# Temporada 1965-66 de los Cincinnati Royals

La temporada 1965-66 fue la decimoctava de los Royals en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 45 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la División Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de división ante Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 7 | Nate Bowman | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Wichita State |
| 2 | 15 | Flynn Robinson | Base | Estados Unidos | Wyoming |
| 3 | 24 | Jon McGlocklin | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 4 | 33 | Bob Love | Alero | Estados Unidos | Southern |
| 8 | 67 | Jim Fox | Pívot | Estados Unidos | South Carolina |

## Temporada regular

División Este :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 25 | .688 | – | 22–3 | 20–17 | 13–5 | 20–10 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 54 | 26 | .675 | 1 | 26–5 | 19–18 | 9–3 | 19–11 |
| x-Cincinnati Royals | 45 | 35 | .563 | 10 | 25–6 | 11–23 | 9–6 | 16–14 |
| New York Knicks | 30 | 50 | .375 | 25 | 20–14 | 4–30 | 6–6 | 5–25 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Cincinnati Royals vs. Boston Celtics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 23 de marzo | Boston Celtics 103, Cincinnati Royals 107 | Boston |
| 26 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 125, Boston Celtics 132 | Cincinnati |
| 27 de marzo | Boston Celtics 107, Cincinnati Royals 113 | Boston |
| 30 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals] 103, Boston Celtics 120 | Cincinnati |
| 1 de abril | Boston Celtics 112, Cincinnati Royals 113 | Boston |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 3-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Oscar Robertson | 27 | 76 | 46.0 | 10.8 | 22.7 | .475 | 9.8 | 11.6 | .842 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 31.3 |
| 2 | Jerry Lucas | 25 | 79 | 44.5 | 8.7 | 19.3 | .453 | 4.0 | 5.1 | .787 | 21.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 21.5 |
| 3 | Adrian Smith | 29 | 80 | 37.3 | 6.6 | 16.4 | .405 | 5.1 | 6.0 | .850 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 18.4 |
| 4 | Tom Hawkins | 29 | 79 | 26.9 | 3.5 | 7.6 | .452 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .555 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 8.4 |
| 5 | Happy Hairston | 23 | 72 | 24.9 | 5.5 | 11.3 | .489 | 3.1 | 4.5 | .685 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 14.1 |
| 6 | Wayne Embry | 28 | 80 | 23.5 | 2.9 | 7.1 | .411 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .603 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Connie Dierking | 29 | 57 | 13.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | .416 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .610 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| 8 | Jack Twyman | 31 | 73 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 6.8 | .450 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .812 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Jon McGlocklin | 22 | 72 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .421 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .785 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 10 | Tom Thacker | 26 | 50 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .406 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .395 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Art Heyman | 24 | 11 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .349 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .588 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| 12 | Bud Olsen | 25 | 4 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .375 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .333 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 13 | George Wilson | 23 | 47 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .391 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .643 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Jay Arnette | 27 | 3 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .167 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Jerry Lucas | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Oscar Robertson | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Adrian Smith | MVP del All Star Game de la NBA All-Star |