Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals Tickets Average Nearly $5,000 in New York, 150% Higher Than San Antonio Games

Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs carries an average purchase price of $4,990 on TickPick, the highest figure the platform has recorded for any Finals game. The contest is scheduled for June 8 at Madison Square Garden.

The average price rose from $4,398 a week earlier, after the Knicks completed a 4-0 sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals.

The current get-in price for Game 3 stands at $4,115, which is 336 percent higher than the cheapest ticket listed for Game 1 in San Antonio at $944. Game 4, set for June 10 at Madison Square Garden, ranks second on TickPick’s list of most expensive Finals tickets, with an average purchase price of $4,842.

That figure increased from $4,494 last week, while the lowest available seat for Game 4 is listed at $3,680.

Tickets for Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden are nearly 150 percent more expensive than those for Games 1 and 2 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, according to TickPick data. The Knicks’ postseason run could generate at least $140 million in gross playoff revenue for Madison Square Garden.

A 53-year championship drought for the Knicks has driven the surge in demand for one of the NBA’s five most valuable franchises.

The San Antonio Spurs enter the series as betting favorites at -198 on FanDuel Sportsbook. Forward Victor Wembanyama, who has averaged more than 23 points and nearly 11 rebounds per game in the postseason, is the betting favorite to win Finals MVP at -180.

President Donald Trump expressed interest late last month in attending the NBA Finals.