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ABC News Live breaks down soaring NBA Finals ticket prices by the numbers. 86%
5/29/2026, 12:50:02 AM
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For the first time since 1999, the New York Knicks are in the NBA finals.
They will face either defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs with game one tipping off June 3rd on ABC.
Excitement is high and perhaps unsurprisingly so are ticket prices with hefty prices just to get into games three, four, and six at the Garden.
Let's look at these ticket prices by the numbers, shall we?
As of 5:30 p.m. Eastern time today, the lowest get-in price on tickpic for any finals game at Madison Square Garden was just over $3,300 for a game four ticket in the upper bowl.
Should the finals reach game six, the cost to get into that game was listed at just over $4,500.
As for those who prefer to sit closer, say in the sections behind the team benches or VIPs, it would cost them more than $70,000 for any ticket there.
Now, compare these prices to last season's finals between the Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, where the average ticket price was reportedly $1,147, according to Front Office Sports.
Several hundred tickets, though, won't cost anything at all.
The Knicks are donating at least 500 free tickets to underprivileged youth connected to the Garden of Dreams Foundation.
And should the finals need a game six, it would be held in New York on June 16th, just hours after a FIFA World Cup match at Metife Stadium.
It would be a big sports day in the tri-state area. But in any case, you can catch every game of the
NBA Finals from your home at no additional cost on
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