Celtics and Heat records with Scott Foster, Tony Brothers: How Game 7 refs factor into Eastern Conference Finals

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The Celtics are on the doorstep of history as they host the Heat for Game 7 at the TD Garden on Monday.

Boston is looking to become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 series deficit in the playoffs, while Miami is looking to put the last three games behind it and pick up one last win to advance to the NBA Finals.

If Game 7 is anything like Game 6, fans will be in for an incredible battle between two teams with plenty of history against each other in the postseason.

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As we gear up for the win-or-go-home Game 7, one of the pregame talking points will always be the officiating crew.

The NBA announced that Scott Foster, Tony Brothers and John Goble will be the three officials for Game 7 in Boston.

How have the Heat and Celtics fared with each of those referees this season and what are the betting trends? The Sporting News takes a deeper dive below.

All referee records for the Celtics and Heat are courtesy of Basketball-Reference.

Celtics record with Scott Foster

Foster has only officiated three games for the Celtics in the 2022-23 regular season. Boston went 2-1 in those contests.

Dating back to the last two seasons, the Celtics are a middling 4-3 in games officiated by Foster.

According to Action Network's Evan Abrams, the Celtics are 11-3 against the spread in the playoffs with Foster as the lead official since 2020. They are 20-9 with Foster as the lead official overall in that timespan.

Heat record with Scott Foster

Foster officiated five games for the Heat in the 2022-23 regular season. Miami happened to go 0-5 in those contests.

Dating back to the last two seasons, the Heat are 1-8 in games officiated by Foster.

According to NBA analyst Tom Haberstroh, the Heat recently snapped a 10-game losing streak with Foster officiating. They are 3-12 against the spread with Foster reffing over the last two seasons.

Scott Foster against the spread

The Celtics are currently listed as 7.5-point favorites in Game 7, per BetMGM.

According to Covers.com, home favorites have a 15-9 record with Foster officiating in games with a spread between 5 and 9.5 points this season.

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Celtics record with Tony Brothers

Brothers reffed six games for the Celtics during the 2022-23 regular season — tied for the fifth-most of any official. The Celtics went 5-1 in those contests.

Brothers only officiated Boston twice last season, and the Celtics went 1-1 in those games.

Heat record with Tony Brothers

Brothers reffed five games for the Heat during the 2022-23 regular season and Miami's record was 0-5 in those games.

The Heat had better luck with Brothers reffing last season, going 2-0 when he was part of the officiating crew.

According to NBA analyst Haberstroh, the Heat are 0-10 against the spread in their last 10 games officiated by Brothers, but Miami was listed as underdogs in eight of those 10 games.

Tony Brothers against the spread

The Celtics are currently listed as 7.5-point favorites in Game 7, per BetMGM.

According to Covers.com, home favorites have a 15-11 record with Brothers officiating in games with a spread between 5 and 9.5 points this season.

Where is John Goble from?

Goble is from Miami, Florida, and he attended Florida International University.

Over the last two seasons, the Heat are 6-3 with Goble in the officiating crew. As for the Celtics, they are 3-6 in games officiated by Goble.

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Kyle Irving is an NBA content producer for The Sporting News.
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