1965-66 Cincinnati Royals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 3-2
Coach: Jack McMahon (45-35)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 208,865, Avg. 6,329 in 33 home dates
1965-66 Cincinnati Royals Statistics
1965-66 Cincinnati Royals Roster

The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 45 wins and 35 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

Cincinnati tossed in 9,424 points and allowed 9,331. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 2,378 points for the Royals, and Jerry Lucas contributed 19 or more per game, too. Jerry Lucas accounted for 1,668 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 847 assists for the squad.

Jack McMahon coached the team. The 1965-66 Cincinnati Royals lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9424
Regular Season Points Against: 9331

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 15, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 111 at Cincinnati Royals 100 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 16, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 98 at Boston Celtics 102 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
October 17, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 124 at Cincinnati Royals 144 W 1-1 0-1 1-2
October 19, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 100 at Cincinnati Royals 99 L 1-2 0-1 1-3
October 28, 1965 Boston Celtics 108 at Cincinnati Royals 113 W 2-2 0-1 2-3
October 29, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 131 at Baltimore Bullets 121 W 2-2 1-1 3-3
October 30, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 134 L 2-2 1-2 3-4
October 31, 1965 Detroit Pistons 107 at Cincinnati Royals 113 W 3-2 1-2 4-4
November 3, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 108 at Cincinnati Royals 122 W 4-2 1-2 5-4
November 5, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 120 at Detroit Pistons 114 W 4-2 2-2 6-4
November 6, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 114 at New York Knicks 103 W 4-2 3-2 7-4
November 10, 1965 New York Knicks 119 at Cincinnati Royals 124 W 5-2 3-2 8-4
November 13, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 132 at Cincinnati Royals 135 W 6-2 3-2 9-4
November 17, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Cincinnati Royals 131 W 7-2 3-2 10-4
November 19, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 103 at Boston Celtics 129 L 7-2 3-3 10-5
November 21, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 120 at Baltimore Bullets 114 W 7-2 4-3 11-5 at Indianapolis, IN
November 23, 1965 Detroit Pistons 118 at Cincinnati Royals 115 L 7-3 4-3 11-6 at New York, NY
November 24, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 108 at Cincinnati Royals 112 W 8-3 4-3 12-6
November 26, 1965 New York Knicks 113 at Cincinnati Royals 117 W 9-3 4-3 13-6
November 27, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 132 at New York Knicks 129 W 9-3 5-3 14-6
November 30, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Cincinnati Royals 126 W 10-3 5-3 15-6
December 1, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 L 10-3 5-4 15-7
December 2, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 125 at Cincinnati Royals 119 L 10-4 5-4 15-8 at Oakland, CA
December 3, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 W 10-4 6-4 16-8
December 5, 1965 Boston Celtics 99 at Cincinnati Royals 108 W 11-4 6-4 17-8
December 9, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 110 at Cincinnati Royals 109 L 11-5 6-4 17-9 at Dayton, OH
December 10, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Cincinnati Royals 110 L 11-6 6-4 17-10
December 11, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 135 at Cincinnati Royals 132 L 11-7 6-4 17-11 OT at Syracuse, NY
December 14, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Cincinnati Royals 112 W 12-7 6-4 18-11
December 15, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 117 at Boston Celtics 110 W 12-7 7-4 19-11
December 18, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 114 at New York Knicks 122 L 12-7 7-5 19-12
December 22, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 127 at Baltimore Bullets 129 L 12-7 7-6 19-13 OT
December 25, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 113 at Cincinnati Royals 119 W 13-7 7-6 20-13
December 26, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 117 at St. Louis Hawks 115 W 13-7 8-6 21-13
December 27, 1965 New York Knicks 116 at Cincinnati Royals 138 W 14-7 8-6 22-13
December 29, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Cincinnati Royals 111 W 15-7 8-6 23-13
January 1, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 122 at New York Knicks 147 L 15-7 8-7 23-14
January 2, 1966 Baltimore Bullets 107 at Cincinnati Royals 138 W 16-7 8-7 24-14
January 3, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 130 at St. Louis Hawks 114 W 16-7 9-7 25-14 at Memphis, TN
January 5, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 117 at Detroit Pistons 103 W 16-7 10-7 26-14 at Dayton, OH
January 6, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 109 at Detroit Pistons 97 W 16-7 11-7 27-14 at Toledo, OH
January 8, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 126 at Baltimore Bullets 115 W 16-7 12-7 28-14
January 13, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 107 at St. Louis Hawks 102 W 16-7 13-7 29-14 at Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 1966 Detroit Pistons 106 at Cincinnati Royals 108 W 17-7 13-7 30-14
January 18, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Cincinnati Royals 119 W 18-7 13-7 31-14
January 21, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 96 at Boston Celtics 113 L 18-7 13-8 31-15
January 24, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 135 at San Francisco Warriors 112 W 18-7 14-8 32-15 at Muncie, IN
January 25, 1966 Boston Celtics 101 at Cincinnati Royals 113 W 19-7 14-8 33-15
January 28, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 L 19-7 14-9 33-16
January 29, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 115 at Cincinnati Royals 116 W 20-7 14-9 34-16
January 30, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 98 at St. Louis Hawks 115 L 20-7 14-10 34-17
February 1, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 125 at San Francisco Warriors 127 L 20-7 14-11 34-18
February 2, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 L 20-7 14-12 34-19
February 4, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 L 20-7 14-13 34-20
February 6, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 117 at San Francisco Warriors 116 W 20-7 15-13 35-20 at Phoenix, AZ
February 7, 1966 Detroit Pistons 124 at Cincinnati Royals 118 L 20-8 15-13 35-21 at Indianapolis, IN
February 8, 1966 Baltimore Bullets 113 at Cincinnati Royals 128 W 21-8 15-13 36-21
February 11, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 L 21-8 15-14 36-22
February 12, 1966 Detroit Pistons 116 at Cincinnati Royals 143 W 22-8 15-14 37-22
February 13, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 102 at St. Louis Hawks 104 L 22-8 15-15 37-23
February 15, 1966 Boston Celtics 123 at Cincinnati Royals 136 W 23-8 15-15 38-23
February 18, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 114 at Baltimore Bullets 118 L 23-8 15-16 38-24
February 19, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 113 at New York Knicks 124 L 23-8 15-17 38-25
February 20, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 133 at Detroit Pistons 129 W 23-8 16-17 39-25
February 21, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 W 23-8 17-17 40-25 at Dayton, OH
February 23, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 133 at Los Angeles Lakers 140 L 23-8 17-18 40-26
February 25, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 119 at San Francisco Warriors 125 L 23-8 17-19 40-27
February 26, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 112 at San Francisco Warriors 103 W 23-8 18-19 41-27
March 1, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Cincinnati Royals 102 W 24-8 18-19 42-27
March 4, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Cincinnati Royals 103 L 24-9 18-19 42-28
March 5, 1966 New York Knicks 145 at Cincinnati Royals 149 W 25-9 18-19 43-28 OT
March 6, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 137 at Detroit Pistons 125 W 25-9 19-19 44-28
March 9, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Cincinnati Royals 116 L 25-10 19-19 44-29 at Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 1966 Boston Celtics 124 at Cincinnati Royals 120 L 25-11 19-19 44-30
March 12, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 114 at Cincinnati Royals 113 L 25-12 19-19 44-31
March 13, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 106 at St. Louis Hawks 115 L 25-12 19-20 44-32
March 15, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 125 at New York Knicks 107 W 25-12 20-20 45-32 at Dayton, OH
March 18, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 105 at Baltimore Bullets 125 L 25-12 20-21 45-33
March 19, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 127 L 25-12 20-22 45-34
March 20, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 104 at Boston Celtics 121 L 25-12 20-23 45-35
March 23, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 107 at Boston Celtics 103 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
March 26, 1966 Boston Celtics 132 at Cincinnati Royals 125 L 0-1 1-0 1-1
March 27, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 113 at Boston Celtics 107 W 0-1 2-0 2-1
March 30, 1966 Boston Celtics 120 at Cincinnati Royals 103 L 0-2 2-0 2-2
April 1, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 103 at Boston Celtics 112 L 0-2 2-1 2-3


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