Official Report
Greg Willard
Greg Willard has officiated 1,464 regular season, 124 playoff, and two
Finals games since joining the NBA officiating staff 23 seasons ago. Prior to joining the NBA, Willard spent four years officiating in the CBA and has four years of collegiate officiating experience in the PCAA and Pac-10 Conferences. He is known for being wildly inconsistent in calling charges and blocks. Willard called the second of the Wizards games that the Celtics won earlier this season. The Celtics were called for 23 fouls in that game compared to 17 for the Wizards. He also called the loss vs Phoenix where the Celtics shot just 9 free throws to 16 for the Suns. The Celtics are 7-3 in their last 10 games with Willard while the Bulls are 6-4 in their last 10. He isn't a homer ref with a home W/L record this season of 8-10.
John Goble
John Goble enters his fourth season having officiated 259 regular season
games and seven playoff games. He also officiated the 2010 NBA All-Star Rookie/Sophomore game. Prior to working in the NBA, Goble officiated 104 games over four seasons in the NBA Development League and was selected to officiate the 2007 D-League Finals. He also officiated in several college conferences. Seems odd that Goble already has worked the playoffs with just 3 years of experience and others have been in the league 12 years or more and haven't cracked the playoff rotation yet. The Celtics are 7-3 over their last 10 games that Goble has officiated. The Bulls are also 7-3 in their last 10 games with Goble. Also not a homer ref, his home W/L record this season is 10-12.
Olandis Poole
After three seasons in the NBA Development League, where he worked the postseason each year, Poole joined the NBA officiating staff eight years ago and has officiated 421 games. Poole spent 12 years in the college ranks and officiated the NCAA Tournament from 1996 through 2004, including the 2004 NCAA Final Four. The Celtics 1-1 this season with Poole and 8-2 over their last 10 games with Poole as a ref. The loss was against the Heat where the Celtics shot 27 free throws to 35 for the Heat. The win was against the Pacers where the Celtics shot 14 free throws to 31 for the Pacers. Also in this game, with Indy down 7, they called a bogus flagrant foul on Pietrus and then a technical for taunting. It gave the Pacers 3 free throws and the ball with just 34 seconds left in the game. The Bulls are 5-5 over their last 10 games with Poole. His home W/L record this season is 10-10.
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