Indiana Pacers will face Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday (Monday in India).
The NBA champion will be decided by this decider after the Finals were drawn level at 3-3. It’s the first winner-takes-all game in the NBA Finals since 2016, when Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State Warriors.
Who are the referees for NBA Finals Game 7 for Thunder vs Pacers?
James Capers, Josh Tiven and Sean Wright were announced by the NBA as the officiating crew for Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers.
It’s the first Game 7 of a finals for all three, who are now the 22nd, 23rd and 24th referees in NBA history to land such an assignment.
The NBA had 75 full-time officials this season and 36 of those were selected to work the first round of the playoffs. The officiating roster is further trimmed going into each playoff round, with the league’s referee operations management team determining who should advance.
Capers is working his 13th finals, Tiven his sixth and Wright is in the finals for only the second time. It’s the second game of these finals for all three referees — Capers worked Indiana’s win in Game 3, while Wright and Tiven were both on the crew for Oklahoma City’s win in Game 4.
James Williams, who worked Games 2 and 5 of the series, was picked as the alternate for Game 7. David Guthrie, who officiated Games 1 and 6, was the referee assigned to the replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey, for Game 7.
(With AP inputs)
