Tuesday, October 27, 2026

FINAL · HOW THE WHISTLE WENT

• BKN 124 · BOS 125

  “I called this crew average and got 54 fouls, Randle at six and still 24 points, and Boston by one. My read was dead wrong, so I'm the one who's hurting tonight, and I'm not gonna pretend otherwise.”

  Whistle: 48.3 fouls per 100 possessions, 3.7 over average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.

• DET 97 · NYK 111

  “I called this crew average, and I was wronger than a Detroit weather forecast. Fifty-one fouls, Anunoby parked on five, and I'm the guy who wrote "average" on the card. Mine's the miss, loud and proud.”

  Whistle: 52.1 fouls per 100 possessions, 7.4 over average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.

• SAC 103 · SAS 130

  “I called this crew average and I was wrong, so put it in the record books right next to my dignity. Forty fouls, a quiet whistle, and SA still ran Sacramento off the floor, 130 to 103, on their own home court.”

  Whistle: 39.2 fouls per 100 possessions, 5.5 under average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.

• POR 136 · LAL 129

  “I called this crew average and got humbled. 52 fouls, and I look like a guy who read the stripes with one good eye. Reaves hit five fouls and still dropped 26, so the only apology letter going out tonight is the one I'm writing to myself.”

  Whistle: 50.7 fouls per 100 possessions, 6.0 over average. Crew read before tip: average, and it missed.