Cincinnati Royals
Yearly Results

1948-49 Division Semifinals - Rochester Royals over St. Louis Bombers 2-0
1948-49 Division Finals - Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals 2-0
1949-50 Division Tiebreaker - Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals 1-0
1949-50 Division Semifinals - Fort Wayne Pistons over Rochester Royals 2-0
1950-51 Division Semifinals - Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons 2-1
1950-51 Division Finals - Rochester Royals over Minneapolis Lakers 3-1
1950-51 Finals - Rochester Royals over New York Knicks 4-3
1951-52 Division Semifinals - Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons 2-0
1951-52 Division Finals - Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals 3-1
1952-53 Division Semifinals - Fort Wayne Pistons over Rochester Royals 2-1
1953-54 Division Finals - Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals 2-1
1954-55 Division Semifinals - Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals 2-1
1957-58 Division Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Cincinnati Royals 2-0
1961-62 Division Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Cincinnati Royals 3-1
1962-63 Division Semifinals - Cincinnati Royals over Syracuse Nationals 3-2
1962-63 Division Finals - Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals 4-3
1963-64 Division Semifinals - Cincinnati Royals over Philadelphia 76ers 3-2
1963-64 Division Finals - Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals 4-1
1964-65 Division Semifinals - Philadelphia 76ers over Cincinnati Royals 3-1
1965-66 Division Semifinals - Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals 3-2
1966-67 Division Semifinals - Philadelphia 76ers over Cincinnati Royals 3-1
1974-75 Conference Semifinals - Chicago Bulls over Kansas City-Omaha Kings 4-2
1978-79 Conference Semifinals - Phoenix Suns over Kansas City Kings 4-1
1979-80 Conference First Round - Phoenix Suns over Kansas City Kings 2-1
1980-81 Conference First Round - Kansas City Kings over Portland Trail Blazers 2-1
1980-81 Conference Semifinals - Kansas City Kings over Phoenix Suns 4-3
1980-81 Conference Finals - Houston Rockets over Kansas City Kings 4-1
1983-84 Conference First Round - Los Angeles Lakers over Kansas City Kings 3-0
1985-86 Conference First Round - Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings 3-0
1995-96 Conference First Round - Seattle Supersonics over Sacramento Kings 3-1
1998-99 Conference First Round - Utah Jazz over Sacramento Kings 3-2
1999-00 Conference First Round - Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings 3-2
2000-01 Conference First Round - Sacramento Kings over Phoenix Suns 3-1
2000-01 Conference Semifinals - Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings 4-0
2001-02 Conference First Round - Sacramento Kings over Utah Jazz 3-1
2001-02 Conference Semifinals - Sacramento Kings over Dallas Mavericks 4-1
2001-02 Conference Finals - Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings 4-3
2002-03 Conference First Round - Sacramento Kings over Utah Jazz 4-1
2002-03 Conference Semifinals - Dallas Mavericks over Sacramento Kings 4-3
2003-04 Conference First Round - Sacramento Kings over Dallas Mavericks 4-1
2003-04 Conference Semifinals - Minnesota Timberwolves over Sacramento Kings 4-3
2004-05 Conference First Round - Seattle Supersonics over Sacramento Kings 4-1
2005-06 Conference First Round - San Antonio Spurs over Sacramento Kings 4-2
2022-23 Conference First Round - Golden State Warriors over Sacramento Kings 4-3


Franchise Regular Season and Playoff Results

SeasonFinishWLPFPAPlayoff Result
1945-462Rochester Royals241019311729Won Championship
1946-471Rochester Royals311327682485Lost Championship
1947-481Rochester Royals441638773491Lost Championship
1948-491Rochester Royals451550424644Lost division finals
1949-501Rochester Royals511756025074Lost division semifinals
1950-512Rochester Royals412757565553Won NBA championship
1951-521Rochester Royals412556895468Lost division finals
1952-532Rochester Royals442660435847Lost division semifinals
1953-542Rochester Royals442857425567Lost division finals
1954-553Rochester Royals294365356652Lost division semifinals
1955-564Rochester Royals314169007106
1956-574Rochester Royals314167286886
1957-582Cincinnati Royals333973227420Lost division semifinals
1958-594Cincinnati Royals195374218060
1959-604Cincinnati Royals195683338807
1960-614Cincinnati Royals334693129585
1961-622Cincinnati Royals433798459704Lost division semifinals
1962-633Cincinnati Royals423895279426Lost division finals
1963-642Cincinnati Royals552591788772Lost division finals
1964-652Cincinnati Royals483291348952Lost division semifinals
1965-663Cincinnati Royals453594249331Lost division semifinals
1966-673Cincinnati Royals394294879508Lost division semifinals
1967-685Cincinnati Royals394395629631
1968-695Cincinnati Royals414193929476
1969-705Cincinnati Royals364696169858
1970-713Cincinnati Royals334995119774
1971-723Cincinnati Royals305288369167
1972-734Kansas City-Omaha Kings364688229061
1973-744Kansas City-Omaha Kings334983668672
1974-752Kansas City-Omaha Kings443883118335Lost conference semifinals
1975-763Kansas City Kings315184748707
1976-774Kansas City Kings404288288756
1977-785Kansas City Kings315189779132
1978-791Kansas City Kings483492749038Lost conference semifinals
1979-802Kansas City Kings473588608603Lost conference first round
1980-812Kansas City Kings404287698768Lost conference finals
1981-824Kansas City Kings305287859039
1982-832Kansas City Kings453793289209
1983-843Kansas City Kings384490239144Lost conference first round
1984-856Kansas City Kings315194139632
1985-865Sacramento Kings374589249176Lost conference first round
1986-875Sacramento Kings295390959359
1987-886Sacramento Kings245888559327
1988-896Sacramento Kings275586519106
1989-907Sacramento Kings235983418756
1990-917Sacramento Kings255779288484
1991-927Sacramento Kings295385499046
1992-937Sacramento Kings255788479107
1993-946Sacramento Kings285482918764
1994-955Sacramento Kings394380568138
1995-965Sacramento Kings394381638385Lost conference first round
1996-976Sacramento Kings344879088185
1997-985Sacramento Kings275576378095
1998-993Sacramento Kings272350095030Lost conference first round
1999-005Sacramento Kings443886078368Lost conference first round
2000-012Sacramento Kings552783437866Lost conference semifinals
2001-021Sacramento Kings612185787954Lost conference finals
2002-031Sacramento Kings592383427809Lost conference semifinals
2003-042Sacramento Kings552784338022Lost conference semifinals
2004-052Sacramento Kings503285058328Lost conference first round
2005-064Sacramento Kings443881067980Lost conference first round
2006-075Sacramento Kings334983038451
2007-084Sacramento Kings384484088593
2008-095Sacramento Kings176582488966
2009-105Sacramento Kings255782008558
2010-115Sacramento Kings245881518589
2011-125Sacramento Kings224465186893
2012-134Sacramento Kings285482198619
2013-144Sacramento Kings2854
2014-154Sacramento Kings2953
2015-163Sacramento Kings3349
2016-17Sacramento Kings3250
2017-180Sacramento Kings2755
2018-19Sacramento Kings3943
2019-20Sacramento Kings3141
2020-21Sacramento Kings3141
2021-22Sacramento Kings3052
2022-231Sacramento Kings4834Lost first round
2023-243Sacramento Kings4230



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