NBA reveals officiating crew for huge Game 5
NBA Finals referees Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Josh Tiven will officiate
Warriors and Celtics
>Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) shares his opinion with NBA
official Marc Davis after a call against the Golden State Warriors
during the fourth quarter of their NBA game at the Oracle Arena in
Oakland, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. Charlotte defeated Golden
State 111-100. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
>Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) shares his opinion with NBA
official Marc Davis after a call against the Golden State Warriors
during the fourth quarter of their NBA game at the Oracle Arena in
Oakland, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. Charlotte defeated Golden
State 111-100. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
By MICHAEL NOWELS | mnowels@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: June 13, 2022 at 7:57 a.m. | UPDATED: June 13, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/06/13/nba-reveals-officiating-crew-for-huge-game-5/

Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors will see three
men who joined them on the court the last time they took the floor at
Chase Center.

The NBA’s officiating crew for the pivotal game of the tied series is
made up of three officials who worked Games 1 and 2 of this Golden
State-Boston showdown.

Marc Davis, the crew chief from Game 1, will again lead the trio of
officials. He’ll be joined by Tony Brothers and Josh Tiven, who handled
Game 2. James Capers will be in the replay center.

The Celtics took Game 1 and the Warriors won Game 2, so there’s no
obvious short-term advantage for either fanbase to clutch onto.

But Boston fans online Monday morning were apoplectic that Brothers
would be calling the game. After losing Game 2 in San Francisco, the
Celtics are 7-15 all-time in playoff games officiated by Brothers. The
Warriors are 12-8 in the playoffs when Brothers officiates.

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Boston is only 2-6 in its playoff history with Tiven, a nine-year
veteran, officiating.

The Celtics have fared better with Monday night’s lead official, though:
They’re 13-11 in the playoffs with Davis officiating.

The trio appears to be good news for the Warriors, who are 14-7 in
Davis-officiated playoff games and 7-1 in Tiven’s games. Of course,
going to six Finals in eight years means a lot of playoff wins, no
matter who is officiating.

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Michael Nowels | Digital Sports Strategist
Mike covers sports.