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12/3/22: Sacramento 124, LA Clippers 97
For the second straight game, the Sacramento Kings took a big first-quarter lead, never trailed and cruised to an easy win, this time on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers, 124-97. The Kings (12-9) held an opponent below 100…
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GTOP S5W4: Gameday #14
Once again, three teams are tied atop the standings. The 1961 New York Yankees avenged a series-opening 7-0 loss to the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals with a 7-0 victory of their own, courtesy of a Bill Stafford shutout. And the…
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11/30/22: Sacramento 126, Indiana 105
An enormous first quarter helped the Sacramento Kings end a four-game losing streak and post a 126-105 home victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Kings (11-9) doubled up the Pacers and outscored them by 21 in the first quarter —…
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GTOP S5W4: Gameday #13
For the first time since Gameday #18 of season 4, a New York Yankees team is not in first place. The red-hot 1967 St. Louis Cardinals won their seventh straight game and beat the 1961 Yankees in the opener of…
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11/28/22: Phoenix 115, Sacramento 112
The Sacramento Kings blew an 18-point first-quarter lead, had one of their worst-shooting games of the season and ended up losing a close one at home to the Phoenix Suns, 115-112. The Kings (10-9) have lost four in a row.…
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GTOP S5W3: Recap
After three weeks of the season, the 1961 New York Yankees and the 1969 Minnesota Twins still have a share of the lead, but they’ve been joined at the top by the red-hot 1967 St. Louis Cardinals, who have won…
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GTOP S5W3: Gameday #12
For the first time in five Great Teams of the Past seasons, a player hit three home runs in a game. It wasn’t who you’d expect, considering the number of sluggers from the 1960s playing in season 5. Tom Haller…
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GTOP S5W3: Gameday #11
The top of the standings remained unchanged after Gameday #11. The 1969 Minnesota Twins had another big offensive performance in a rout over the 1962 San Francisco Giants. They’re tied at 8-3 with the 1961 New York Yankees, who got…
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11/25/22: Boston 126, Sacramento 97
The Kings wrapped up a terrible three-game road trip in which they posted losses of eight, 28 and 29 points, the finale being a 126-97 defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics. The Kings never led in the game…
