Popular Referee Scott Foster Among The Officials in NBA Finals Between Miami Heat And Denver Nuggets

The Miami Heat have struggled lately when Scott Foster officiates games

Referee Scott Foster is part of the officiating crew for the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.

Game 1 is tonight in Denver. The Heat were 0-5 this regular season during games officiating by Foster and have lost 13 of the last 15 with him on the court. They did, however, win Game 7 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference to clinch a berth in the Finals. 

Here's the Game 1 preview: 

Game time: 8:30 p.m., ET

Where: Ball Arena

TV: ABC

Betting line: Heat +9

VITALS: The Miami Heat and Nuggets met twice this regular season with Denver winning both matchups, each by five points or less. Miami is 34-38 all-time versus Denver during the regular season, including 20-15 in home games and 14-23 in road games. The teams enter this postseason having never faced each other in NBA Finals history with the Nuggets making their first appearance. The HEAT enter the series marking their seventh NBA Finals appearance, recording a 3-3 series record with NBA Championships in 2006, 2012 and 2013.For the Heat, Gabe Vincent (ankle) is questionable and Victor Oladipo (knee) and Tyler Herro (hand) are out. For the Nuggets, their injuries have yet to be reported.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Max Strus

G Gabe Vincent

C Bam Adebayo

F Kevin Love

F Jimmy Butler

CELTICS

F Michael Porter Jr

F Aaron Gordon

C Nikola Jokic

G Jamal Murray

G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

QUOTABLE

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon on the Heat: "We got the utmost respect for them," Gordon said. "They fight and they scrap, they have no quit in them. They play through 48 minutes a game and more if necessary. They play fearless. They play disciplined.”

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