On May 5th, Beijing time, the Huoyong battle ushered in a tie-break showdown, and the referee performance of this game is bound to become the focus of fans' attention. The NBA has officially announced the referee arrangements for the tie-break: 60-year-old Tony Blazes (known to fans as the Tony brothers) will be the referee, and the other two referees are James Williams and Kevin Scott.
In Tony Blazers' games, the Rockets had the second-highest winning percentage (67-41, 62 percent), behind the Spurs (63.1 percent), while the Warriors were 57-67, 46 percent, and ranked 20th out of 30 teams.
In games coached by James Williams, the Warriors have the second-highest winning percentage (39-21, 65% winning rate), behind the Clippers (72.1%), while the Rockets are 33-22, which is not low at 60%, ranking fourth out of 30 teams.
In games under Kevin Scott, the Warriors have the fourth-highest winning percentage (38-20, 65.5%), behind the Thunder, Bucks and Clippers. The Rockets, on the other hand, are 27-22 with a 55.1% win rate and are 11th out of 30 teams.
Before the tie-break, two of the referees also blew the fire to brave this round of the series. Kevin Scott and James Williams were the referees in G3, and in that game, the Warriors ultimately won 104-93 over the Rockets. And before the tie-break, Tony Blazes hadn't played a game in the playoffs this year.
The Rockets have a home-court advantage in the tie-break, and the American media also gave the home win rate of these three referees in this year's whistle games. Tony Blazes has blown 54 games and has a home win rate of 57.4%; James Williams has blown 63 games and has a home win rate of 54%; Kevin Scott has blown 59 games, but only 39% of the home wins.