The 1959–60 Cincinnati Royal season was the 15th season of the franchise, its 12th season in the NBA and third season in Cincinnati.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
|
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
PCT
|
GB
|
Home
|
Road
|
Neutral
|
Division
|
| x-St. Louis Hawks |
46 |
29 |
.613 |
– |
28–5 |
12–20 |
6–4 |
27–12
|
| x-Detroit Pistons |
30 |
45 |
.400 |
16 |
17–14 |
6–21 |
7–10 |
20–19
|
| x-Minneapolis Lakers |
25 |
50 |
.333 |
21 |
9–15 |
9–21 |
7–14 |
17–22
|
|
19 |
56 |
.253 |
27 |
9–22 |
2–20 |
8–14 |
14–25
|
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
| 1959-60 NBA Records
|
| Team
|
BOS
|
CIN
|
DET
|
MIN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
STL
|
SYR
|
| Boston
|
— |
8–1 |
9–0 |
8–1 |
12–1 |
8–5 |
6–3 |
8–5
|
| Cincinnati
|
1–8 |
— |
5–8 |
5–8 |
2–7 |
0–9 |
4–9 |
2–7
|
| Detroit
|
0–9 |
8–5 |
— |
7–6 |
4–5 |
2–7 |
5–8 |
4–5
|
| Minneapolis
|
1–8 |
8–5 |
6–7 |
— |
4–5 |
2–7 |
3–10 |
1–8
|
| New York
|
1–12 |
7–2 |
5–4 |
5–4 |
— |
4–9 |
3–6 |
2–11
|
| Philadelphia
|
5–8 |
9–0 |
7–2 |
7–2 |
9–4 |
— |
4–5 |
8–5
|
| St. Louis
|
3–6 |
9–4 |
8–5 |
10–3 |
6–3 |
5–4 |
— |
5–4
|
| Syracuse
|
5–8 |
7–2 |
5–4 |
8–1 |
11–2 |
5–8 |
4–5 |
—
|
Game log
| 1959–60 Game log
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
| 1 |
October 17 |
@ Boston |
125–129 |
Jack Twyman (38) |
0–1
|
| 2 |
October 24 |
Detroit |
103–108 |
Jack Twyman (39) |
1–1
|
| 3 |
October 25 |
Minneapolis |
102–103 |
Jack Twyman (37) |
2–1
|
| 4 |
October 30 |
Syracuse |
136–127 |
Jack Twyman (47) |
2–2
|
| 5 |
October 31 |
@ St. Louis |
102–109 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
2–3
|
| 6 |
November 1 |
Boston |
124–109 |
Jack Twyman (31) |
2–4
|
| 7 |
November 7 |
N Syracuse |
101–103 |
Jack Twyman (30) |
3–4
|
| 8 |
November 8 |
@ Philadelphia |
106–134 |
Jack Twyman (21) |
3–5
|
| 9 |
November 11 |
@ Boston |
118–151 |
Jack Twyman (49) |
3–6
|
| 10 |
November 12 |
Philadelphia |
124–116 |
Jack Twyman (32) |
3–7
|
| 11 |
November 14 |
@ Detroit |
103–111 |
Jack Twyman (31) |
3–8
|
| 12 |
November 15 |
Boston |
134–128 |
Arlen Bockhorn (25) |
3–9
|
| 13 |
November 17 |
N Syracuse |
121–116 |
Jack Twyman (38) |
3–10
|
| 14 |
November 18 |
N Detroit |
110–93 |
Wayne Embry (18) |
3–11
|
| 15 |
November 19 |
New York |
130–109 |
Jack Twyman (25) |
3–12
|
| 16 |
November 21 |
Minneapolis |
99–93 (OT) |
Jack Twyman (27) |
3–13
|
| 17 |
November 22 |
St. Louis |
100–106 |
Jack Twyman (25) |
4–13
|
| 18 |
November 24 |
N Detroit |
104–91 |
Jack Twyman (20) |
4–14
|
| 19 |
November 26 |
Minneapolis |
95–114 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
5–14
|
| 20 |
November 28 |
Syracuse |
111–105 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
5–15
|
| 21 |
December 2 |
N New York |
118–135 |
Jack Twyman (39) |
6–15
|
| 22 |
December 3 |
N Boston |
111–114 |
Jack Twyman (32) |
6–16
|
| 23 |
December 6 |
St. Louis |
118–104 |
Jack Twyman (23) |
6–17
|
| 24 |
December 8 |
N St. Louis |
101–105 |
Jack Twyman (33) |
7–17
|
| 25 |
December 9 |
N Detroit |
119–129 |
Jack Twyman (38) |
8–17
|
| 26 |
December 10 |
@ Philadelphia |
112–131 |
Jack Twyman (29) |
8–18
|
| 27 |
December 12 |
@ Minneapolis |
107–97 |
Jack Twyman (37) |
9–18
|
| 28 |
December 13 |
@ St. Louis |
98–118 |
Jack Twyman (19) |
9–19
|
| 29 |
December 15 |
N Philadelphia |
131–107 |
Jack Twyman (31) |
9–20
|
| 30 |
December 16 |
Philadelphia |
114–105 |
Jack Twyman (34) |
9–21
|
| 31 |
December 19 |
Minneapolis |
131–113 |
Jack Twyman (27) |
9–22
|
| 32 |
December 20 |
@ New York |
118–132 |
Jack Twyman (25) |
9–23
|
| 33 |
December 22 |
N New York |
127–119 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
9–24
|
| 34 |
December 25 |
Detroit |
103–121 |
Arlen Bockhorn (27) |
10–24
|
| 35 |
December 27 |
Boston |
122–111 |
Jack Twyman (41) |
10–25
|
| 36 |
December 28 |
N Philadelphia |
109–104 |
Jack Twyman (34) |
10–26
|
| 37 |
December 30 |
Syracuse |
131–127 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
10–27
|
| 38 |
January 1 |
N Boston |
128–115 |
Jack Twyman (40) |
11–27
|
| 39 |
January 2 |
New York |
126–118 |
Jack Twyman (42) |
11–28
|
| 40 |
January 3 |
@ Detroit |
112–114 |
Jack Twyman (28) |
11–29
|
| 41 |
January 6 |
N New York |
113–129 |
Jack Twyman (30) |
12–29
|
| 42 |
January 7 |
@ Syracuse |
114–132 |
Jack Twyman (20) |
12–30
|
| 43 |
January 8 |
St. Louis |
102–112 |
Jack Twyman (43) |
13–30
|
| 44 |
January 9 |
@ Minneapolis |
91–121 |
Jack Twyman (24) |
13–31
|
| 45 |
January 10 |
Minneapolis |
112–106 |
Jack Twyman (29) |
13–32
|
| 46 |
January 12 |
New York |
141–123 |
Wayne Embry (24) |
13–33
|
| 47 |
January 15 |
Minneapolis |
118–122 |
Jack Twyman (59) |
14–33
|
| 48 |
January 16 |
@ New York |
106–132 |
Phil Jordon (17) |
14–34
|
| 49 |
January 17 |
@ Detroit |
110–115 |
Jack Twyman (36) |
14–35
|
| 50 |
January 20 |
St. Louis |
119–108 |
Jack Twyman (37) |
14–36
|
| 51 |
January 23 |
@ St. Louis |
100–108 |
Jack Twyman (21) |
14–37
|
| 52 |
January 24 |
Philadelphia |
104–95 |
Jordon, Wilfong (17) |
14–38
|
| 53 |
January 27 |
N Minneapolis |
116–112 |
Jack Twyman (31) |
14–39
|
| 54 |
January 29 |
N New York |
128–113 |
Jack Twyman (29) |
14–40
|
| 55 |
January 30 |
N Boston |
107–129 |
Jack Twyman (33) |
14–41
|
| 56 |
February 2 |
@ Philadelphia |
107–109 |
Jack Twyman (30) |
14–42
|
| 57 |
February 3 |
@ Detroit |
105–117 |
Jack Twyman (25) |
14–43
|
| 58 |
February 4 |
Detroit |
121–102 |
Jack Twyman (34) |
14–44
|
| 59 |
February 7 |
@ Syracuse |
112–135 |
Wayne Embry (23) |
14–45
|
| 60 |
February 9 |
N Syracuse |
117–111 |
Jack Twyman (37) |
14–46
|
| 61 |
February 10 |
St. Louis |
120–110 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
14–47
|
| 62 |
February 11 |
@ Minneapolis |
111–108 |
Arlen Bockhorn (31) |
15–47
|
| 63 |
February 12 |
N Detroit |
101–133 |
Jack Twyman (38) |
16–47
|
| 64 |
February 14 |
@ St. Louis |
105–107 |
Jack Twyman (28) |
16–48
|
| 65 |
February 16 |
Philadelphia |
117–112 |
Phil Jordon (22) |
16–49
|
| 66 |
February 20 |
Detroit |
107–110 |
Jack Twyman (40) |
17–49
|
| 67 |
February 21 |
Boston |
115–108 |
Jack Twyman (27) |
17–50
|
| 68 |
February 23 |
Syracuse |
133–135 |
Jack Twyman (42) |
18–50
|
| 69 |
February 24 |
N St. Louis |
122–124 |
Jack Twyman (33) |
19–50
|
| 70 |
February 25 |
N Minneapolis |
105–95 |
Jack Twyman (37) |
19–51
|
| 71 |
February 28 |
@ St. Louis |
105–122 |
Arlen Bockhorn (23) |
19–52
|
| 72 |
March 1 |
N Detroit |
108–106 |
Jack Twyman (38) |
19–53
|
| 73 |
March 3 |
N Minneapolis |
117–114 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
19–54
|
| 74 |
March 6 |
@ Minneapolis |
105–114 |
Jack Twyman (36) |
19–55
|
| 75 |
March 9 |
St. Louis |
123–116 |
Jack Twyman (35) |
19–56
|
Player statistics
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