NBA playoffs

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Not sure if this is going on elsewhere, but here's the ticket inflation so far for Pacers home playoff games for one mid-level section from my personal experience:

• Game 1 vs. MIL: $97
• (No CLE data)
• Game 3 vs. NY: $250
• Game 6 vs. NY: $380

This is absurd. I've never seen a jump like that in-series. I assume the same seat will be $500 for Finals Game 3 and go up from there.

My wife and I have a quarter season package with the Thunder. Our seats are in the 200 level. Not down in 100 with all the moneyed swells, nor up in the upper level. I like them because they are close to the action, but also high enough up that you can actually see plays develop. For context, seats ran about $135 each in the regular season.

For the playoffs, we've gone to one game each series. But, I buy seats from the team rather than the resale market, which gets expensive. For the Denver series, we went to game 7 and tickets up in the 300s in the corner were about $150 each. For Minnesota, we went to game 5 and the same seats were $200 each. So, yesterday I logged into Ticketmaster when Finals tickets went on sale. Holy moly. Upper-level nosebleed seats directly behind the baskets were going for $600-$700 each from the team and $800 and up on resale. For chuckles I looked at floor level seats. All that was available was resale and some were going for as much as $11,000 each. I told my wife we got free seats in the Living Room section.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by carlsonjok

My wife and I have a quarter season package with the Thunder. Our seats are in the 200 level. Not down in 100 with all the moneyed swells, nor up in the upper level. I like them because they are close to the action, but also high enough up that you can actually see plays develop. For context, seats ran about $135 each in the regular season.

For the playoffs, we've gone to one game each series. But, I buy seats from the team rather than the resale market, which gets expensive. For the Denver series, we went to game 7 and tickets up in the 300s in the corner were about $150 each. For Minnesota, we went to game 5 and the same seats were $200 each. So, yesterday I logged into Ticketmaster when Finals tickets went on sale. Holy moly. Upper-level nosebleed seats directly behind the baskets were going for $600-$700 each from the team and $800 and up on resale. For chuckles I looked at floor level seats. All that was available was resale and some were going for as much as $11,000 each. I told my wife we got free seats in the Living Room section.

My god. It does seem people in Indiana are getting gouged slightly worse. For additional context: $650 is what I pay per seat for my entire Colts season ticket.

The NBA -- it's FANtastic!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Small market finals. No LeBron, Luka, Giannis, Curry, Durant, Tatum, Jokic, Kawhi, AD, Wemby.

[bk400]

I think it will be a great matchup. Watching the Pacers swarm the Knicks just now defensively...should be fun to see them play the Thunder.

Personally, I'm tired of hearing about LeBron and Curry and the Joker.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bk400

I think it will be a great matchup. Watching the Pacers swarm the Knicks just now defensively...should be fun to see them play the Thunder.

Personally, I'm tired of hearing about LeBron and Curry and the Joker.

For a fan of one of the teams, sure, it's the greatest thing since whatever. Not sure the league sees it that way though, I would be surprised if ratings are not weak.

[Brent G.]

Let’s f—king go!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Maybe if Caitlin played it would raise ratings.