The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks will take the court at Madison Square Garden for the fourth matchup of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
The Knicks lead the Spurs 2-1 after stealing both Game 1 and Game 2 on the road in San Antonio. The Spurs bounced back with a 115-111 victory in Game 3, spoiling the Knicks’ first NBA Finals home game since 1999.
On Wednesday morning, the NBA announced its referees assignments for the pivotal Game 4 clash.
Crew chief Zach Zarba will lead a team featuring referee James Williams, umpire Courtney Kirkland and first alternate Justin Van Duyne. Marc Davis, who served as crew chief for Game 3, will be the NBA Replay official.
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The officiating crew for Game 3 caught some flack postgame, particularly from Knicks head coach Mike Brown.
Brown called out the second-half free-throw disparity, which favored the Spurs 24 to eight.
“There are some things that we can control that I didn’t think that we controlled tonight,” Brown said. “And then like I said, maybe we fouled 24 times, but I’m baffled that they only fouled eight in the second half.”
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Victor Wembanyama led the way for the Spurs in Game 3, recording 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks. Stephon Castle also did his part, finishing the win with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Game 4 will tipoff at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
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