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NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season
1963–64 Cincinnati Royals season
Head coachJack McMahon
OwnersLouis Jacobs
ArenaCincinnati Gardens
Results
Record55–25 (.688)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKRC-TV
RadioWLW
< 1962–63 1964–65 >

The 1963–64 season was the Royals 16th season in the NBA and its seventh in Cincinnati. The Royals finished in 2nd place with a 55–25 record, the second best record in the NBA. The team's outstanding roster included Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Team Captain Wayne Embry, Jack Twyman, Arlen Bockhorn, Bob Boozer, Tom Hawkins, Adrian Smith, Bud Olsen, Larry Staverman and coach Jack McMahon . The team is noteworthy for having both the NBA MVP in Robertson and the NBA Rookie of the Year in Lucas, a rare occurrence in NBA history. The team played most of their home games at Cincinnati Gardens arena, but also hosted home games that season in Dayton, Lima, Columbus at Saint John arena and Cleveland at Cleveland Arena. In the playoffs the Royals defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in a 5-game series, but both Lucas and Olsen would be lost to injury. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Royals were eliminated by the Boston Celtics, who triumphed in 5 games.

Draft picks

Tom Thacker from the outstanding University of Cincinnati program was another territorial draft pick, the team's first this year. Shooter Jimmy Rayl was the team's second-round selection. He was cut, but later played in the ABA.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 59 21 .738 – 26–4 21–17 12–0 25–11
x-Cincinnati Royals 55 25 .688 4 26–7 18–18 11–0 27–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers 34 46 .425 25 18–12 12–22 4–12 13–23
New York Knicks 22 58 .275 37 10–25 8–27 4–6 7–29

Record vs. opponents

1963-64 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore — 1–9 2–8 7–3 3–7 7–3 5–5 3–7 3–7
Boston 9–1 — 5–7 7–1 6–3 10–2 10–2 5–3 7–2
Cincinnati 8–2 7–5 — 7–2 4–4 11–1 9–3 5–4 4–4
Detroit 3–7 1–7 2–7 — 5–7 4–5 3–5 3–9 2–10
Los Angeles 7–3 3–6 4–4 7–5 — 6–2 5–4 5–7 5–7
New York 3–7 2–10 1–11 5–4 2–6 — 4–8 1–8 4–4
Philadelphia 5–5 2–10 3–9 5–3 4–5 8–4 — 4–4 3–6
San Francisco 7–3 3–5 4–5 9–3 7–5 8–1 4–4 — 6–6
St. Louis 7–3 2–7 4–4 10–2 7–5 4–4 6–3 6–6 —

Season Schedule

1963–64 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 16 @ St. Louis 112–93 Wayne Embry (25) 1–0
2 October 17 Boston 93–92 Oscar Robertson (20) 1–1
3 October 19 New York 97–121 Oscar Robertson (19) 2–1
4 October 22 San Francisco 97–103 Oscar Robertson (22) 3–1
5 October 25 Los Angeles 122–109 Oscar Robertson (27) 3–2
6 October 26 @ San Francisco 99–102 Jack Twyman (31) 3–3
7 October 29 @ San Francisco 108–101 Oscar Robertson (28) 4–3
8 October 30 @ Los Angeles 115–107 Oscar Robertson (36) 5–3
9 November 1 @ Los Angeles 112–122 Oscar Robertson (26) 5–4
10 November 3 N Philadelphia 93–95 Oscar Robertson (25) 6–4
11 November 6 @ Boston 121–139 Robertson, Twyman (24) 6–5
12 November 8 Boston 115–116 Oscar Robertson (35) 7–5
13 November 9 Detroit 109–118 Wayne Embry (30) 8–5
14 November 13 San Francisco 98–92 Oscar Robertson (28) 8–6
15 November 16 @ New York 114–122 Wayne Embry (27) 8–7
16 November 17 Baltimore 109–110 Oscar Robertson (28) 9–7
17 November 19 N Detroit 102–127 Oscar Robertson (32) 10–7
18 November 20 @ Detroit 118–124 Lucas, Robertson (22) 10–8
19 November 23 @ St. Louis 121–133 Oscar Robertson (33) 10–9
20 November 24 St. Louis 113–122 Oscar Robertson (32) 11–9
21 November 26 N San Francisco 112–123 Oscar Robertson (32) 12–9
22 November 27 @ Baltimore 122–119 Embry, Robertson (28) 13–9
23 November 28 @ Philadelphia 125–110 Oscar Robertson (38) 14–9
24 November 29 New York 110–135 Oscar Robertson (29) 15–9
25 December 1 Los Angeles 114–109 Wayne Embry (39) 15–10
26 December 5 Boston 108–118 Oscar Robertson (48) 16–10
27 December 6 @ Boston 107–112 Oscar Robertson (40) 16–11
28 December 7 @ New York 116–105 Oscar Robertson (35) 17–11
29 December 8 Philadelphia 126–116 Oscar Robertson (32) 17–12
30 December 11 @ Detroit 127–107 Oscar Robertson (26) 18–12
31 December 12 New York 102–112 Jack Twyman (31) 19–12
32 December 14 @ Boston 108–105 Embry, Robertson (25) 20–12
33 December 20 Baltimore 96–103 Oscar Robertson (24) 21–12
34 December 21 @ Baltimore 106–108 Wayne Embry (26) 21–13
35 December 25 St. Louis 107–113 Oscar Robertson (37) 22–13
36 December 27 Boston 87–91 Oscar Robertson (37) 23–13
37 December 29 New York 99–105 Oscar Robertson (29) 24–13
38 January 2 N Detroit 111–112 Oscar Robertson (32) 25–13
39 January 3 @ Philadelphia 110–132 Oscar Robertson (27) 25–14
40 January 4 @ New York 125–116 Oscar Robertson (41) 26–14
41 January 5 Baltimore 106–111 Wayne Embry (27) 27–14
42 January 7 N Philadelphia 110–130 Jack Twyman (29) 28–14
43 January 8 N Philadelphia 110–126 Oscar Robertson (30) 29–14
44 January 10 @ Boston 92–109 Oscar Robertson (32) 29–15
45 January 12 Detroit 88–120 Oscar Robertson (34) 30–15
46 January 16 Los Angeles 95–108 Oscar Robertson (32) 31–15
47 January 18 St. Louis 121–120 Oscar Robertson (40) 31–16
48 January 19 @ St. Louis 109–114 Oscar Robertson (44) 31–17
49 January 21 @ New York 139–124 Oscar Robertson (31) 32–17
50 January 22 Boston 92–109 Oscar Robertson (38) 33–17
51 January 24 @ Philadelphia 111–134 Lucas, Robertson (29) 33–18
52 January 25 @ Baltimore 99–115 Oscar Robertson (27) 33–19
53 January 30 N New York 110–133 Jack Twyman (29) 34–19
54 January 31 N Baltimore 118–106 Oscar Robertson (35) 35–19
55 February 2 @ Boston 119–117 (OT) Oscar Robertson (48) 36–19
56 February 4 Los Angeles 100–118 Jack Twyman (31) 37–19
57 February 7 Philadelphia 114–126 Oscar Robertson (42) 38–19
58 February 8 @ Baltimore 109–105 Oscar Robertson (30) 39–19
59 February 9 Detroit 107–135 Oscar Robertson (31) 40–19
60 February 12 N Detroit 121–147 Oscar Robertson (38) 41–19
61 February 14 New York 114–126 Oscar Robertson (29) 42–19
62 February 15 @ New York 130–124 Oscar Robertson (44) 43–19
63 February 16 Philadelphia 97–114 Oscar Robertson (32) 44–19
64 February 17 N San Francisco 113–129 Oscar Robertson (45) 45–19
65 February 19 San Francisco 108–101 Oscar Robertson (29) 45–20
66 February 21 @ San Francisco 101–93 Oscar Robertson (32) 46–20
67 February 22 @ Los Angeles 107–105 Oscar Robertson (32) 47–20
68 February 25 @ San Francisco 108–117 Oscar Robertson (26) 47–21
69 February 26 @ Los Angeles 97–103 Oscar Robertson (32) 47–22
70 February 28 N Philadelphia 132–134 Jack Twyman (36) 48–22
71 February 29 @ Philadelphia 117–114 Oscar Robertson (43) 49–22
72 March 1 @ Baltimore 122–111 Oscar Robertson (35) 50–22
73 March 3 @ New York 117–108 Oscar Robertson (33) 51–22
74 March 4 @ Boston 108–112 Oscar Robertson (34) 51–23
75 March 5 Boston 101–111 Oscar Robertson (27) 52–23
76 March 7 Baltimore 101–104 Oscar Robertson (30) 53–23
77 March 10 @ Detroit 103–114 Oscar Robertson (33) 53–24
78 March 12 Philadelphia 111–128 Oscar Robertson (28) 54–24
79 March 14 @ St. Louis 110–118 Oscar Robertson (48) 54–25
80 March 15 St. Louis 101–124 Oscar Robertson (25) 55–25

The Royals consistently posted winning marks over the full season for each month of play. Oct 5–3, Nov 10–6, Dec 9–4, Jan 11–6, Feb 14–3, March 6–3, plus a 4–6 record in the playoffs. Four of the five Boston playoff games took place in April.

Playoffs

1964 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 22 Philadelphia W 127–102 Oscar Robertson (31) Jerry Lucas (25) Oscar Robertson (16) Cincinnati Gardens
6,238 		1–0
2 March 24 @ Philadelphia L 114–122 Oscar Robertson (30) Wayne Embry (11) three players tied (5) Municipal Auditorium
4,510 		1–1
3 March 25 Philadelphia W 101–89 Oscar Robertson (28) Jack Twyman (21) — Cincinnati Gardens
7,171 		2–1
4 March 28 @ Philadelphia L 120–129 Oscar Robertson (31) Oscar Robertson (14) Arlen Bockhorn (7) Municipal Auditorium
4,255 		2–2
5 March 29 Philadelphia W 130–124 Oscar Robertson (32) Wayne Embry (17) — Cincinnati Gardens
7,913 		3–2
Division finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 31 @ Boston L 87–103 Wayne Embry (21) Wayne Embry (16) Robertson, Arnette (3) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–1
2 April 2 @ Boston L 90–101 Oscar Robertson (30) Oscar Robertson (12) Oscar Robertson (9) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–2
3 April 5 Boston L 92–102 Oscar Robertson (34) Jerry Lucas (24) — Cincinnati Gardens
11,850 		0–3
4 April 7 Boston W 102–93 Oscar Robertson (33) Jerry Lucas (25) Jerry Lucas (10) Cincinnati Gardens 1–3
5 April 9 @ Boston L 95–109 Oscar Robertson (24) Wayne Embry (10) Oscar Robertson (6) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–4
1964 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Robertson led the NBA in assists and was second in scoring. He also led the NBA in free throws made and free throw percentage. Lucas led the NBA in field goal percentage, and was third in rebounding.

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jay Arnette 48 10.4 36.2 77.8 1.1 1.5 3.8
Arlen Bockhorn 70 23.9 41.2 76.2 2.9 2.5 8.3
Bob Boozer 32 22.7 41.6 62.2 5.6 1.0 11.0
Wayne Embry 80 36.4 45.8 65.0 11.6 1.4 17.3
Tom Hawkins 73 24.2 44.1 60.1 6.0 1.0 8.6
Jerry Lucas 79 41.4 52.7 77.9 17.4 2.6 17.7
Bud Olsen 49 10.5 40.5 56.1 3.0 0.6 4.1
Oscar Robertson 79 45.1 48.3 85.3 9.9 11.0 31.4
Adrian Smith 66 23.1 40.6 78.2 2.2 2.2 9.4
Larry Staverman 34 9.4 41.4 83.0 2.8 0.5 4.0
Tom Thacker 48 9.5 29.3 49.1 2.4 1.1 2.8
Jack Twyman 68 29.4 45.0 82.9 5.4 2.0 15.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jay Arnette 8 9.9 35.5 87.5 1.3 1.1 3.6
Arlen Bockhorn 10 30.1 38.0 75.0 3.9 3.9 9.7
Wayne Embry 10 36.3 38.1 62.2 12.4 2.1 13.4
Tom Hawkins 10 27.3 44.3 68.2 9.3 1.1 10.1
Jerry Lucas 10 37.0 39.0 70.3 12.5 3.4 12.2
Bud Olsen 2 5.0 50.0 — 2.0 0.5 3.0
Oscar Robertson 10 47.1 45.5 85.8 8.9 8.4 29.3
Adrian Smith 7 9.4 30.8 71.4 1.3 0.6 3.0
Larry Staverman 7 10.0 47.8 78.9 3.7 0.7 5.3
Tom Thacker 6 7.2 26.1 25.0 2.2 0.5 2.2
Jack Twyman 10 35.4 47.2 79.6 8.7 1.6 20.5

Awards and honors

  • Jerry Lucas: NBA Rookie of the Year, Second Team All-NBA, NBA All-Star
  • Oscar Robertson: NBA Most Valuable Player, First Team All-NBA, MVP of the 1964 NBA All-Star Game.
  • Wayne Embry: NBA All-Star

References

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