# Temporada 1962-63 de los Cincinnati Royals

La temporada 1962-63 fue la decimoquinta de los Royals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 42 victorias y 38 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la División Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de división ante Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| T | - | Jerry Lucas | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Ohio State |
| 2 | 13 | Bud Olsen | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Louisville |
| 3 | 22 | Chris Appel | | Estados Unidos | Southern California |
| 4 | 31 | Jack Thobe | | Estados Unidos | Xavier |
| 5 | 40 | Mike Wroblewski | | Estados Unidos | Kansas State |
| 6 | 49 | Jerry Foster | | Estados Unidos | Drake |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Boston Celtics | 58 | 22 | .725 | – | 25–5 | 21–16 | 12–1 | 25–11 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 48 | 32 | .600 | 10 | 23–5 | 13–19 | 12–8 | 21–15 |
| x-Cincinnati Royals | 42 | 38 | .525 | 16 | 23–10 | 15–19 | 4–9 | 20–16 |
| New York Knicks | 21 | 59 | .263 | 37 | 12–22 | 5–28 | 4–9 | 6–30 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Syracuse Nationals vs. Cincinnati Royals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 19 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 123, Cincinnati Royals 120 | Syracuse |
| 21 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 133, Syracuse Nationals 115 | Cincinnati |
| 23 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 121, Cincinnati Royals 117 | Syracuse |
| 24 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 125, Boston Celtics 118 | Cincinnati |
| 26 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 127, Cincinnati Royals 131 | Syracuse |
| | Cincinnati gana las series 3-2 | |

### Finales de División

Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati Royals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 28 de marzo | Boston Celtics 132, Cincinnati Royals 135 | Boston |
| 29 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 102, Boston Celtics 125 | Cincinnati |
| 31 de marzo | Boston Celtics 116, Cincinnati Royals 121 | Boston |
| 3 de abril | Cincinnati Royals 110, Boston Celtics 128 | Cincinnati |
| 6 de abril | Boston Celtics 125, Cincinnati Royals 120 | Boston |
| 7 de abril | Cincinnati Royals 109, Boston Celtics 99 | Cincinnati |
| 10 de abril | Boston Celtics 142, Cincinnati Royals 131 | Boston |
| | Boston gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | 2P | 2PI | %2P | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Oscar Robertson | 24 | 80 | 44.0 | 10.3 | 19.9 | .518 | 10.3 | 19.9 | .518 | 7.7 | 9.5 | .810 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 28.3 |
| 2 | Wayne Embry | 25 | 76 | 33.0 | 7.0 | 15.3 | .458 | 7.0 | 15.3 | .458 | 4.5 | 6.8 | .667 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 18.6 |
| 3 | Jack Twyman | 28 | 80 | 32.8 | 8.0 | 16.7 | .480 | 8.0 | 16.7 | .480 | 3.8 | 4.7 | .811 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Bucky Bockhorn | 29 | 80 | 32.7 | 4.7 | 11.9 | .393 | 4.7 | 11.9 | .393 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .756 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Bob Boozer | 25 | 79 | 31.5 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .444 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .444 | 3.2 | 4.5 | .714 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Tom Hawkins | 26 | 79 | 21.8 | 3.8 | 8.0 | .471 | 3.8 | 8.0 | .471 | 1.9 | 3.1 | .610 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| 7 | Adrian Smith | 26 | 79 | 19.3 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .443 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .443 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .811 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 8.9 |
| 8 | Hub Reed | 26 | 80 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 5.3 | .466 | 2.5 | 5.3 | .466 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .755 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
| 9 | Dave Piontek | 28 | 48 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .380 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .380 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .625 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| 10 | Bud Olsen | 22 | 52 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .323 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .323 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .692 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Dan Tieman | 22 | 29 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .263 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .263 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .400 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Joe Buckhalter | 25 | 2 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 2.5 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Oscar Robertson | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |