Pistons/Cavs Game 7 officiating crew revealed: Breaking down how it favors each team originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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This morning, the NBA announced the officiating crew for Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, between the Cavs and Pistons.
Who will be officiating Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals?
According to NBA.com, Game 7 will be officiated by Marc Davis, Ben Taylor and Kevin Scott.
These are the following positions for each referee:
- Marc Davis – Crew Chief
- Ben Taylor – Referee
- Kevin Scott – Umpire
- Brent Barnaky – Alternate
Marc Davis has been the crew chief for nine playoff games this postseason, with the home team winning six of them.
The home team’s point differential has been +7.0 in those games, with 41.3 total fouls per game called. The distribution of fouls called has been practically 50/50 in these games.
Ben Taylor has officiated three games this postseason, and the home team has won all three contests.
When Taylor has officiated those games, the home team’s point differential is a +19.0, with a total of 45.0 fouls per game called.
Lastly, Kevin Scott has been a referee in seven games this postseason, with the home team winning just one out of those seven games.
When Scott has officiated those games, the home team has a -11.1 point differential, and there have been 43.7 fouls per game called.
The Pistons are the home team in this Game 7, and with Davis and Taylor’s playoff stats, the Pistons could have the edge in the officiating category based on the trends.