Wild fact about Sacramento Kings goes viral amid unlikely winning streak
Mar 7, 2022; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) warms up before the game against the New York Knicks at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
The Sacramento Kings are in some pretty uncharted waters right now — playing winning basketball.
Sacramento earned their sixth straight victory on Sunday with a 137-129 win over the Detroit Pistons. The Kings now sit at an unlikely 9-6 on the season, which has them second in the formidable Pacific Division (just half a game back of the Phoenix Suns).
ClutchPoints shared a wild fact about the Kings amid their streak. The last time Sacramento won six consecutive games was in Jan. 2005 … with a starting lineup of Mike Bibby, Cuttino Mobley, Peja Stojakovic, Chris Webber, and Brad Miller.
The Kings have a 6-game winning streak for the first time since January 2005.
Their starting 5 in that win? Mike Bibby/Cuttino Mobley/Peja Stojakovic/Chris Webber/Brad Miller. pic.twitter.com/NTo0kaienP
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 21, 2022
All of the above-mentioned players are now in their mid-to-late 40s, and none have played in the NBA for more than a decade. Now the Kings are finally recreating some of the magic of that 2004-05 team, only this time with a rotation comprised primarily of players who are 25 or younger.
Sacramento has been juiced up this season by an exciting run-and-gun offense under new head coach Mike Brown. They are averaging a blistering 121.4 points per contest (tops in the NBA) and trail only the league-leading Boston Celtics by way of offensive efficiency. The Kings are also splintering many of their opponents right now, which has to feel phenomenal for a franchise that has seen so much losing over the last decade-and-a-half.