List of Refs for Heat vs Nuggets NBA Finals Game 4 Tonight (Scott Foster Leads the Way in Crucial Showdown)

The Denver Nuggets edged out the Miami Heat by a score of 109-94 on Wednesday to secure a 2-1 series lead in the 2022-23 NBA Finals. Game 4 action gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET inside the Kaseya Center on Friday night and fans from both sides are hoping for a fairly officiated game.

Here's everything you need to know about the refs for Game 4 of Nuggets-Heat.

Heat vs Nuggets Game 4 Referees

The three officials assigned to work Friday's matchup between the Nuggets and Heat are Scott Foster (#48, crew chief), James Williams (#60, referee) and Bill Kennedy (#55, umpire). Ben Taylor (#46) will be the emergency alternate in case a last-minute replacement is needed.

David Guthrie, meanwhile, will be in the Secaucus-based Replay Center for tonight's playoff game.

Looking at Foster's postseason track record, he tends to favor one team over the other. The home team is 8-6 in his 14 playoffs games as a crew chief this postseason and receives 2.7 less foul calls per game versus the road team. The average point total for those games is 215.3 which is slightly higher than the projected total of 211 points for tonight's game on FanDuel Sportsbook's NBA odds.

Here's a breakdown of the betting stats from games Foster has officiated this season:

Williams and Kennedy bring some postseason experience to the table as well with each man having reffed at least 10 games in the 2022-23 playoffs. The home team has emerged victorious in 13 of their 21 combined contests, while Williams' 10 games have seen an average point total of 229.9.

Accordingly, we could see a high-scoring Heat win tonight based on the NBA officiating crew.

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