1960-61 Cincinnati Royals Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-46
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Charles Wolf (33-46)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 194,017, Avg. 6,259 in 31 home dates
1960-61 Cincinnati Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 33-46
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Charles Wolf (33-46)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 194,017, Avg. 6,259 in 31 home dates
1960-61 Cincinnati Royals Roster
The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 33 wins and 46 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division.
Cincinnati scored 9,312 points and yielded 9,585, most in the circuit. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 2,165 points for the Royals, and Jack Twyman averaged 19 or more per game, too. Wayne Embry contributed 864 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 690 assists for the squad.
Charles Wolf coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 9312
Regular Season Points Against: 9585
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Cincinnati Royals 140 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 20, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at New York Knicks 105 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 22, 1960 | New York Knicks 117 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| October 23, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 103 at Cincinnati Royals 114 | W | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | ||
| October 26, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at Detroit Pistons 131 | L | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| October 27, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 140 at Cincinnati Royals 143 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | OT | |
| October 29, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 97 at St. Louis Hawks 113 | L | 4-0 | 1-2 | 5-2 | ||
| November 1, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 131 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | L | 4-1 | 1-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 5, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 4-1 | 2-2 | 6-3 | ||
| November 8, 1960 | Boston Celtics 136 at Cincinnati Royals 120 | L | 4-2 | 2-2 | 6-4 | ||
| November 11, 1960 | Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | L | 4-3 | 2-2 | 6-5 | at New York, NY | |
| November 12, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at Detroit Pistons 116 | L | 4-3 | 2-3 | 6-6 | ||
| November 13, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 125 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | L | 4-4 | 2-3 | 6-7 | ||
| November 15, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 115 at Cincinnati Royals 124 | W | 5-4 | 2-3 | 7-7 | ||
| November 16, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 87 at Syracuse Nationals 124 | L | 5-4 | 2-4 | 7-8 | ||
| November 18, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 128 at Cincinnati Royals 129 | W | 6-4 | 2-4 | 8-8 | OT | |
| November 19, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 120 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | L | 6-4 | 2-5 | 8-9 | ||
| November 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 120 at Cincinnati Royals 103 | L | 6-5 | 2-5 | 8-10 | ||
| November 22, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | L | 6-6 | 2-5 | 8-11 | at New York, NY | |
| November 23, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | W | 7-6 | 2-5 | 9-11 | ||
| November 24, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Cincinnati Royals 100 | L | 7-7 | 2-5 | 9-12 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 26, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 138 | L | 7-7 | 2-6 | 9-13 | ||
| November 27, 1960 | New York Knicks 122 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | L | 7-8 | 2-6 | 9-14 | OT | |
| November 29, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 129 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | L | 7-9 | 2-6 | 9-15 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 1, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 137 at Cincinnati Royals 126 | L | 7-10 | 2-6 | 9-16 | ||
| December 4, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Cincinnati Royals 115 | L | 7-11 | 2-6 | 9-17 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| December 6, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 7-11 | 3-6 | 10-17 | ||
| December 7, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Cincinnati Royals 114 | W | 8-11 | 3-6 | 11-17 | ||
| December 8, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 118 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 8-11 | 4-6 | 12-17 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 9, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 123 at Boston Celtics 146 | L | 8-11 | 4-7 | 12-18 | ||
| December 13, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 107 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | L | 8-12 | 4-7 | 12-19 | at New York, NY | |
| December 14, 1960 | New York Knicks 114 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | W | 9-12 | 4-7 | 13-19 | ||
| December 16, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Cincinnati Royals 130 | W | 10-12 | 4-7 | 14-19 | ||
| December 18, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | L | 10-13 | 4-7 | 14-20 | ||
| December 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 115 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | L | 10-14 | 4-7 | 14-21 | at New York, NY | |
| December 25, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Cincinnati Royals 126 | W | 11-14 | 4-7 | 15-21 | ||
| December 26, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 132 at Detroit Pistons 137 | L | 11-14 | 4-8 | 15-22 | ||
| December 27, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 124 at Cincinnati Royals 129 | W | 12-14 | 4-8 | 16-22 | ||
| December 28, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at New York Knicks 104 | W | 12-14 | 5-8 | 17-22 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| December 29, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at Philadelphia Warriors 128 | L | 12-14 | 5-9 | 17-23 | ||
| December 30, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 136 at Philadelphia Warriors 130 | W | 12-14 | 6-9 | 18-23 | at Hershey, PA | |
| January 1, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Cincinnati Royals 114 | W | 13-14 | 6-9 | 19-23 | ||
| January 2, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 126 at Syracuse Nationals 125 | W | 13-14 | 7-9 | 20-23 | at Utica, NY | |
| January 4, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 134 at Syracuse Nationals 126 | W | 13-14 | 8-9 | 21-23 | ||
| January 5, 1961 | Boston Celtics 125 at Cincinnati Royals 107 | L | 13-15 | 8-9 | 21-24 | ||
| January 10, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at St. Louis Hawks 119 | L | 13-15 | 8-10 | 21-25 | ||
| January 11, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at Detroit Pistons 126 | L | 13-15 | 8-11 | 21-26 | ||
| January 12, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | L | 13-16 | 8-11 | 21-27 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| January 14, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | L | 13-16 | 8-12 | 21-28 | ||
| January 15, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 13-16 | 9-12 | 22-28 | ||
| January 18, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 144 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | L | 13-17 | 9-12 | 22-29 | at Dayton, OH | |
| January 19, 1961 | New York Knicks 129 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | L | 13-18 | 9-12 | 22-30 | ||
| January 21, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 130 at Cincinnati Royals 106 | L | 13-19 | 9-12 | 22-31 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 22, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 108 at Cincinnati Royals 115 | W | 14-19 | 9-12 | 23-31 | ||
| January 24, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Cincinnati Royals 104 | L | 14-20 | 9-12 | 23-32 | ||
| January 25, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at Detroit Pistons 138 | L | 14-20 | 9-13 | 23-33 | ||
| January 27, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 138 at Cincinnati Royals 126 | L | 14-21 | 9-13 | 23-34 | ||
| January 28, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 116 at St. Louis Hawks 136 | L | 14-21 | 9-14 | 23-35 | ||
| January 30, 1961 | Boston Celtics 88 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | W | 15-21 | 9-14 | 24-35 | ||
| February 2, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 118 at Philadelphia Warriors 133 | L | 15-21 | 9-15 | 24-36 | ||
| February 3, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 136 at Cincinnati Royals 135 | L | 15-22 | 9-15 | 24-37 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 5, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at Syracuse Nationals 129 | L | 15-22 | 9-16 | 24-38 | ||
| February 6, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Cincinnati Royals 101 | L | 15-23 | 9-16 | 24-39 | at College Park, MD | |
| February 9, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 119 at New York Knicks 115 | W | 15-23 | 10-16 | 25-39 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 11, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at St. Louis Hawks 123 | L | 15-23 | 10-17 | 25-40 | ||
| February 12, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 105 at New York Knicks 104 | W | 15-23 | 11-17 | 26-40 | ||
| February 13, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | W | 15-23 | 12-17 | 27-40 | at Dayton, OH | |
| February 16, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 107 at Cincinnati Royals 133 | W | 16-23 | 12-17 | 28-40 | ||
| February 19, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | W | 17-23 | 12-17 | 29-40 | ||
| February 21, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at St. Louis Hawks 126 | L | 17-23 | 12-18 | 29-41 | ||
| February 22, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 132 at Cincinnati Royals 131 | L | 17-24 | 12-18 | 29-42 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 25, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Cincinnati Royals 120 | L | 17-25 | 12-18 | 29-43 | ||
| February 26, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 148 at Cincinnati Royals 122 | L | 17-26 | 12-18 | 29-44 | ||
| February 28, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at St. Louis Hawks 105 | W | 17-26 | 13-18 | 30-44 | at New York, NY | |
| March 1, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Cincinnati Royals 137 | W | 18-26 | 13-18 | 31-44 | ||
| March 5, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at New York Knicks 118 | W | 18-26 | 14-18 | 32-44 | ||
| March 7, 1961 | Boston Celtics 124 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | L | 18-27 | 14-18 | 32-45 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 11, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 18-27 | 15-18 | 33-45 | ||
| March 12, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | L | 18-27 | 15-19 | 33-46 |
