1961-62 Cincinnati Royals Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-37
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Detroit Pistons 3-1
Coach: Charles Wolf (43-37)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 146,468, Avg. 4,725 in 31 home dates
1961-62 Cincinnati Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 43-37
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Detroit Pistons 3-1
Coach: Charles Wolf (43-37)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 146,468, Avg. 4,725 in 31 home dates
1961-62 Cincinnati Royals Roster
The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 43 wins and 37 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
Cincinnati tossed in 9,845 points and surrendered 9,704. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 2,432 points for the Royals, while Jack Twyman netted 20 or more per game, too. Oscar Robertson racked up 985 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 899 assists for the squad.
Charles Wolf coached the team. The 1961-62 Cincinnati Royals lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9845
Regular Season Points Against: 9704
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 138 at St. Louis Hawks 129 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 24, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | at New York, NY | |
| October 26, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at New York Knicks 120 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 29, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 132 at Cincinnati Royals 139 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 31, 1961 | New York Knicks 131 at Cincinnati Royals 127 | L | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 1, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | L | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | ||
| November 3, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 132 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | W | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-4 | ||
| November 7, 1961 | New York Knicks 98 at Cincinnati Royals 123 | W | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| November 10, 1961 | Chicago Packers 117 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | W | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| November 11, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at Chicago Packers 107 | W | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| November 12, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 126 at Cincinnati Royals 136 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| November 14, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 119 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | W | 4-2 | 4-2 | 8-4 | at New York, NY | |
| November 15, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 133 at Philadelphia Warriors 145 | L | 4-2 | 4-3 | 8-5 | ||
| November 16, 1961 | Boston Celtics 127 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | L | 4-3 | 4-3 | 8-6 | ||
| November 18, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 133 at St. Louis Hawks 136 | L | 4-3 | 4-4 | 8-7 | ||
| November 19, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 128 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 4-3 | 5-4 | 9-7 | at Chicago, IL | |
| November 21, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 125 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | L | 4-4 | 5-4 | 9-8 | ||
| November 23, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Cincinnati Royals 99 | L | 4-5 | 5-4 | 9-9 | at Rochester, NY | |
| November 24, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 127 at Syracuse Nationals 125 | W | 4-5 | 6-4 | 10-9 | ||
| November 26, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Cincinnati Royals 117 | W | 5-5 | 6-4 | 11-9 | ||
| November 28, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at New York Knicks 117 | W | 5-5 | 7-4 | 12-9 | ||
| November 29, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 136 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | L | 5-6 | 7-4 | 12-10 | ||
| November 30, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 133 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 5-6 | 8-4 | 13-10 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 3, 1961 | Boston Celtics 119 at Cincinnati Royals 96 | L | 5-7 | 8-4 | 13-11 | ||
| December 6, 1961 | Boston Celtics 103 at Cincinnati Royals 102 | L | 5-8 | 8-4 | 13-12 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 8, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 123 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | W | 6-8 | 8-4 | 14-12 | ||
| December 10, 1961 | New York Knicks 94 at Cincinnati Royals 134 | W | 7-8 | 8-4 | 15-12 | ||
| December 11, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 133 at Chicago Packers 117 | W | 7-8 | 9-4 | 16-12 | at Dayton, OH | |
| December 13, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 136 at Syracuse Nationals 126 | W | 7-8 | 10-4 | 17-12 | ||
| December 14, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Cincinnati Royals 103 | L | 7-9 | 10-4 | 17-13 | ||
| December 16, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 121 at Detroit Pistons 110 | W | 7-9 | 11-4 | 18-13 | ||
| December 19, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 117 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | L | 7-10 | 11-4 | 18-14 | ||
| December 23, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 134 at Cincinnati Royals 125 | L | 7-11 | 11-4 | 18-15 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 25, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 141 at Cincinnati Royals 127 | L | 7-12 | 11-4 | 18-16 | ||
| December 26, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 129 at St. Louis Hawks 118 | W | 7-12 | 12-4 | 19-16 | ||
| December 27, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 117 at Cincinnati Royals 142 | W | 8-12 | 12-4 | 20-16 | ||
| December 29, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 131 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | L | 8-13 | 12-4 | 20-17 | ||
| December 30, 1961 | New York Knicks 123 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | L | 8-14 | 12-4 | 20-18 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 1, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Cincinnati Royals 106 | L | 8-15 | 12-4 | 20-19 | ||
| January 3, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at New York Knicks 111 | W | 8-15 | 13-4 | 21-19 | at Detroit, MI | |
| January 5, 1962 | Boston Celtics 124 at Cincinnati Royals 103 | L | 8-16 | 13-4 | 21-20 | ||
| January 7, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 123 at Chicago Packers 113 | W | 8-16 | 14-4 | 22-20 | at Louisville, KY | |
| January 9, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Chicago Packers 106 | W | 8-16 | 15-4 | 23-20 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| January 11, 1962 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Cincinnati Royals 145 | W | 9-16 | 15-4 | 24-20 | ||
| January 12, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at Boston Celtics 141 | L | 9-16 | 15-5 | 24-21 | ||
| January 13, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 119 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 9-16 | 16-5 | 25-21 | ||
| January 14, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | W | 10-16 | 16-5 | 26-21 | ||
| January 18, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 151 at Philadelphia Warriors 133 | W | 10-16 | 17-5 | 27-21 | ||
| January 20, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Cincinnati Royals 125 | W | 11-16 | 17-5 | 28-21 | ||
| January 22, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 11-16 | 18-5 | 29-21 | at Dayton, OH | |
| January 24, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 | L | 11-16 | 18-6 | 29-22 | ||
| January 25, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | L | 11-16 | 18-7 | 29-23 | ||
| January 28, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 131 at Cincinnati Royals 139 | W | 12-16 | 18-7 | 30-23 | ||
| January 30, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | W | 12-16 | 19-7 | 31-23 | ||
| February 1, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at Philadelphia Warriors 130 | L | 12-16 | 19-8 | 31-24 | ||
| February 2, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at Boston Celtics 143 | L | 12-16 | 19-9 | 31-25 | ||
| February 3, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at New York Knicks 121 | L | 12-16 | 19-10 | 31-26 | ||
| February 5, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 134 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | L | 12-17 | 19-10 | 31-27 | OT | at Morgantown, WV |
| February 6, 1962 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | L | 12-18 | 19-10 | 31-28 | ||
| February 7, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 107 at Detroit Pistons 113 | L | 12-18 | 19-11 | 31-29 | ||
| February 8, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 12-18 | 20-11 | 32-29 | at Dayton, OH | |
| February 10, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 118 at Cincinnati Royals 134 | W | 13-18 | 20-11 | 33-29 | ||
| February 11, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at St. Louis Hawks 129 | L | 13-18 | 20-12 | 33-30 | ||
| February 13, 1962 | Philadelphia Warriors 132 at Cincinnati Royals 152 | W | 14-18 | 20-12 | 34-30 | ||
| February 14, 1962 | Chicago Packers 125 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | L | 14-19 | 20-12 | 34-31 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 16, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 132 at Philadelphia Warriors 136 | L | 14-19 | 20-13 | 34-32 | ||
| February 17, 1962 | Detroit Pistons 123 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | L | 14-20 | 20-13 | 34-33 | ||
| February 18, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 138 at Chicago Packers 121 | W | 14-20 | 21-13 | 35-33 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 20, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 109 at Cincinnati Royals 129 | W | 15-20 | 21-13 | 36-33 | ||
| February 21, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 153 at Chicago Packers 125 | W | 15-20 | 22-13 | 37-33 | ||
| February 23, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 134 at Detroit Pistons 120 | W | 15-20 | 23-13 | 38-33 | ||
| February 24, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | W | 16-20 | 23-13 | 39-33 | ||
| February 25, 1962 | Chicago Packers 105 at Cincinnati Royals 108 | W | 17-20 | 23-13 | 40-33 | ||
| February 28, 1962 | Boston Celtics 129 at Cincinnati Royals 123 | L | 17-21 | 23-13 | 40-34 | OT | |
| March 1, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 108 at Syracuse Nationals 137 | L | 17-21 | 23-14 | 40-35 | ||
| March 2, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 120 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 17-21 | 24-14 | 41-35 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| March 3, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at Chicago Packers 119 | W | 17-21 | 25-14 | 42-35 | ||
| March 10, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at St. Louis Hawks 116 | L | 17-21 | 25-15 | 42-36 | ||
| March 13, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | L | 17-21 | 25-16 | 42-37 | ||
| March 14, 1962 | New York Knicks 134 at Cincinnati Royals 136 | W | 18-21 | 25-16 | 43-37 | ||
| March 16, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at Detroit Pistons 123 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 17, 1962 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Cincinnati Royals 129 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 18, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 107 at Detroit Pistons 118 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| March 20, 1962 | Detroit Pistons 112 at Cincinnati Royals 111 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
