Cincinnati Royals Playoff Rosters

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1965-1966 Cincinnati Royals Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Jay Arnette PG 6-2 175 Dec 19, 1938 27 Texas 2 1960 2nd Rnd, #9, Cincinnati Royals
Connie Dierking C 6-9 222 Oct 2, 1936 29 Cincinnati 4 1958 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 Mar 26, 1937 28 Miami (OH) 7 1958 3rd Rnd, #23, St. Louis Hawks
Happy Hairston SF 6-7 225 May 31, 1942 23 NYU 1 1964 4th Rnd, #35, Cincinnati Royals
Tom Hawkins SF 6-5 210 Dec 22, 1936 29 Notre Dame 6 1959 1st Rnd, #5, Minneapolis Lakers
Jerry Lucas FC 6-8 230 Mar 30, 1940 25 Ohio State 2 1962 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Jon McGlocklin GF 6-5 205 Jun 10, 1943 22 Indiana 0 1965 3rd Rnd, #27, Cincinnati Royals
Oscar Robertson SG 6-5 220 Nov 24, 1938 27 Cincinnati 5 1960 1st Rnd, #1, Cincinnati Royals
Adrian Smith PG 6-1 180 Oct 5, 1936 29 Kentucky 4 1958 15th Rnd, #85, Cincinnati Royals
Tom Thacker PG 6-2 170 Nov 2, 1939 26 Cincinnati 2 1963 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Jack Twyman SF 6-6 210 May 11, 1934 31 Cincinnati 10 1955 2nd Rnd, #10, Rochester Royals
Jiff Wilson FC 6-8 225 May 9, 1942 23 Cincinnati 1 1964 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals

1965-1966 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 Cincinnati Royals BOS in 5
Second Round W2 Baltimore Bullets W3 St. Louis Hawks STH in 3
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Boston Celtics BOS in 5
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 St. Louis Hawks LAL in 7
NBA Finals #2 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1965-1966 Cincinnati Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Oscar Robertson 5 44.8 31.8 7.6 7.8
Jerry Lucas 5 46.2 21.4 20.2 2.8
Happy Hairston 5 30.0 15.4 7.4 0.0
Adrian Smith 5 31.4 13.0 2.4 2.6
Wayne Embry 5 27.8 7.8 6.8 0.4
Jon McGlocklin 4 16.5 7.5 2.0 1.0
Connie Dierking 4 16.0 6.8 3.8 0.2
Tom Hawkins 5 21.8 4.6 4.4 0.2
Tom Thacker 4 11.5 4.2 2.2 1.2
Jack Twyman 2 5.5 2.5 1.0 0.0
Jiff Wilson 1 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

1965-1966 Cincinnati Royals Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cincinnati Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 23, 1966
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Boston		 W, 103-107 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 26. Adrian Smith
 PTS: 22. Bill Russell
Mar 26, 1966
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Boston		 L, 125-132 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 35. O. Robertson
 PTS: 42. Sam Jones
Mar 27, 1966
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Boston		 W, 107-113 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 27. Jerry Lucas
 PTS: 36. J. Havlicek
Mar 30, 1966
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Boston		 L, 103-120 Cincinnati Gardens
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 34. O. Robertson
 PTS: 32. Sam Jones
Apr 1, 1966
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Boston		 L, 112-103 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 37. O. Robertson
 PTS: 34. Sam Jones