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New York and New Jersey Fans Bought 45 % of Game 5 NBA Finals Tickets, Texas Buyers 12 %
Data from TickPick shows Knicks supporters purchased nearly half the seats for Saturday's Game 5 in San Antonio. New York zip codes alone accounted for 37%.
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New York and New Jersey billing zip codes accounted for 45% of tickets sold for Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals as of early Thursday, according to Kyle Zorn of TickPick. Texas-area customers bought 12% of the tickets during the same period.
The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 with a 29-point comeback at Madison Square Garden and now lead the series 3-1. Game 5 is scheduled for Saturday night at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. The Knicks are 2-0 in San Antonio during the 2026 NBA Finals.
New York and New Jersey fans represented 13% of Game 1 ticket purchases and 17% of Game 2 ticket purchases, both played on the road, according to SeatGeek data. Victor Wembanyama missed a potential game-winning shot in the final seconds of Game 2. Get-in prices for Game 5 on TickPick fell from roughly $1,500 to just below $1,200 on Thursday.
The cheapest listed ticket as of Friday morning is $1,288 in section 201, row 10. A potential Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday carries a get-in price of $10,727 on the same platform. The Knicks last won an NBA Championship in 1973.
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