NBA referee assignment: All officials for Game 2 of 2024 playoffs revealed

On Monday night, there are three playoff games on the NBA slate. As the action gets ready to begin, here is a look at the referee assignment for each of the postseason matchups.

Two of the three games on the schedule are in the Eastern Conference. The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to take a 2-0 lead on the Orlando Magic. Also, the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks will battle it out again after a thrilling Game 1.

The final matchup on Monday's slate is one of the most notable round-matchups of this postseason. After squaring off in the conference finals last year, the LA Lakers are facing off against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets.

Here is a look at the NBA referee assignments for each of these Game 2 matchups:

Game	Crew Chief	Referee	Umpire	Alternate
76ers vs Knicks	John Goble	Courtney Kirkland	Gediminas Petraitis	John Butler
Magic vs Cavaliers	James Capers	Ben Taylor	Brent Barnaky	Aaron Smith
Lakers vs Nuggets	Scott Foster	Curtis Blair	Sean Wright	Eric Dalen

For those looking to tune in to any of these games, Magic vs Cavaliers kicks things off at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on NBA TV. Sixers vs Knicks tips off not long after at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on TNT. Lakers vs Nuggets will also air on TNT and is slated to start at 10:00 p.m. Eastern.

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NBA referee Scott Foster set to officiate Lakers vs Nuggets Game 2

The most notable name on the NBA referee assignments Monday is Scott Foster. He is going to lead the crew who will officiate Game 2 of the LA Lakers-Denver Nuggets series.

Foster is one of the league's most experienced officials, having been around for almost three decades. During his time as a referee, he has called 1,675 regular season games, and 241 postseason matchups. 24 of those 241 came during the NBA Finals. Foster also had the opportunity to call an All-Star game back in 2019.

Heading into this series, some analysts felt the Lakers were in a position to upset the defending champs in round one. That was not the case to start of the series, as the Nuggets won Game 1 by double-digits.

As expected, Nikola Jokic led the charge for Denver in the 114-103 victory. The two-time MVP posted a stat line of 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Jamal Murray was also a key contributor, posting 22 points and 10 assists.

The Lakers got big outings from both their stars, but it was enough for LA to strike first in this series. LeBron James did a little bit of everything, finishing with 27 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Anthony Davis led the Lakers in scoring with 32 points to go along with 14 rebounds and four blocks.

Coming off a loss in Game 1, LeBron and company will be looking to even things up before the series heads to LA.