Led by chief Zach Zarba, the three-person crew also features veteran NBA officials, David Guthrie and John Goble. The trio of Zarba, Guthrie and Goble have made a combined 20 NBA Finals appearances.
Game 6 of the NBA Finals marks the 11th NBA Finals game that Zarba has officiated in his career, while this will be Guthrie’s eighth NBA Finals game and Goble’s seventh NBA Finals game. Each referee has officiated one game earlier in this series.
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Per the NBA, “Finals officials were selected by the NBA Referee Operations management team based on their performance throughout the first three rounds of the 2022 playoffs.”
Officials advance in the postseason based on the evaluation of their performance at the end of each round, meaning the 12 officials selected to officiate the NBA Finals are considered to be among the best performing officials of the playoffs.
Here is a breakdown of the officiating crew along with more background on the officials that will call Game 6 between the Warriors and Celtics.
NBA Finals Game 6 officiating crew
In addition to Zarba’s role as crew chief, both Guthrie and Goblee take on specific roles for Game 6. After serving as the umpire in Game 5, veteran official Josh Tiven will serve as the Replay Center official for Game 6.
Here is the official crew.
Zarba served as the crew chief in Golden State’s 19-point win over Boston in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Guthrie was a referee in the Celtics’ Game 3 win over the Warriors Goble was a referee in the Celtics’ Game 1 win over the Warriors in this series
Among Zarba’s NBA Finals experiences is the Warriors’ title-clinching win over the Cavaliers in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals, a series that shares some parallels to this one.
What channel is Warriors vs. Celtics on?
Date: Thursday, June 16 TV channel: ABC Live streaming: Sling TV | Watch ESPN
Game 6 of the NBA Finals will air on ABC. Viewers can also stream Game 6 on Watch ESPN or Sling TV.
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Warriors vs. Celtics start time
Date: Thursday, June 16 Time: 9 p. m. ET | 6 p. m. PT
Game 6 of the NBA Finals will tip off around 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 16. The game will be played at the TD Garden in Boston.
Warriors vs. Celtics NBA Finals schedule
Here is the full schedule for the 2022 NBA Finals.
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NBA Finals officials
Ahead of the 2022 NBA Finals, the league announced a list of 12 officials that would be assigned to the series. The referees assigned to the 2022 NBA Finals are as follows:
Officials Curtis Blair, Tyler Ford, Mark Lindsay, Ed Malloy, Ben Taylor and Sean Wright have been assigned as alternates for the 2022 NBA Finals.
