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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1964β65 season was the Royals' 19th season in the NBA and eighth in
Cincinnati . By the end of the season, Oscar Robertson's career statistics for the first five years of his career averaged out to a triple double: 30.3 points per game, 10.4 rebounds per game, and 10.6 assists per game.
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The season began with high hopes as the Royals had played well the previous season against Boston and were improving as a team. In addition to Robertson, second-year big man Jerry Lucas rose to superstar status this season. He averaged 21 points and 20 rebounds over 66 games played. He joined Robertson on the All-NBA First Team named at the season's conclusion.
Injuries, though, were a big factor this season. Key guard
Arlen Bockhorn was lost to a career-ending injury in November. The other four opening-day starters, Robertson, Lucas, Jack Twyman and Wayne Embry, were each lost for several games or more also.
Lucas was named MVP of the
1965 NBA All-Star Game . But the same day's events saw superstar Wilt Chamberlain traded to the rival Philadelphia 76ers. Now Cincinnati had two strong title contenders to deal with in their own division. Philadelphia later defeated the Royals in the
1965 playoffs .
Draft picks
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Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
21
Arnette, Jay
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Texas
G
11
Bockhorn, Arlen
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Dayton
C
15
Embry, Wayne
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Miami (OH)
F
22
Hairston, Happy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
NYU
F
20
Hawkins, Tom
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Notre Dame
F/C
16
Lucas, Jerry
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Ohio State
F
34
Olsen, Bud
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Louisville
PG
14
Robertson, Oscar
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Cincinnati
G
10
Smith, Adrian
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Kentucky
G
25
Thacker, Tom
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Cincinnati
F
27
Twyman, Jack
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Cincinnati
C
17
Wilson, George
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Cincinnati
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1964-65 NBA Records
Team
BAL
BOS
CIN
DET
LAL
NYK
PHI
SFW
STL
Baltimore
β
3β7
6β4
6β4
4β6
2β8
4β6
7β3
5β5
Boston
7β3
β
8β2
10β0
7β3
7β3
5β5
9β1
9β1
Cincinnati
4β6
2β8
β
6β4
6β4
8β2
6β4
8β2
8β2
Detroit
4β6
0β10
4β6
β
3β7
5β5
4β6
8β2
3β7
Los Angeles
6β4
3β7
4β6
7β3
β
10β0
7β3
8β2
4β6
New York
8β2
3β7
2β8
5β5
0β10
β
5β5
7β3
1β9
Philadelphia
6β4
5β5
4β6
6β4
3β7
5β5
β
6β4
5β5
San Francisco
3β7
1β9
2β8
2β8
2β8
3β7
4β6
β
0β10
St. Louis
5β5
1β9
2β8
7β3
6β4
9β1
5β5
10β0
β
Game log
1964β65 game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 17
@
St. Louis
91β94
Oscar Robertson (27)
0β1
2
October 18
San Francisco
108β117
Jack Twyman (31)
1β1
3
October 20
Los Angeles
113β121
Oscar Robertson (31)
2β1
4
October 25
Philadelphia
107β109
Jerry Lucas (32)
3β1
5
October 30
St. Louis
118β119
Oscar Robertson (39)
4β1
6
October 31
@
Boston
94β122
Oscar Robertson (24)
4β2
7
November 1
Detroit
101β114
Oscar Robertson (22)
5β2
8
November 6
Baltimore
111β106
Adrian Smith (26)
5β3
9
November 7
@ Philadelphia
103β105
Jerry Lucas (21)
5β4
10
November 8
Boston
106β103
Jerry Lucas (37)
5β5
11
November 11
@ St. Louis
118β116
Jerry Lucas (26)
6β5
12
November 13
St. Louis
106β123
Jerry Lucas (30)
7β5
13
November 14
@
New York
111β110
Oscar Robertson (27)
8β5
14
November 15
San Francisco
122β106
Oscar Robertson (22)
8β6
15
November 17
@ San Francisco
114β108
Oscar Robertson (33)
9β6
16
November 18
@ Los Angeles
92β90
Oscar Robertson (32)
10β6
17
November 20
@ Los Angeles
121β131
Oscar Robertson (32)
10β7
18
November 21
@ San Francisco
111β104
Jerry Lucas (29)
11β7
19
November 25
@ Baltimore
116β125
Oscar Robertson (40)
11β8
20
November 27
Philadelphia
112β133
Oscar Robertson (27)
12β8
21
November 28
@ Boston
98β129
Oscar Robertson (23)
12β9
22
November 29
New York
95β105
Robertson, Smith (20)
13β9
23
December 1
N Detroit
107β129
Oscar Robertson (25)
14β9
24
December 2
@ Detroit
115β125
Jerry Lucas (31)
14β10
25
December 4
Los Angeles
90β104
Oscar Robertson (33)
15β10
26
December 6
N Baltimore
124β113
Oscar Robertson (32)
16β10
27
December 9
@ Detroit
122β114
Oscar Robertson (32)
17β10
28
December 10
Boston
116β101
Oscar Robertson (31)
17β11
29
December 12
@ St. Louis
115β109
Oscar Robertson (22)
18β11
30
December 18
Los Angeles
107β111
Oscar Robertson (56)
19β11
31
December 19
@ New York
133β105
Oscar Robertson (30)
20β11
32
December 25
St. Louis
125β130 (OT)
Oscar Robertson (38)
21β11
33
December 26
@ Philadelphia
135β125
Oscar Robertson (38)
22β11
34
December 27
@ Baltimore
119β126
Oscar Robertson (48)
22β12
35
December 28
San Francisco
108β113
Oscar Robertson (35)
23β12
36
January 1
N Baltimore
140β124
Oscar Robertson (39)
24β12
37
January 3
Boston
89β85
Oscar Robertson (35)
24β13
38
January 5
@ New York
125β116 (OT)
Oscar Robertson (37)
25β13
39
January 6
New York
102β116
Oscar Robertson (28)
26β13
40
January 8
N Philadelphia
107β114
Oscar Robertson (26)
27β13
41
January 9
@ Baltimore
128β119
Oscar Robertson (42)
28β13
42
January 10
Detroit
114β140
Lucas, Twyman (24)
29β13
43
January 15
Los Angeles
106β124
Jerry Lucas (29)
30β13
44
January 17
@ Boston
98β101
Lucas, Robertson (23)
30β14
45
January 19
St. Louis
99β103
Oscar Robertson (40)
31β14
46
January 20
@ Detroit
102β90
Jack Twyman (21)
32β14
47
January 23
Detroit
105β102
Oscar Robertson (35)
32β15
48
January 24
San Francisco
103β124
Robertson, Twyman (24)
33β15
49
January 26
@ San Francisco
115β107
Adrian Smith (32)
34β15
50
January 27
@ Los Angeles
112β119
Oscar Robertson (34)
34β16
51
January 28
@ San Francisco
90β105
Jerry Lucas (27)
34β17
52
January 29
@ Los Angeles
133β137 (2OT)
Oscar Robertson (36)
34β18
53
January 31
@ Philadelphia
122β127
Oscar Robertson (35)
34β19
54
February 3
Los Angeles
99β130
Oscar Robertson (44)
35β19
55
February 5
@ Boston
113β114
Oscar Robertson (38)
35β20
56
February 6
N Philadelphia
127β122
Oscar Robertson (50)
35β21
57
February 9
Boston
121β134
Oscar Robertson (42)
36β21
58
February 10
N New York
115β112 (OT)
Oscar Robertson (37)
36β22
59
February 11
N Detroit
109β130
Oscar Robertson (28)
37β22
60
February 13
Philadelphia
106β108
Oscar Robertson (37)
38β22
61
February 14
@ St. Louis
99β92
Oscar Robertson (30)
39β22
62
February 16
St. Louis
103β111
Oscar Robertson (35)
40β22
63
February 17
@ Baltimore
114β125
Oscar Robertson (35)
40β23
64
February 21
@ New York
104β109
Oscar Robertson (40)
40β24
65
February 23
N Baltimore
127β131
Oscar Robertson (39)
40β25
66
February 27
@ Detroit
115β117
Oscar Robertson (35)
40β26
67
February 28
N New York
117β126
Adrian Smith (32)
41β26
68
March 1
N Detroit
130β110
Lucas, Robertson (20)
41β27
69
March 2
San Francisco
105β121
Oscar Robertson (28)
42β27
70
March 3
@ Baltimore
108β151
Lucas, Robertson (20)
42β28
71
March 5
Philadelphia
110β109
Oscar Robertson (36)
42β29
72
March 6
@ San Francisco
97β93
Robertson, Smith (26)
43β29
73
March 7
@ Los Angeles
104β106
Adrian Smith (25)
43β30
74
March 10
@ St. Louis
113β137
Jerry Lucas (25)
43β31
75
March 12
Boston
108β118
Oscar Robertson (37)
44β31
76
March 14
@ New York
113β103
Oscar Robertson (24)
45β31
77
March 16
New York
102β111
Lucas, Robertson (30)
46β31
78
March 18
Baltimore
110β113
Oscar Robertson (30)
47β31
79
March 20
@ Philadelphia
125β122
Jerry Lucas (34)
48β31
80
March 21
@ Boston
99β116
Jerry Lucas (26)
48β32
Playoffs
1965 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 1β3 (home: 0β2; road: 1β1)
1965 schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards and honors
Oscar Robertson, All-NBA First Team
Jerry Lucas, All-NBA First Team
References
External links
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