NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1961/62 season was the Royals 14th season in theNBA and its fifth inCincinnati .Oscar Robertson had a career season as he averaged a triple double on the season.[ 1] [ 1] Jack Twyman ,Wayne Embry ,Arlen Bockhorn . In the playoffs, the Royals dealt with injuries and would be defeated by theDetroit Pistons in 4 games.
1961–62 Cincinnati Royals roster Players Coaches Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) SuspendedRoster
1961–62 game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 21 @St. Louis 138–129 Jack Twyman (39)1–0 2 October 24 NLos Angeles 124–122 Oscar Robertson (32)1–1 3 October 26 @New York 117–120 Oscar Robertson (30) 1–2 4 October 29 Syracuse 132–139 Jack Twyman (31) 2–2 5 October 31 N New York 131–127 Oscar Robertson (37) 2–3 6 November 1 @ Los Angeles 115–120 Jack Twyman (35) 2–4 7 November 3 @ Los Angeles 132–114 Oscar Robertson (31) 3–4 8 November 7 New York 98–123 Jack Twyman (26) 4–4 9 November 10 Chicago 117–122 Oscar Robertson (40) 5–4 10 November 11 @ Chicago 117–107 Wayne Embry (32)6–4 11 November 12 St. Louis 126–136 Robertson, Twyman (31) 7–4 12 November 14 N Syracuse 115–119 Oscar Robertson (36) 8–4 13 November 15 @Philadelphia 133–145 Oscar Robertson (49) 8–5 14 November 16 Boston 127–121 Jack Twyman (29) 8–6 15 November 18 @ St. Louis 133–136 Oscar Robertson (37) 8–7 16 November 19 NDetroit 112–128 Jack Twyman (32) 9–7 17 November 21 Philadelphia 125–118 Wayne Embry (26) 9–8 18 November 23 N Syracuse 117–99 Oscar Robertson (20) 9–9 19 November 24 @ Syracuse 127–125 Wayne Embry (32) 10–9 20 November 26 Los Angeles 102–117 Oscar Robertson (24) 11–9 21 November 28 @ New York 131–117 Oscar Robertson (31) 12–9 22 November 29 Syracuse 136–122 Wayne Embry (33) 12–10 23 November 30 N Boston 133–130 Oscar Robertson (33) 13–10 24 December 3 Boston 119–96 Oscar Robertson (28) 13–11 25 December 6 N Boston 102–103 Oscar Robertson (31) 13–12 26 December 8 St. Louis 123–128 Jack Twyman (34) 14–12 27 December 10 New York 94–134 Jack Twyman (38) 15–12 28 December 11 N Chicago 133–117 Oscar Robertson (32) 16–12 29 December 13 @ Syracuse 136–126 Jack Twyman (31) 17–12 30 December 14 Detroit 107–103 Oscar Robertson (39) 17–13 31 December 16 @ Detroit 121–110 Oscar Robertson (27) 18–13 32 December 19 Philadelphia 117–110 Oscar Robertson (28) 18–14 33 December 23 N Detroit 134–125 Oscar Robertson (35) 18–15 34 December 25 Los Angeles 141–127 Oscar Robertson (40) 18–16 35 December 26 @ St. Louis 129–118 Oscar Robertson (29) 19–16 36 December 27 St. Louis 117–142 Jack Twyman (34) 20–16 37 December 29 Detroit 131–116 Oscar Robertson (38) 20–17 38 December 30 N New York 123–119 Jack Twyman (26) 20–18 39 January 1 Syracuse 110–106 Jack Twyman (28) 20–19 40 January 3 N New York 111–122 Jack Twyman (34) 21–19 41 January 5 Boston 124–103 Oscar Robertson (27) 21–20 42 January 7 N Chicago 123–113 Wayne Embry (30) 22–20 43 January 9 N Chicago 113–106 Oscar Robertson (33) 23–20 44 January 11 Philadelphia 128–145 Oscar Robertson (38) 24–20 45 January 12 @ Boston 125–141 Oscar Robertson (33) 24–21 46 January 13 @ Detroit 119–112 Oscar Robertson (39) 25–21 47 January 14 St. Louis 114–119 Oscar Robertson (36) 26–21 48 January 18 @ Philadelphia 151–133 Oscar Robertson (28) 27–21 49 January 20 Los Angeles 124–125 Oscar Robertson (39) 28–21 50 January 22 N Detroit 106–115 Oscar Robertson (29) 29–21 51 January 24 @ Los Angeles 123–136 Oscar Robertson (32) 29–22 52 January 25 @ Los Angeles 112–116 Oscar Robertson (33) 29–23 53 January 28 Syracuse 131–139 Jack Twyman (29) 30–23 54 January 30 @ St. Louis 131–121 Oscar Robertson (36) 31–23 55 February 1 @ Philadelphia 109–130 Oscar Robertson (21) 31–24 56 February 2 @ Boston 124–143 Oscar Robertson (34) 31–25 57 February 3 @ New York 110–121 Jack Twyman (26) 31–26 58 February 5 N Los Angeles 134–128 (OT) Oscar Robertson (30) 31–27 59 February 6 Detroit 119–118 Oscar Robertson (47) 31–28 60 February 7 @ Detroit 107–113 Oscar Robertson (28) 31–29 61 February 8 N Los Angeles 109–113 Oscar Robertson (38) 32–29 62 February 10 St. Louis 118–134 Oscar Robertson (32) 33–29 63 February 11 @ St. Louis 109–129 Oscar Robertson (33) 33–30 64 February 13 Philadelphia 132–152 Oscar Robertson (42) 34–30 65 February 14 N Chicago 121–125 Jack Twyman (28) 34–31 66 February 16 @ Philadelphia 132–136 Oscar Robertson (40) 34–32 67 February 17 Detroit 123–113 Oscar Robertson (30) 34–33 68 February 18 N Chicago 138–121 Oscar Robertson (30) 35–33 69 February 20 St. Louis 109–129 Oscar Robertson (31) 36–33 70 February 21 @ Chicago 153–125 Arlen Bockhorn (25)37–33 71 February 23 @ Detroit 134–120 Oscar Robertson (39) 38–33 72 February 24 Los Angeles 114–118 Oscar Robertson (35) 39–33 73 February 25 Chicago 105–108 Oscar Robertson (33) 40–33 74 February 28 Boston 129–123 (OT) Oscar Robertson (41) 40–34 75 March 1 @ Syracuse 108–137 Arlen Bockhorn (17) 40–35 76 March 2 N Detroit 112–120 Oscar Robertson (41) 41–35 77 March 3 @ Chicago 126–119 Robertson, Twyman (27) 42–35 78 March 10 @ St. Louis 110–116 Jack Twyman (26) 42–36 79 March 13 @ Los Angeles 111–120 Oscar Robertson (24) 42–37 80 March 14 New York 134–136 Wayne Embry (23) 43–37
1962 playoff game log Division semifinals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
1962 schedule
Oscar Robertson, All-NBA First Team Oscar Robertson, NBA Leader, Assists, 899
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