More than a third of NBL26 games are blowouts

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Illawarra Hawks head coach Justin Tatum apologised to the defending NBL champion's fans for being torn apart 102-60 by the New Zealand Breakers on Friday night.

"I first want to apologise to our fans and our members for the lack of effort that we gave today," Tatum said.

"As a whole and as a team, we will definitely do better next home game on Wednesday."

The Hawks have lost two games this season by a combined 82 points, the two worst losses in the league this season but, the reality is, they are not alone.

• 26 games (57.8%) were decided by > 10 points.
• 19 games (42.2%) were decided by ≤ 10 points.
• Total games ≥ 15 pts: 23 (51.1%)
• Total Games Decided by ≥20 Points: 16 (35.6%)

There have been 16 +20-point blowouts in the NBL26, that represents more than a third of all 45 games.

The latest blow-up came last night as the Sydney Kings demolished the Brisbane Bullets (at home) 116-79, the fourth worst blow-out of the season.

Average Loss Margin – NBL26 (After 45 Games)

1. (9-0) Melbourne United – Undefeated.

2. (3-7) New Zealand Breakers – 12.3

3. (4-7) Brisbane Bullets – 15.1

4. (5-5) Tasmania JackJumpers – 16.0

5. (4-5) Sydney Kings – 16.4‍

6. (5-2) Adelaide 36ers – 16.5

7. (5-4) Perth Wildcats – 18.3

8. (5-2) South East Melbourne Phoenix – 18.5

9. (3-8) Cairns Taipans – 24.5

10. (2-5) Illawarra Hawks – 32.8

Biggest Winning Margins – NBL26 (After 45 Games)

1. NZ Breakers 102 Illawarra Hawks 60 – 42 pts

2. South East Melbourne Phoenix 116 Illawarra Hawks 76 – 40 pts

3. South East Melbourne Phoenix 114 Cairns Taipans 77 – 37 pts

4. Sydney Kings 116 Brisbane Bullets 79 – 37 pts

5. Melbourne United 95 Cairns Taipans 60 – 35 pts

6. Melbourne United 114 NZ Breakers 82 – 32 pts

7. Perth Wildcats 110 Cairns Taipans 78 – 32 pts

8. Adelaide 36ers 110 Cairns Taipans 79 – 31 pts

9. NZ Breakers 117 Illawarra Hawks 88 – 29 pts

10. Brisbane Bullets 113 Cairns Taipans 85 – 28 pts

11. Illawarra Hawks 116 Brisbane Bullets 89 – 27 pts

12. Melbourne United 94 Cairns Taipans 67 – 27 pts

13. Sydney Kings 103 Adelaide 36ers 79 – 24 pts

14. South East Melbourne Phoenix 109 Brisbane Bullets 86 – 23 pts

15. Sydney Kings 94 Perth Wildcats 72 – 22 pts

16. Sydney Kings 97 NZ Breakers 75 – 22 pts

17. Melbourne United 103 South East Melbourne Phoenix 83 – 20 pts

18. Tasmania JackJumpers 86 Sydney Kings 70 – 16 pts

19. Melbourne United 104 NZ Breakers 88 – 16 pts

20. Brisbane Bullets 110 Perth Wildcats 93 – 17 pts

21. Adelaide 36ers 88 South East Melbourne Phoenix 71 – 17 pts

22. NZ Breakers 82 Tasmania JackJumpers 65 – 17 pts

23. South East Melbourne Phoenix 112 Sydney Kings 95 – 17 pts