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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