The New York Knicks will be playing in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The Knicks, who swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals Monday night, are searching for their first championship since 1973.
What will it cost fans to see the Knicks face either the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs — the team that defeated the Knicks in the 1999 final? Plenty.
The cheapest ticket on StubHub for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8 — the Knicks’ home opener in the series — is $3,952 in the upper deck. The prices quickly move up. Lower-level tickets start at almost $6,500. There are also several lower-level seats available starting above $11,000.
For Game 4 on Wednesday, June 10, also at MSG, the best price available in the upper deck for two seats together is $3,893. The tickets skyrocket for a potential clincher for Game 6 on Tuesday, June 16: no less than $5,000 in the upper deck.
The cheapest tickets on SeatGeek for Game 3 is in section 415 at $3,321 apiece. It’s only slightly lower for Game 4’s cheapest ticket: $3,255 in section 420.
On Viagogo, the get-in price for Game 3 is $3,405 apiece and it jumps to $3,672. There are other limited options for under $4,000 apiece.
To attempt to purchase tickets on Ticketmaster, you need to go through steps to get to see ticket availability and there are thousands of people attempting to get to the same destination. The next sale will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m.