NBA 1965-66Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics99–108Cincinnati Royals

Boston Celtics at Cincinnati Royals

Date: Sunday 5 December 1965
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1965-66Regular season
Meeting: 159th meetingof 332 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Havlicek	32:00	5–19	4–6	13	0	3	14
Tom Sanders	—	9–20	5–6	16	0	6	23
Mel Counts	—	8–24	3–4	14	3	5	19
Larry Siegfried	—	7–19	3–3	5	2	0	17
Willie Naulls	—	5–10	0–0	3	1	5	10
Ron Bonham	—	3–8	2–2	0	1	0	8
Don Nelson	—	2–7	2–2	3	1	1	6
K.C. Jones	—	0–6	2–2	3	16	3	2
Team totals	32:00	39–113	21–25	57	24	23	99

Cincinnati Royals

Cincinnati Royals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Oscar Robertson	—	13–27	5–8	5	6	4	31
Jerry Lucas	—	8–21	5–7	18	5	2	21
Happy Hairston	—	6–11	7–13	23	1	1	19
Tom Hawkins	—	5–9	3–5	11	2	4	13
Adrian Smith	—	5–17	1–2	6	2	4	11
Wayne Embry	—	3–8	4–4	5	0	3	10
Jack Twyman	—	1–1	1–1	1	1	0	3
Tom Thacker	—	0–2	0–0	1	0	2	0
Team totals	—	41–96	26–40	70	17	20	108

This season

Sacramento Kings 7, Boston Celtics 8 in NBA 1965-66.

16 Oct 1965Cincinnati Royals 98–102 Boston Celtics
28 Oct 1965Boston Celtics 108–113 Cincinnati Royals
19 Nov 1965Cincinnati Royals 103–129 Boston Celtics
5 Dec 196599–108 this game
15 Dec 1965Cincinnati Royals 117–110 Boston Celtics
21 Jan 1966Cincinnati Royals 96–113 Boston Celtics
25 Jan 1966Boston Celtics 101–113 Cincinnati Royals
15 Feb 1966Boston Celtics 123–136 Cincinnati Royals
10 Mar 1966Boston Celtics 124–120 Cincinnati Royals
20 Mar 1966Cincinnati Royals 104–121 Boston Celtics
23 Mar 1966Cincinnati Royals 107–103 Boston Celtics
26 Mar 1966Boston Celtics 132–125 Cincinnati Royals
27 Mar 1966Cincinnati Royals 113–107 Boston Celtics
30 Mar 1966Boston Celtics 120–103 Cincinnati Royals
1 Apr 1966Cincinnati Royals 103–112 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 15–6
Cincinnati Royals: 16–8

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Sacramento Kings 126, Boston Celtics 206.

19 Nov 1965Cincinnati Royals 103–129 Boston Celtics
15 Dec 1965Cincinnati Royals 117–110 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.