Mon, Oct 26
Monday, October 26, 2026
FINAL · HOW THE WHISTLE WENT
WAS 103 · CHA 110“Quiet crew, 39 fouls, and I called it. Kyshawn George ran up five fouls and still dropped 20, which is more composure than Washington showed in Charlotte's building. Read held up. Somebody tell the Wizards I said hi.”
Whistle: 40.6 fouls per 100 possessions, 4.5 under average. Crew read before tip: quiet, and it held.
MIN 125 · CLE 127“Quiet whistle, 46 fouls, and I still called this crew average. Average my a**. McDaniels picked up six fouls and still dropped 14, which is more composure than I had all night.”
Whistle: 41.0 fouls per 100 possessions, 4.0 under average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.
CHI 99 · BOS 134“I called this crew average. Fifty-six fouls later, I'm the one who needs a whistle to blow for help. Boston 134, Chicago 99, and Tatum still got it done on four fouls and 23 points.”
Whistle: 50.8 fouls per 100 possessions, 5.8 over average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.
DAL 113 · MIA 109“I called this crew average and Dallas still won 113-109 in Miami's building. Thirty-seven fouls, and Flagg dropped 29 on three of his own. My read was average. My mouth was not.”
Whistle: 35.0 fouls per 100 possessions, 10.0 under average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.
IND 102 · MIL 110“Quiet crew, 41 fouls, and the read held up, so stop texting me about it. Herro carried three fouls and still dropped 23 on Milwaukee's floor. Some guys hear the whistle and then hear the net, louder.”
Whistle: 40.2 fouls per 100 possessions, 4.9 under average. Crew read before tip: quiet, and it held.
PHX 114 · OKC 125“We called this crew busy, and they blew the whistle like it was a library: 44 fouls all night. I'm the guy who said busy, so kick me. Shai still picked up five and still dropped 26.”
Whistle: 43.0 fouls per 100 possessions, 2.1 under average. Crew read before tip: busy, and it missed.
ATL 110 · HOU 120“Houston 120, Atlanta 110, and the crew was as average as I said it would be. Jalen Johnson carried five fouls around all night like an unpaid parking ticket and still dropped 21.”
Whistle: 44.3 fouls per 100 possessions, 0.8 under average. Crew read before tip: average, and it held.
MEM 110 · UTA 105“I called this crew average. Fifty fouls later, Memphis walked out of Utah's building with the win, and I'm the one who looks like a clown. Average, my a**. I'll take the L and yell about it louder next time.”
Whistle: 48.9 fouls per 100 possessions, 3.8 over average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.
GSW 134 · DEN 114“I called this crew average, and the read got whistled. Golden State took it 134-114 in Denver's building. Lendeborg scored 31 on two fouls, so the only foul trouble tonight was my read.”
Whistle: 42.0 fouls per 100 possessions, 3.1 under average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.