1966–67 Cincinnati Royals season
1966–67 Cincinnati Royals season | |
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Head coach | Jack McMahon |
Owners | Louis Jacobs |
Arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
Results | |
Record | 39–42 (.481) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Division semifinals (lost to 76ers 1–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WKRC-TV |
Radio | WLW |
The 1966–67 season was the Royals 22nd overall, and their tenth in Cincinnati.[1]
The season opened in the glare of their disappointing loss to Boston in the previous season's playoffs. It was considered a rebuilding season with some key roster changes. Long-time stars Jack Twyman and Wayne Embry had both retired, both unhappy with their roles on the team the previous year. Tom Hawkins had rejoined the contending Los Angeles Lakers.
Local college star Conrad 'Connie' Dierking was promoted to starting center, with promising rookie Walt Wesley his backup. First Team All-Pros Jerry Lucas and Oscar Robertson were again the focus of the team. Happy Hairston and Bobby Love saw minutes at forward next to Lucas, while Adrian Smith and Flynn Robinson saw minutes at guard next to Robertson.
Clearly rebuilding, the Royals had little hope of matching rivals Boston and Philadelphia this season, as they had a season ago. The team finished third in the NBA's Eastern Division.
Individual performances and off-court activities by Robertson and Lucas marked the season. Robertson was head of the NBA's Player Union and fought for the advancement of players' rights on a number of issues. He also posted another Hall Of Fame-caliber season as a scorer, accurate shooter, passer and free thrower. Lucas was involved in several off-court business ventures, including his own fast-food chain, Jerry Lucas Beef-N-Shakes. While injuries affected him this season, he remained one of the best rebounders in NBA history. He also continued to see time at center for the team as well as at forward. Both he and Robertson continued to play huge minutes for the team, rarely leaving the court during games.
Art Modell, head of the NFL Cleveland Browns, agreed to sponsor nine home games at the Cleveland Arena over the course of the season. The Cleveland crowds were consistently among the largest the Royals were cheered by that season.
The Royals made the playoffs for their last time while based in Cincinnati. They drew 68–13 record-setting Philadelphia as their opponent. With a victory on their own court in Game One, the Royals were then routed over the remaining games of the series to conclude their transitional season.
Roster
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Startseite | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 13 | .840 | - | 28–2 | 26–8 | 14–3 | 28–8 |
x-Boston Celtics | 60 | 21 | .741 | 8 | 27–4 | 25–11 | 8–6 | 30–6 |
x-Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 42 | .481 | 29 | 20–11 | 12–24 | 7–7 | 14–22 |
x-New York Knicks | 36 | 45 | .444 | 32 | 20–15 | 9–24 | 7–6 | 11–25 |
Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 61 | .247 | 48 | 12–20 | 3–30 | 5–11 | 7–29 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
Baltimore | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 |
Boston | 8–1 | — | 8–1 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 |
Chicago | 6–3 | 1–8 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
Cincinnati | 6–3 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 6–3 |
Detroit | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 2–7 |
Los Angeles | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | — | 4–5 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
New York | 7–2 | 0–9 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–4 | — | 1–8 | 5–4 | 4–5 |
Philadelphia | 8–1 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | — | 7–2 | 8–1 |
San Francisco | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 |
St. Louis | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 15 | Detroit | 99–103 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 18 | @ Detroit | 112–114 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | October 22 | @ St. Louis | 123–133 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (30) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | October 26 | @ Baltimore | 116–122 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | October 27 | St. Louis | 118–121 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | October 29 | San Francisco | 127–115 | Adrian Smith (27) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 2 | New York | 129–131 | Jerry Lucas (35) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 4 | @ Detroit | 120–115 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 5 | Chicago | 113–99 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 10 | Boston | 113–112 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (48) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 11 | @ Baltimore | 119–104 | Oscar Robertson (39) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 12 | Philadelphia | 112–98 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 5–7 | |||||
13 | November 16 | N Los Angeles | 124–112 | Hairston, Robertson (24) | 5–8 | |||||
14 | November 19 | @ Philadelphia | 110–134 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 5–9 | |||||
15 | November 20 | Baltimore | 123–125 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 6–9 | |||||
16 | November 22 | @ New York | 121–118 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 7–9 | |||||
17 | November 23 | Philadelphia | 106–111 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 8–9 | |||||
18 | November 25 | N New York | 109–115 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 9–9 | |||||
19 | November 26 | @ Boston | 87–118 | Adrian Smith (15) | 9–10 | |||||
20 | November 30 | New York | 119–115 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 9–11 | |||||
21 | December 3 | Los Angeles | 130–118 | Adrian Smith (28) | 9–12 | |||||
22 | December 7 | @ Boston | 91–119 | Flynn Robinson (22) | 9–13 | |||||
23 | December 9 | Boston | 117–99 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 9–14 | |||||
24 | December 10 | @ San Francisco | 120–123 (OT) | Dierking, Love (26) | 9–15 | |||||
25 | December 11 | @ Los Angeles | 118–119 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 9–16 | |||||
26 | December 13 | @ San Francisco | 126–112 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 10–16 | |||||
27 | December 14 | @ Los Angeles | 126–124 | Jerry Lucas (29) | 11–16 | |||||
28 | December 16 | N Chicago | 120–128 | Oscar Robertson (23) | 11–17 | |||||
29 | December 18 | Baltimore | 114–138 | Happy Hairston (30) | 12–17 | |||||
30 | December 25 | San Francisco | 124–112 | Oscar Robertson (38) | 12–18 | |||||
31 | December 26 | @ Philadelphia | 118–134 | Hairston, Robertson (24) | 12–19 | |||||
32 | December 27 | Detroit | 123–131 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 13–19 | |||||
33 | December 29 | Los Angeles | 125–114 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 13–20 | |||||
34 | December 30 | N San Francisco | 107–102 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 13–21 | |||||
35 | December 31 | @ New York | 103–107 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 13–22 | |||||
36 | January 3 | @ Chicago | 111–116 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 13–23 | |||||
37 | January 7 | Chicago | 112–125 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 14–23 | |||||
38 | January 8 | @ Baltimore | 126–94 | Happy Hairston (22) | 15–23 | |||||
39 | January 11 | @ Chicago | 106–102 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 16–23 | |||||
40 | January 13 | N Los Angeles | 115–125 | Oscar Robertson (41) | 17–23 | |||||
41 | January 14 | St. Louis | 105–116 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 18–23 | |||||
42 | January 18 | Boston | 119–106 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 18–24 | |||||
43 | January 19 | @ Baltimore | 118–122 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 18–25 | |||||
44 | January 21 | Detroit | 108–122 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 19–25 | |||||
45 | January 24 | @ New York | 126–118 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 20–25 | |||||
46 | January 25 | New York | 125–132 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 21–25 | |||||
47 | January 26 | N Detroit | 118–110 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 21–26 | |||||
48 | January 27 | @ Philadelphia | 107–110 | Oscar Robertson (39) | 21–27 | |||||
49 | January 28 | St. Louis | 112–113 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 22–27 | |||||
50 | January 29 | San Francisco | 118–121 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 23–27 | |||||
51 | February 2 | N Baltimore | 131–125 | Adrian Smith (29) | 24–27 | |||||
52 | February 3 | @ Chicago | 113–118 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 24–28 | |||||
53 | February 4 | @ Baltimore | 99–109 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 24–29 | |||||
54 | February 5 | @ Boston | 121–137 | Lucas, McGlocklin, Smith (19) | 24–30 | |||||
55 | February 7 | N Boston | 123–138 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 24–31 | |||||
56 | February 8 | Philadelphia | 118–106 | Jerry Lucas (25) | 24–32 | |||||
57 | February 10 | Detroit | 104–133 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 25–32 | |||||
58 | February 11 | @ Detroit | 132–117 | Jerry Lucas (31) | 26–32 | |||||
59 | February 12 | @ St. Louis | 115–118 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 26–33 | |||||
60 | February 13 | @ Philadelphia | 123–131 | Jerry Lucas (29) | 26–34 | |||||
61 | February 15 | New York | 118–127 | Oscar Robertson (46) | 27–34 | |||||
62 | February 16 | N Detroit | 110–122 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 28–34 | |||||
63 | February 17 | N Philadelphia | 127–118 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 28–35 | |||||
64 | February 18 | @ New York | 123–124 | Happy Hairston (33) | 28–36 | |||||
65 | February 20 | N St. Louis | 104–112 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 29–36 | |||||
66 | February 22 | @ Los Angeles | 102–103 | Flynn Robinson (29) | 29–37 | |||||
67 | February 24 | @ San Francisco | 137–122 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 30–37 | |||||
68 | February 25 | @ San Francisco | 129–116 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 31–37 | |||||
69 | February 26 | @ Los Angeles | 127–141 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 31–38 | |||||
70 | February 28 | N Philadelphia | 127–107 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 31–39 | |||||
71 | March 1 | Los Angeles | 116–122 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 32–39 | |||||
72 | March 3 | @ Boston | 104–111 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 32–40 | |||||
73 | March 4 | Baltimore | 102–109 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 33–40 | |||||
74 | March 5 | @ Chicago | 106–113 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 33–41 | |||||
75 | March 6 | N St. Louis | 122–129 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 34–41 | |||||
76 | March 11 | Chicago | 119–147 | Happy Hairston (30) | 35–41 | |||||
77 | March 12 | @ St. Louis | 119–120 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 35–42 | |||||
78 | March 13 | @ Chicago | 133–117 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 36–42 | |||||
79 | March 15 | Boston | 108–112 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 37–42 | |||||
80 | March 16 | N St. Louis | 111–114 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 38–42 | |||||
81 | March 18 | San Francisco | 112–127 | Adrian Smith (23) | 39–42 |
Playoffs
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Division semifinals: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
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1967 schedule |
Player statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Len Chappell | |||||||||||
Connie Dierking | |||||||||||
Happy Hairston | |||||||||||
Freddie Lewis | |||||||||||
Bob Love | |||||||||||
Jerry Lucas | |||||||||||
Jon McGlocklin | |||||||||||
Oscar Robertson | |||||||||||
Flynn Robinson | |||||||||||
Adrian Smith | |||||||||||
Jim Ware | |||||||||||
Walt Wesley | |||||||||||
George Wilson |
Playoffs
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Len Chappell | |||||||||||
Connie Dierking | |||||||||||
Happy Hairston | |||||||||||
Freddie Lewis | |||||||||||
Jerry Lucas | |||||||||||
Oscar Robertson | |||||||||||
Flynn Robinson | |||||||||||
Adrian Smith | |||||||||||
Jim Ware | |||||||||||
Walt Wesley |