{"id":333230,"date":"2026-06-12T05:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333230\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:30:15","slug":"knicks-fans-appear-set-to-take-over-san-antonio-for-nba-finals-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333230\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks fans appear set to take over San Antonio for NBA Finals Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knicks takeover.<\/p>\n

New York<\/a> is the top-billing state for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs<\/a>, even though the game is in San Antonio<\/a>, according to SeatGeek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thirty-one percent of the billing<\/a> is from Knicks territory, New York and New Jersey, while just 20 percent is from the Spurs\u2019 home state of Texas.<\/p>\n

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Fans watch the NY Knicks Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs outside of Healthy Market on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 in New York City. Michael Nagle for NY Post<\/p>\n

This is a huge increase from Game 1, when New York and New Jersey states grabbed 13 percent, and Game 2 (17 percent).<\/p>\n

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Texas was responsible for at least 41 percent of ticket sales in each of those games.<\/p>\n

The Knicks-heavy crowd was expected regardless of the Game 4 outcome, with New York and New Jersey buyers still accounting for 28 percent of sales prior to June 10.<\/p>\n

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Knicks fans had some tense moments during a Game 4 watch party at SOB\u2019s in the West Village. William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n

The surge of Knicks fans has also come with a surge in price.<\/p>\n

Prior to Game 4, the get-in price was $1,481. It has since risen 20 percent to $1,774<\/a> after the Knicks\u2019 historic 29-point comeback<\/a> put them up 3-1 in the series.<\/p>\n

The price is still nothing compared to Madison Square Garden\u2019s numbers, which saw a $4,585 get-in price<\/a>, including fees, on the day of Game 3.<\/p>\n

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The most expensive ticket, courtside near the center of the court, was auctioned for $500,000.<\/p>\n

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Fans watching NBA Finals Game 4 at Sob\u2019s in the West Village. William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n

Knicks fans have traveled well all postseason, with New Jersey and New York responsible for 47 percent of ticket sales in Game 3 of the 76ers series and 58 percent in Game 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An impressive celebrity row is also expected in San Antonio, with the likes of Fat Joe, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a>, Patrick Ewing, and Ben Stiller previously making appearances at Frost Bank Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Knicks takeover. New York is the top-billing state for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[28176,119076,6537,188,82,84,83,1594],"class_list":["post-333230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-knicks","tag-knicks-fans","tag-nba-finals","tag-new-york","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-spurs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}