 18, 1962 | San Francisco Warriors 120 at Cincinnati Royals 132 | W | 7-1 | 2-5 | 9-6 | ||
| November 21, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 143 at San Francisco Warriors 139 | W | 7-1 | 3-5 | 10-6 | ||
| November 22, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | L | 7-1 | 3-6 | 10-7 | ||
| November 24, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 | L | 7-1 | 3-7 | 10-8 | ||
| November 25, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 128 at San Francisco Warriors 115 | W | 7-1 | 4-7 | 11-8 | ||
| November 27, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 139 at New York Knicks 129 | W | 7-1 | 5-7 | 12-8 | ||
| November 30, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Cincinnati Royals 130 | W | 8-1 | 5-7 | 13-8 | ||
| December 1, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at Chicago Zephyrs 121 | W | 8-1 | 6-7 | 14-8 | ||
| December 2, 1962 | Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 127 | L | 8-2 | 6-7 | 14-9 | OT | |
| December 6, 1962 | New York Knicks 99 at Cincinnati Royals 96 | L | 8-3 | 6-7 | 14-10 | ||
| December 8, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 131 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | L | 8-4 | 6-7 | 14-11 | OT | |
| December 11, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | L | 8-5 | 6-7 | 14-12 | at New York, NY | |
| December 12, 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs 105 at Cincinnati Royals 102 | L | 8-6 | 6-7 | 14-13 | at Boston, MA | |
| December 13, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 142 at Chicago Zephyrs 123 | W | 8-6 | 7-7 | 15-13 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| December 15, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 8-6 | 8-7 | 16-13 | ||
| December 18, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 102 at New York Knicks 103 | L | 8-6 | 8-8 | 16-14 | ||
| December 19, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at Cincinnati Royals 129 | W | 9-6 | 8-8 | 17-14 | ||
| December 21, 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs 116 at Cincinnati Royals 129 | W | 10-6 | 8-8 | 18-14 | ||
| December 25, 1962 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Cincinnati Royals 131 | W | 11-6 | 8-8 | 19-14 | ||
| December 28, 1962 | Boston Celtics 121 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | L | 11-7 | 8-8 | 19-15 | ||
| December 29, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 104 at Chicago Zephyrs 108 | L | 11-7 | 8-9 | 19-16 | ||
| January 1, 1963 | New York Knicks 106 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | W | 12-7 | 8-9 | 20-16 | OT | |
| January 2, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 118 at Detroit Pistons 138 | L | 12-7 | 8-10 | 20-17 | ||
| January 4, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 129 at Cincinnati Royals 130 | W | 13-7 | 8-10 | 21-17 | ||
| January 5, 1963 | Syracuse Nationals 136 at Cincinnati Royals 117 | L | 13-8 | 8-10 | 21-18 | at Utica, NY | |
| January 6, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | L | 13-9 | 8-10 | 21-19 | OT | |
| January 8, 1963 | Syracuse Nationals 119 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | L | 13-10 | 8-10 | 21-20 | at Dayton, OH | |
| January 9, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 116 at Syracuse Nationals 112 | W | 13-10 | 9-10 | 22-20 | ||
| January 10, 1963 | Boston Celtics 121 at Cincinnati Royals 130 | W | 14-10 | 9-10 | 23-20 | ||
| January 12, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at St. Louis Hawks 115 | L | 14-10 | 9-11 | 23-21 | ||
| January 13, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 105 at Cincinnati Royals 104 | L | 14-11 | 9-11 | 23-22 | ||
| January 18, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Boston Celtics 122 | L | 14-11 | 9-12 | 23-23 | ||
| January 19, 1963 | New York Knicks 108 at Cincinnati Royals 114 | W | 15-11 | 9-12 | 24-23 | ||
| January 20, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 93 at Chicago Zephyrs 113 | L | 15-11 | 9-13 | 24-24 | ||
| January 23, 1963 | Boston Celtics 133 at Cincinnati Royals 138 | W | 16-11 | 9-13 | 25-24 | ||
| January 25, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 16-11 | 10-13 | 26-24 | ||
| January 26, 1963 | Chicago Zephyrs 116 at Cincinnati Royals 142 | W | 17-11 | 10-13 | 27-24 | ||
| January 27, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 143 at Chicago Zephyrs 126 | W | 17-11 | 11-13 | 28-24 | at Dayton, OH | |
| January 31, 1963 | Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 125 | L | 17-12 | 11-13 | 28-25 | at College Park, MD | |
| February 1, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 133 at Cincinnati Royals 126 | L | 17-13 | 11-13 | 28-26 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 2, 1963 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | L | 17-14 | 11-13 | 28-27 | at Rochester, NY | |
| February 3, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | W | 17-14 | 12-13 | 29-27 | ||
| February 5, 1963 | Boston Celtics 106 at Cincinnati Royals 96 | L | 17-15 | 12-13 | 29-28 | ||
| February 7, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 129 at Cincinnati Royals 134 | W | 18-15 | 12-13 | 30-28 | ||
| February 8, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 116 at St. Louis Hawks 112 | W | 18-15 | 13-13 | 31-28 | ||
| February 10, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Cincinnati Royals 124 | W | 19-15 | 13-13 | 32-28 | ||
| February 13, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at Syracuse Nationals 122 | W | 19-15 | 14-13 | 33-28 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| February 15, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Cincinnati Royals 96 | L | 19-16 | 14-13 | 33-29 | ||
| February 16, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at Detroit Pistons 99 | W | 19-16 | 15-13 | 34-29 | ||
| February 17, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at New York Knicks 98 | W | 19-16 | 16-13 | 35-29 | ||
| February 19, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at Boston Celtics 129 | L | 19-16 | 16-14 | 35-30 | ||
| February 20, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at Syracuse Nationals 128 | L | 19-16 | 16-15 | 35-31 | ||
| February 21, 1963 | New York Knicks 96 at Cincinnati Royals 115 | W | 20-16 | 16-15 | 36-31 | ||
| February 23, 1963 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Cincinnati Royals 102 | L | 20-17 | 16-15 | 36-32 | ||
| February 24, 1963 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | L | 20-18 | 16-15 | 36-33 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| February 26, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 107 at St. Louis Hawks 114 | L | 20-18 | 16-16 | 36-34 | ||
| February 27, 1963 | New York Knicks 107 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | W | 21-18 | 16-16 | 37-34 | ||
| March 1, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 132 at Cincinnati Royals 125 | L | 21-19 | 16-16 | 37-35 | at Oakland, CA | |
| March 3, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at San Francisco Warriors 123 | L | 21-19 | 16-17 | 37-36 | ||
| March 4, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 21-19 | 17-17 | 38-36 | ||
| March 6, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 21-19 | 17-18 | 38-37 | ||
| March 10, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at Boston Celtics 149 | L | 21-19 | 17-19 | 38-38 | ||
| March 12, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at New York Knicks 96 | W | 21-19 | 18-19 | 39-38 | ||
| March 13, 1963 | Syracuse Nationals 114 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | W | 22-19 | 18-19 | 40-38 | ||
| March 16, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at Chicago Zephyrs 117 | W | 22-19 | 19-19 | 41-38 | ||
| March 17, 1963 | New York Knicks 109 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | W | 23-19 | 19-19 | 42-38 | ||
| March 19, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 120 at Syracuse Nationals 123 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 21, 1963 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Cincinnati Royals 133 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 23, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at Syracuse Nationals 121 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| March 24, 1963 | Syracuse Nationals 118 at Cincinnati Royals 125 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| March 26, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at Syracuse Nationals 127 | W | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | OT | |
| March 28, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 135 at Boston Celtics 132 | W | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | ||
| March 29, 1963 | Boston Celtics 125 at Cincinnati Royals 102 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| March 31, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 121 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 | ||
| April 3, 1963 | Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | L | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 6, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 120 at Boston Celtics 125 | L | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | ||
| April 7, 1963 | Boston Celtics 99 at Cincinnati Royals 109 | W | 3-2 | 3-3 | 6-5 | ||
| April 10, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at Boston Celtics 142 | L | 3-2 | 3-4 | 6-6 |
