1966β67 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 1β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WKRC-TV |
Radio | WLW |
The 1966β67 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 68β13 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.
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x- Philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 13 | .840 | β | 28β2 | 26β8 | 14β3 | 28β8 |
x- Boston Celtics | 60 | 21 | .741 | 8 | 27β4 | 25β11 | 8β6 | 30β6 |
x- Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 42 | .481 | 29 | 20β11 | 12β24 | 7β7 | 14β22 |
x- New York Knicks | 36 | 45 | .444 | 32 | 20β15 | 9β24 | 7β6 | 11β25 |
Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 61 | .247 | 48 | 12β20 | 3β30 | 5β11 | 7β29 |
1966-67 NBA Records | ||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
Baltimore | β | 1β8 | 3β6 | 3β6 | 2β7 | 2β7 | 2β7 | 1β8 | 2β7 | 4β5 |
Boston | 8β1 | β | 8β1 | 8β1 | 6β3 | 5β4 | 9β0 | 5β4 | 6β3 | 5β4 |
Chicago | 6β3 | 1β8 | β | 5β4 | 4β5 | 6β3 | 3β6 | 1β8 | 3β6 | 4β5 |
Cincinnati | 6β3 | 1β8 | 4β5 | β | 7β2 | 3β6 | 6β3 | 1β8 | 5β4 | 6β3 |
Detroit | 7β2 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 2β7 | β | 5β4 | 4β5 | 0β9 | 2β7 | 2β7 |
Los Angeles | 7β2 | 4β5 | 3β6 | 6β3 | 4β5 | β | 4β5 | 1β8 | 3β6 | 4β5 |
New York | 7β2 | 0β9 | 6β3 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 5β4 | β | 1β8 | 5β4 | 4β5 |
Philadelphia | 8β1 | 4β5 | 8β1 | 8β1 | 9β0 | 8β1 | 8β1 | β | 7β2 | 8β1 |
San Francisco | 7β2 | 3β6 | 6β3 | 4β5 | 7β2 | 6β3 | 4β5 | 2β7 | β | 5β4 |
St. Louis | 5β4 | 4β5 | 5β4 | 3β6 | 7β2 | 5β4 | 5β4 | 1β8 | 4β5 | β |
1966β67 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 15 | Detroit | 99β103 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 18 | @ Detroit | 112β114 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 22 | @ St. Louis | 123β133 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (30) | 1β2 | |||||
4 | October 26 | @ Baltimore | 116β122 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 1β3 | |||||
5 | October 27 | St. Louis | 118β121 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 2β3 | |||||
6 | October 29 | San Francisco | 127β115 | Adrian Smith (27) | 2β4 | |||||
7 | November 2 | New York | 129β131 | Jerry Lucas (35) | 3β4 | |||||
8 | November 4 | @ Detroit | 120β115 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 4β4 | |||||
9 | November 5 | Chicago | 113β99 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 4β5 | |||||
10 | November 10 | Boston | 113β112 (OT) | Oscar Robertson (48) | 4β6 | |||||
11 | November 11 | @ Baltimore | 119β104 | Oscar Robertson (39) | 5β6 | |||||
12 | November 12 | Philadelphia | 112β98 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 5β7 | |||||
13 | November 16 | N Los Angeles | 124β112 | Hairston, Robertson (24) | 5β8 | |||||
14 | November 19 | @ Philadelphia | 110β134 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 5β9 | |||||
15 | November 20 | Baltimore | 123β125 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 6β9 | |||||
16 | November 22 | @ New York | 121β118 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 7β9 | |||||
17 | November 23 | Philadelphia | 106β111 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 8β9 | |||||
18 | November 25 | N New York | 109β115 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 9β9 | |||||
19 | November 26 | @ Boston | 87β118 | Adrian Smith (15) | 9β10 | |||||
20 | November 30 | New York | 119β115 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 9β11 | |||||
21 | December 3 | Los Angeles | 130β118 | Adrian Smith (28) | 9β12 | |||||
22 | December 7 | @ Boston | 91β119 | Flynn Robinson (22) | 9β13 | |||||
23 | December 9 | Boston | 117β99 | Oscar Robertson (22) | 9β14 | |||||
24 | December 10 | @ San Francisco | 120β123 (OT) | Dierking, Love (26) | 9β15 | |||||
25 | December 11 | @ Los Angeles | 118β119 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 9β16 | |||||
26 | December 13 | @ San Francisco | 126β112 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 10β16 | |||||
27 | December 14 | @ Los Angeles | 126β124 | Jerry Lucas (29) | 11β16 | |||||
28 | December 16 | N Chicago | 120β128 | Oscar Robertson (23) | 11β17 | |||||
29 | December 18 | Baltimore | 114β138 | Happy Hairston (30) | 12β17 | |||||
30 | December 25 | San Francisco | 124β112 | Oscar Robertson (38) | 12β18 | |||||
31 | December 26 | @ Philadelphia | 118β134 | Hairston, Robertson (24) | 12β19 | |||||
32 | December 27 | Detroit | 123β131 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 13β19 | |||||
33 | December 29 | Los Angeles | 125β114 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 13β20 | |||||
34 | December 30 | N San Francisco | 107β102 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 13β21 | |||||
35 | December 31 | @ New York | 103β107 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 13β22 | |||||
36 | January 3 | @ Chicago | 111β116 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 13β23 | |||||
37 | January 7 | Chicago | 112β125 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 14β23 | |||||
38 | January 8 | @ Baltimore | 126β94 | Happy Hairston (22) | 15β23 | |||||
39 | January 11 | @ Chicago | 106β102 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 16β23 | |||||
40 | January 13 | N Los Angeles | 115β125 | Oscar Robertson (41) | 17β23 | |||||
41 | January 14 | St. Louis | 105β116 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 18β23 | |||||
42 | January 18 | Boston | 119β106 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 18β24 | |||||
43 | January 19 | @ Baltimore | 118β122 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 18β25 | |||||
44 | January 21 | Detroit | 108β122 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 19β25 | |||||
45 | January 24 | @ New York | 126β118 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 20β25 | |||||
46 | January 25 | New York | 125β132 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 21β25 | |||||
47 | January 26 | N Detroit | 118β110 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 21β26 | |||||
48 | January 27 | @ Philadelphia | 107β110 | Oscar Robertson (39) | 21β27 | |||||
49 | January 28 | St. Louis | 112β113 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 22β27 | |||||
50 | January 29 | San Francisco | 118β121 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 23β27 | |||||
51 | February 2 | N Baltimore | 131β125 | Adrian Smith (29) | 24β27 | |||||
52 | February 3 | @ Chicago | 113β118 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 24β28 | |||||
53 | February 4 | @ Baltimore | 99β109 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 24β29 | |||||
54 | February 5 | @ Boston | 121β137 | Lucas, McGlocklin, Smith (19) | 24β30 | |||||
55 | February 7 | N Boston | 123β138 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 24β31 | |||||
56 | February 8 | Philadelphia | 118β106 | Jerry Lucas (25) | 24β32 | |||||
57 | February 10 | Detroit | 104β133 | Oscar Robertson (28) | 25β32 | |||||
58 | February 11 | @ Detroit | 132β117 | Jerry Lucas (31) | 26β32 | |||||
59 | February 12 | @ St. Louis | 115β118 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 26β33 | |||||
60 | February 13 | @ Philadelphia | 123β131 | Jerry Lucas (29) | 26β34 | |||||
61 | February 15 | New York | 118β127 | Oscar Robertson (46) | 27β34 | |||||
62 | February 16 | N Detroit | 110β122 | Oscar Robertson (34) | 28β34 | |||||
63 | February 17 | N Philadelphia | 127β118 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 28β35 | |||||
64 | February 18 | @ New York | 123β124 | Happy Hairston (33) | 28β36 | |||||
65 | February 20 | N St. Louis | 104β112 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 29β36 | |||||
66 | February 22 | @ Los Angeles | 102β103 | Flynn Robinson (29) | 29β37 | |||||
67 | February 24 | @ San Francisco | 137β122 | Oscar Robertson (35) | 30β37 | |||||
68 | February 25 | @ San Francisco | 129β116 | Oscar Robertson (36) | 31β37 | |||||
69 | February 26 | @ Los Angeles | 127β141 | Oscar Robertson (40) | 31β38 | |||||
70 | February 28 | N Philadelphia | 127β107 | Oscar Robertson (24) | 31β39 | |||||
71 | March 1 | Los Angeles | 116β122 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 32β39 | |||||
72 | March 3 | @ Boston | 104β111 | Oscar Robertson (26) | 32β40 | |||||
73 | March 4 | Baltimore | 102β109 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 33β40 | |||||
74 | March 5 | @ Chicago | 106β113 | Oscar Robertson (37) | 33β41 | |||||
75 | March 6 | N St. Louis | 122β129 | Oscar Robertson (27) | 34β41 | |||||
76 | March 11 | Chicago | 119β147 | Happy Hairston (30) | 35β41 | |||||
77 | March 12 | @ St. Louis | 119β120 | Oscar Robertson (30) | 35β42 | |||||
78 | March 13 | @ Chicago | 133β117 | Oscar Robertson (43) | 36β42 | |||||
79 | March 15 | Boston | 108β112 | Oscar Robertson (31) | 37β42 | |||||
80 | March 16 | N St. Louis | 111β114 | Oscar Robertson (32) | 38β42 | |||||
81 | March 18 | San Francisco | 112β127 | Adrian Smith (23) | 39β42 |
1967 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Division semifinals: 1β3 (home: 0β2; road: 1β1)
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1967 schedule |
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 |
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 |
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 |