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Sure we know the holidays just passed.  Hopefully your gift was as thoughtful as the one you received.  No?  Here’s your chance to make good, that is, if your “significant other” is an NBA fan.  Valentines Day is little more than month away!  Check out these games played on February 14, and imagine your loved one’s delight:

Washington Wizards @ Portland Trail Blazers

Houston Rockets @ Memphis Grizzlies

Miami Heat @ Indiana Pacers

New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors

Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder

Sacramento Kings @ Chicago Bulls

Phoenix Suns @ Denver Nuggets

San Antonio Spurs @ Detroit Pistons

Atlanta Hawks @ Los Angeles Lakers

As grandma used to say, nothing says love like a nice pre-game dinner and then some pro hoops.  Pucker up for the kiss-cam!

Team FanSnap

credit: espn.com

The past few weeks of  NBA Playoff basketball have been nothing short of entertaining. The quality of basketball played by teams like the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder has been great to watch, and seeing underdogs like the Memphis Grizzlies knock off the number one seeded San Antonio Spurs is a rarity in the modern era of basketball.

The 2011 NBA Playoffs has also had a number of interesting story lines underlying the game on court. The meltdown of the Los Angeles Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks was shocking, and the possibility that head coach Phil Jackson might be walking away from basketball has churned speculation over who will take over as the new Lakers coach.

Regardless of weeks past, the Conference Finals are set and underway. The Dallas Mavericks take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West, and the Chicago Bulls play the Miami Heat in a best of seven in the East (the Bulls already took game 1 off the Heat).

Out of the four remaining teams, which town is the most amped about its team being in the Conference Finals, a series-win away from the NBA Finals? Check out the data on NBA Playoffs tickets below. These rankings are based on the overall average price of the home games for each team, disregarding game 7.

NBA Playoff Tickets: Conference Finals

1. Chicago Bulls tickets: $459
2. Oklahoma City Thunder tickets: $375
3. Miami Heat tickets: $337
4. Dallas Mavericks tickets: $288

The city of Chicago is clearly out-of-its-mind excited for their Bulls: the average price of Bulls tickets is over $100 more than the Thunder tickets. Although Dallas is last on the list, it doesn’t mean Texans aren’t backing their team: a $288 average ticket price is still a significantly high number in terms of ticket prices.

FanSnap can help you find the best tickets to the NBA Conference Finals, as well as NBA Finals tickets. Check back for more info on where to score the best possible tickets at the best possible values.

photo credit: ESPN

On the eve of Round 2 of the 2011 NBA Playoffs, we took a look at which NBA team has the hottest tickets to the NBA Conference Semifinals. We looked at the average ticket prices for home games during this round of the playoffs.

The Grizz are #4?!?!

We weren’t shocked to find the Celtics, Lakers and Heat with the hottest tickets. The team in the #4 slot was a bit of a surprise. The Memphis Grizzlies — the number eight seed that just knocked off top seed San Antonio has the fourth hottest tickets in the NBA playoffs.

Boston Title-Town USA?

Boston is the only city with teams in both the 2011 NBA and NHL Playoffs. The Red Sox — a preseason favorite by many to make it to the Fall Classic — seem to be righting the ship after starting the season by losing 10 of 12 — are once again looking good in the AL East and have the hottest tickets in baseball. The Cs have the hottest tickets in the NHL (averaging $359) and the Bruins are a strong #3 in the NHL (averaging $313 for tickets).

Here is the complete ranking of Round 2 NBA Playoffs tickets (based on average price for home games)

1. Boston Celtics Tickets Average = $359
2. LA Lakers Tickets Average = $319
3. Miami Heat Tickets Average = $312
4. Memphis Grizzlies Tickets Average = $246
5. Chicago Bulls Tickets Average = $227
6. Dallas Mavericks Tickets Average = $212
7. Atlanta Hawks Tickets Average = $154
8. OKC Thunder Tickets Average = $152

NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals

Hawks vs Bulls

Bulls lead the series 3-2.

Celtics vs  Heat

The Heat beat the Celtics 4-1.

NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals

Mavericks vs Lakers

Mavs sweep Lakers. Whoa!

Grizzlies vs Thunder

OKC leads the series tied 3-2.

The holidays are a great time of year in the world of sports, and on Christmas Day this year, there are some blockbuster games in the NBA. Below are the FanDemand Rankings for the Christmas Day games, which ranks the games according to their average ticket price on the secondary market.

NBA FanDemand: Christmas Day, 2010

1. Miami Heat @ Los Angeles Lakers: $726
2. Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks: $330
3. Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic: $256
4. Portland Trailblazers @ Golden State Warriors: $75
5. Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder: $55

• Heat-Lakers tickets are the hottest of the bunch this Saturday. It has been one of the most anticipated games of the season: back in our October pre-season FanDemand rankings, the Heat-Lakers game was took top spot as the hottest ticket in the league. And it makes a lot of sense, as this is going to be a phenomenal match-up. The Heat, after struggling early in the season, have clicked, winning 12 games in a row. Lebron James leads his new team in scoring and assists with 24.5 points per game and 7.2 assists per game. Kobe Bryant and Co. won’t want to suffer loss on X-mas, though, so expect a thriller out of this one.
• The Knicks have hosted a slew of strong opponents lately, and the Bulls will be a tough one for them in Madison Square Garden this weekend. The Knicks are on a bit of a slide, losing three in a row, the most painful of which being a last second loss to their rivals from up north in Boston. Amare Stoudemire has been playing out his mind though, with 26 points and almost 10 rebounds a game. He’ll be a tough test for the Bulls, who are without Joakim Noah, the spark of the team. Coming in at #2 in our FanDemand rankings, Bulls-Knicks tickets are going fast, but remember to check out FanSnap for the best values on tickets.
• The Celtics and the Magic are a great match-up this Christmas as well, and tickets to this game are averaging $256, which puts them third in FanDemand. The Celtics are on a monstrous 13 game winning streak, with strong play coming from both the starters and the bench. The Magic have slipped of late, moving a few games back in the standings behind the red hot Heat. The addition of Hedo Turkoglu, Gilbert Arenas, and Jason Richardson add a lot of firepower to this team, so this will be an excellent compliment to the menu of Christmas Day basketball.

Remember, you can get all of the best NBA tickets at FanSnap, both during the holidays and throughout the rest of the season.

The NBA season is starting to get very interesting. Most searched NBA tickets since the All-Star break include:

• Lakers tickets
• Knicks tickets
• Bulls tickets
• Celtics tickets
• Jazz tickets
• Thunder tickets
• Grizzlies tickets
• Nets tickets
• Kings tickets
• Magic tickets

It’s not clear whether this shot if from 85, 86 or 87 feet. The consensus is, it was a fun trick shot. Vince is giving the Magic an new spark this season. Orlando fans hope he’s what the team needs to get back to the NBA finals agian this year.

Hat tip to Mashable where we first saw this video.

With the season beginning, pro hoops fans can easily find NBA tickets for the entire 2009-2010 season on FanSnap.  Thousands of great tickets are available for most games.  NBA fans are particularly excited to see recent champions the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, as well as breakthrough teams the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic.

The Bulls withstood Ray Allen dropping 51 with their “instant classic” triple overtime win over the Celtics. The Heat, behind 41 from D-Wade, spanked the Hawks. NBA fans, even though it is still the first round, we have a couple of awesome game 7’s!

If you are in town, there are lots of great tickets listed for sale:

Bulls @ Celtics 600 tickets listed at $123+ Saturday

Heat @ Hawks 1600 tickets listed at $39+ (WOW!)   Sunday

If not, stake out that spot in front of the flat screen and have a great time. Maybe invite some friends over. The ones that say that NBA basketball is not exciting. I am pretty sure a lot of “honey-do’s” are not getting done this weekend.

Mike