1964-65 Cincinnati Royals Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 3-1
Coach: Jack McMahon (48-32)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 169,570, Avg. 5,299 in 32 home dates
1964-65 Cincinnati Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 48-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 3-1
Coach: Jack McMahon (48-32)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 169,570, Avg. 5,299 in 32 home dates
1964-65 Cincinnati Royals Roster
The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1964-65 season with a record of 48 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
The Royals led the league with 9,134 points. Cincinnati allowed 8,952 points. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 2,279 points for the squad, and Jerry Lucas contributed 18 or more per game, too. Jerry Lucas accounted for 1,321 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 861 assists for the team.
Jack McMahon coached the team. The 1964-65 Cincinnati Royals lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9134
Regular Season Points Against: 8951
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 91 at St. Louis Hawks 94 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 18, 1964 | San Francisco Warriors 108 at Cincinnati Royals 117 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 20, 1964 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 25, 1964 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Cincinnati Royals 109 | W | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 30, 1964 | St. Louis Hawks 118 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | W | 4-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | ||
| October 31, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 93 at Boston Celtics 122 | L | 4-0 | 0-2 | 4-2 | ||
| November 1, 1964 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Cincinnati Royals 114 | W | 5-0 | 0-2 | 5-2 | ||
| November 6, 1964 | Baltimore Bullets 111 at Cincinnati Royals 106 | L | 5-1 | 0-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 7, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 105 | L | 5-1 | 0-3 | 5-4 | ||
| November 8, 1964 | Boston Celtics 106 at Cincinnati Royals 103 | L | 5-2 | 0-3 | 5-5 | ||
| November 11, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 118 at St. Louis Hawks 116 | W | 5-2 | 1-3 | 6-5 | ||
| November 13, 1964 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Cincinnati Royals 123 | W | 6-2 | 1-3 | 7-5 | ||
| November 14, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 111 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 6-2 | 2-3 | 8-5 | ||
| November 15, 1964 | San Francisco Warriors 122 at Cincinnati Royals 106 | L | 6-3 | 2-3 | 8-6 | ||
| November 17, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at San Francisco Warriors 108 | W | 6-3 | 3-3 | 9-6 | ||
| November 18, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 90 | W | 6-3 | 4-3 | 10-6 | ||
| November 20, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 | L | 6-3 | 4-4 | 10-7 | ||
| November 21, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 111 at San Francisco Warriors 104 | W | 6-3 | 5-4 | 11-7 | ||
| November 25, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 116 at Baltimore Bullets 125 | L | 6-3 | 5-5 | 11-8 | ||
| November 27, 1964 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Cincinnati Royals 133 | W | 7-3 | 5-5 | 12-8 | ||
| November 28, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 98 at Boston Celtics 129 | L | 7-3 | 5-6 | 12-9 | ||
| November 29, 1964 | New York Knicks 95 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | W | 8-3 | 5-6 | 13-9 | ||
| December 1, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 129 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 8-3 | 6-6 | 14-9 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| December 2, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at Detroit Pistons 125 | L | 8-3 | 6-7 | 14-10 | ||
| December 4, 1964 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Cincinnati Royals 104 | W | 9-3 | 6-7 | 15-10 | ||
| December 6, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at Baltimore Bullets 113 | W | 9-3 | 7-7 | 16-10 | at Columbus, OH | |
| December 9, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at Detroit Pistons 114 | W | 9-3 | 8-7 | 17-10 | ||
| December 10, 1964 | Boston Celtics 116 at Cincinnati Royals 101 | L | 9-4 | 8-7 | 17-11 | ||
| December 12, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | W | 9-4 | 9-7 | 18-11 | ||
| December 18, 1964 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Cincinnati Royals 111 | W | 10-4 | 9-7 | 19-11 | ||
| December 19, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 133 at New York Knicks 105 | W | 10-4 | 10-7 | 20-11 | ||
| December 25, 1964 | St. Louis Hawks 125 at Cincinnati Royals 130 | W | 11-4 | 10-7 | 21-11 | OT | |
| December 26, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 135 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 | W | 11-4 | 11-7 | 22-11 | ||
| December 27, 1964 | Cincinnati Royals 119 at Baltimore Bullets 126 | L | 11-4 | 11-8 | 22-12 | ||
| December 28, 1964 | San Francisco Warriors 108 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | W | 12-4 | 11-8 | 23-12 | ||
| January 1, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 140 at Baltimore Bullets 124 | W | 12-4 | 12-8 | 24-12 | at Cleveland, OH | |
| January 3, 1965 | Boston Celtics 89 at Cincinnati Royals 85 | L | 12-5 | 12-8 | 24-13 | ||
| January 5, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at New York Knicks 116 | W | 12-5 | 13-8 | 25-13 | OT | |
| January 6, 1965 | New York Knicks 102 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | W | 13-5 | 13-8 | 26-13 | ||
| January 8, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | W | 13-5 | 14-8 | 27-13 | at Dayton, OH | |
| January 9, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 128 at Baltimore Bullets 119 | W | 13-5 | 15-8 | 28-13 | ||
| January 10, 1965 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Cincinnati Royals 140 | W | 14-5 | 15-8 | 29-13 | ||
| January 15, 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Cincinnati Royals 124 | W | 15-5 | 15-8 | 30-13 | ||
| January 17, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 98 at Boston Celtics 101 | L | 15-5 | 15-9 | 30-14 | ||
| January 19, 1965 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Cincinnati Royals 103 | W | 16-5 | 15-9 | 31-14 | ||
| January 20, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 102 at Detroit Pistons 90 | W | 16-5 | 16-9 | 32-14 | ||
| January 23, 1965 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Cincinnati Royals 102 | L | 16-6 | 16-9 | 32-15 | ||
| January 24, 1965 | San Francisco Warriors 103 at Cincinnati Royals 124 | W | 17-6 | 16-9 | 33-15 | ||
| January 26, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at San Francisco Warriors 107 | W | 17-6 | 17-9 | 34-15 | ||
| January 27, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | L | 17-6 | 17-10 | 34-16 | ||
| January 28, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 90 at San Francisco Warriors 105 | L | 17-6 | 17-11 | 34-17 | ||
| January 29, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 133 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 | L | 17-6 | 17-12 | 34-18 | 2OT | |
| January 31, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at Philadelphia 76ers 127 | L | 17-6 | 17-13 | 34-19 | ||
| February 3, 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Cincinnati Royals 130 | W | 18-6 | 17-13 | 35-19 | ||
| February 5, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 18-6 | 17-14 | 35-20 | ||
| February 6, 1965 | Philadelphia 76ers 127 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | L | 18-7 | 17-14 | 35-21 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 9, 1965 | Boston Celtics 121 at Cincinnati Royals 134 | W | 19-7 | 17-14 | 36-21 | ||
| February 10, 1965 | New York Knicks 115 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | L | 19-8 | 17-14 | 36-22 | OT | at Detroit, MI |
| February 11, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 130 at Detroit Pistons 109 | W | 19-8 | 18-14 | 37-22 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| February 13, 1965 | Philadelphia 76ers 106 at Cincinnati Royals 108 | W | 20-8 | 18-14 | 38-22 | ||
| February 14, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 99 at St. Louis Hawks 92 | W | 20-8 | 19-14 | 39-22 | ||
| February 16, 1965 | St. Louis Hawks 103 at Cincinnati Royals 111 | W | 21-8 | 19-14 | 40-22 | ||
| February 17, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Baltimore Bullets 125 | L | 21-8 | 19-15 | 40-23 | ||
| February 21, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 104 at New York Knicks 109 | L | 21-8 | 19-16 | 40-24 | ||
| February 23, 1965 | Baltimore Bullets 131 at Cincinnati Royals 127 | L | 21-9 | 19-16 | 40-25 | at New York, NY | |
| February 27, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at Detroit Pistons 117 | L | 21-9 | 19-17 | 40-26 | ||
| February 28, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at New York Knicks 117 | W | 21-9 | 20-17 | 41-26 | at Dayton, OH | |
| March 1, 1965 | Detroit Pistons 130 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | L | 21-10 | 20-17 | 41-27 | at Columbus, OH | |
| March 2, 1965 | San Francisco Warriors 105 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | W | 22-10 | 20-17 | 42-27 | ||
| March 3, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 108 at Baltimore Bullets 151 | L | 22-10 | 20-18 | 42-28 | ||
| March 5, 1965 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Cincinnati Royals 109 | L | 22-11 | 20-18 | 42-29 | ||
| March 6, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 97 at San Francisco Warriors 93 | W | 22-11 | 21-18 | 43-29 | ||
| March 7, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 22-11 | 21-19 | 43-30 | ||
| March 10, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at St. Louis Hawks 137 | L | 22-11 | 21-20 | 43-31 | ||
| March 12, 1965 | Boston Celtics 108 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | W | 23-11 | 21-20 | 44-31 | ||
| March 14, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at New York Knicks 103 | W | 23-11 | 22-20 | 45-31 | ||
| March 16, 1965 | New York Knicks 102 at Cincinnati Royals 111 | W | 24-11 | 22-20 | 46-31 | ||
| March 18, 1965 | Baltimore Bullets 110 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | W | 25-11 | 22-20 | 47-31 | ||
| March 20, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 122 | W | 25-11 | 23-20 | 48-31 | ||
| March 21, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 99 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 25-11 | 23-21 | 48-32 | ||
| March 24, 1965 | Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Cincinnati Royals 117 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | OT | |
| March 26, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | W | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| March 28, 1965 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Cincinnati Royals 94 | L | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
| March 31, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | L | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
