The Knicks reached the NBA Finals for the first time in nearly three decades after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team ended a 27-year NBA Finals drought. Ticket prices at Madison Square Garden were already among the highest in the league during the regular season, and the Finals appearance drove costs even higher. Early figures show the cheapest seats listed at about $3,500 per ticket. That amount is described as nearly eight times the price of the same game in the previous year’s NBA Finals in Oklahoma City. Premium options near celebrity row for Game 6 are listed at about a quarter of a million dollars per seat.
"EGAN: These prices are absolutely insane. So, let's just say you don't care where you sit. You just want to get into the building. SIDNER: Nosebleeds, let's go! EGAN: Nosebleeds. Cheapest seats are now listed for $3,500 apiece on TickPick SIDNER: Gah! Whew! EGAN: That is almost almost eight times the price of the same game in last year's NBA Finals in Oklahoma City. Just incredible."
"In fact, for $3,500, you could have gone to all seven games of last year's NBA Finals and still had $200 left over for food and drinks. Amazing, right? SIDNER: Dude! When Egan revealed the average ticket price for that game was around $4,500, Sidner simply gasped as she put her hands on her knees. Those figures, however, paled in comparison to the most expensive seat in the house."
"EGAN: Now, speaking, of premium experiences, let's say you want to sit near celebrity row at the Garden. There are a pair of seats near courtside for Game 6 at the NBA Finals. SIDNER: What the! EGAN: They're listing for a quarter of a million dollars apiece. SIDNER: What?! EGAN: Incredible, right? We're talking about, that's basically triple the median household income here in New York City."
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