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The referees for Game 1 of the Finals have been announced: Scott Foster will serve as the lead official, with the win-loss records of the two teams officiated by the trio revealed.

On June 3, Beijing time, the NBA Finals will begin tomorrow with Game 1. The league has announced the referee assignments for the game: Scott Foster as the main official, with James Capers and Sean Wright as the other two referees.


The 59-year-old Scott Foster is officiating the Finals for the 19th time in his career. He has officiated 119 Spurs games, with the Spurs holding a 72-47 record (60.5% win rate), ranking second among the 30 teams. He has also officiated 126 Knicks games, with the Knicks going 58-68 (46% win rate), ranking 25th among the 30 teams.

The 64-year-old James Capers is officiating the Finals for the 14th season of his career. He has officiated 117 Spurs games, where the Spurs have an 80-37 record (68.4% win rate), ranking first among the 30 teams. He has also officiated 117 Knicks games, with the Knicks posting a 51-66 record (43.6% win rate), ranking 25th among the 30 teams.

The 54-year-old Sean Wright is officiating the Finals for the third season of his career. He has officiated 78 Spurs games, with the Spurs holding a 52-26 record (66.7% win rate), ranking first among the 30 teams. He has also officiated 84 Knicks games, where the Knicks have a 32-52 record (38.1% win rate), ranking 27th among the 30 teams.

In this postseason, in games officiated by Foster, the Spurs are 2-0 and the Knicks are 3-0; in games officiated by Capers, the Spurs are 1-0 and the Knicks are 1-0; in games officiated by Wright, the Spurs are 1-0 and the Knicks are 2-0.

The Spurs have home-court advantage in the Finals, and Game 1 will be played at their home arena. A data website also provided the home-court win percentages for these three referees during the regular season. Foster officiated 62 games this season, with a home-team win rate of 53.2%. Capers officiated 61 games, with a home-team win rate of 65.6%. Wright officiated 59 games, with a home-team win rate of 47.5%.

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