Cincinnati_Royals Oscar_Robertson

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robertson displaying ball-handling talent cincinnati royals


prior 1960–61 nba season, robertson made himself eligible 1960 nba draft. drafted cincinnati royals territorial pick. royals gave robertson $33,000 signing bonus, far cry childhood days when poor afford basketball. in rookie season, robertson averaged 30.5 points, 10.1 rebounds , 9.7 assists (leading league), averaging triple-double entire season. named nba rookie of year, elected all-nba first team – happen in each of robertson s first 9 seasons – , made first of 12 consecutive all-star game appearances. in addition, named 1961 nba all-star game mvp following 23-point, 14-assist, 9-rebound performance in west victory. however, royals finished 33–46 record , stayed in cellar of western division.


in 1961–62 season, robertson became first player in nba history average triple-double entire season, 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds , 11.4 assists. robertson set then-nba record triple-doubles during regular season 41 triple-doubles; record stand on half century when, in 2016–17, russell westbrook recorded 42 , joined robertson other player average triple-double entire season. broke assists record bob cousy, had recorded 715 assists 2 seasons earlier, logging 899. royals earned playoff berth; however, eliminated in first round detroit pistons. in next season, robertson further established himself 1 of greatest players of generation, averaging 28.3 points, 10.4 rebounds , 9.5 assists, narrowly missing out on triple-double season. royals advanced eastern division finals, succumbed in seven-game series against boston celtics team led bill russell.


in 1963–64 season, royals achieved 55–25 record, put them second place in eastern division. under new coach jack mcmahon, robertson flourished, , first time in career, had decent supporting cast: second scoring option jack twyman supplemented jerry lucas , wayne embry, , fellow guard adrian smith helped robertson in backcourt. robertson led nba in free-throw percentage, scored career-high 31.4 points per game, , averaged 9.9 rebounds , 11.0 assists per game. averages first 5 nba seasons triple-double: 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds , 10.6 assists per game. won nba mvp award , became player other bill russell , wilt chamberlain win 1960 1968. robertson won second all-star game mvp award year after scoring 26 points, grabbing 14 rebounds, , dishing off 8 assists in east victory. in postseason, royals defeated philadelphia 76ers, dominated celtics 4 games 1.


robertson averaged triple-double first 5 seasons in nba royals, recording averages of 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, , 10.6 assists per game. 1964–65 season on, things began turn sour franchise. despite robertson s stellar play, never failing record averages of @ least 24.7 points, 6.0 rebounds , 8.1 assists in 6 following seasons, royals eliminated in first round 1965 1967, missed playoffs 1968 1970. in 1969–70 season, sixth disappointing season in row, fan support waning. attract public, 41-year-old head coach bob cousy made short comeback player. 7 games, former celtics point guard partnered robertson in royals backcourt, missed playoffs.








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