Thunder Tickets Double After Playoff Win Over Lakers
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Say you’re a Lakers fan and you want great seats to see your team in the playoffs. You think, “hey, why battle Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler for Playoffs tickets. I bet I can go to Oklahoma and find lower priced tickets.” That is good sound ticket-buying logic much of the time — especially for fans in large markets like L.A where lots of fans want the same tickets.
Not so tomorrow night though. Average ticket prices in Oklahoma City for Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference First Round: Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder are now $374, up from $176 yesterday (an increase of 113%). To put that into perspective, Thunder tickets are now more than $100 higher than the average ticket for Game 5 in Los Angeles.
There are still hundreds tickets listed for Game 4. Lowest price for two tickets together is $145 (considerably higher than the $40 tickets available yesterday).
NBA Western Conference First Round Tickets:
- Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder Tickets average $374
- Game 5: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Los Angeles Lakers Tickets average $260 *if necessary
- Game 6: Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder *if necessary
- Game 7: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Los Angeles Lakers *if necessary
Fans can usually find Best Value Tickets for 30%-60% lower than the average price for comparable tickets. No so with this game. Tickets are going fast and prices are going up rapidly. We did find a pair of tickets in Lower Baseline 101 for 20% less than the average of other tickets in that area.
Other games on Saturday:
- Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder Tickets average $374
- Game 4: Phoenix Suns @ Portland Trail Blazers Tickets average $109
- Game 3: Atlanta Hawks @ Milwaukee Bucks Tickets average $65
- Game 3: Orlando Magic @ Charlotte Bobcats Tickets average $54
Recap of Game 3 in OKC:
Read more about the series:
- Daily Thunder: The Thunder’s Game 3 8-0 run against the Lakers
- KRMG Sports with Rick Couri: Thunder sting the Lakers, win game three
- Dan Devine, in Ball Don’t lie on Yahoo Sports:Smith: ‘In three years, Durant will be the best player in basketball’
- Los Angeles Times Lakers Blog: Ticket demand for Game 4 of Lakers-Thunder series spikes following Oklahoma City’s Game 3 victory
More on the playoffs here: NBA Playoff Ticket Brackets
Christian and Nichole
