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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!

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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.

Ask any fan around the country, and they’ll tell you that this NBA season was one of the best — at least for on- and off-court drama. Starting with an off-season during which we saw Lebron James and Chris Bosh take their talents to Miami, joining Dwyane Wade on what looked like — at least on paper — a consensus NBA Finals favorite. The other teams active in the LeBron sweepstakes, the Knicks, acquired Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony while the Bulls effectively stood pat and then quietly ended the year with the best record in the NBA. The Eastern Conference Champion Celtics dealt Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City in a move that some say potentially took the Celtics out of championship contention. Needless to say, there was no shortage of interesting storylines. Many of which had dramatic impacts on ticket demand.

All that and the best of the NBA season is yet to come. As we anticipate the tip-off to the NBA post season, we thought we’ve have a look and see which team’s fans are most anticipating the playoffs. Check below to see which town has the most in-demand tickets determined by their average ticket price for home games.

NBA Playoffs Tickets: Hottest Home Teams for the Conference Quarterfinals (Round 1)

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   Will this be the Knicks' year? Image source: www.espn.go.com

   New York Knicks tickets: $360

2. Los Angeles Lakers tickets: $278
3. Portland Trail Blazers tickets: $194
4. Boston Celtics tickets: $179
5. Miami Heat tickets: $166
6. Chicago Bulls tickets: $165
7. Denver Nuggets tickets: $145
8. OKC Thunder tickets: $138
9. Memphis Grizzlies tickets: $128
10. Indiana Pacers tickets: $125
11. New Orleans Hornets tickets: $98
12. Philadelphia 76ers tickets: $88
13. Dallas Mavericks tickets: $76
14. Atlanta Hawks tickets: $74
15. Orlando Magic tickets: $67
16. San Antonio Spurs tickets: $64

NBA Playoffs Tickets: Hottest Conference Quarterfinals (Round 1) Matchups

1. Knicks – Celtics playoffs tickets average: $270
2. Lakers – Hornets playoffs tickets average: $188
3. Bulls – Pacers playoffs tickets average: $145
4. Denver – Thunder playoffs tickets average: $142
5. Blazers – Mavericks playoffs tickets average: $135
6. Heat – 76ers playoffs tickets average: $127
7. Grizzlies – Spurs playoffs tickets average: $112
8. Hawks – Magic playoffs tickets average: $71

Think New York is excited to have their team back in the Playoffs? Knicks tickets are killing it right now, averaging about $100 more than Lakers tickets and well above Celtics tickets.

Remember to check out FanSnap for the best possible NBA Playoffs tickets at the best possible values.

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 Thunder won Game 4, evening up the Lakers series. Game 6 tickets in OKC are now averaging $489.

The Thunder keep racking up Playoffs wins against the favorite in the West and fans in OKC are eating it up. The Scott Brooks-led Thunder with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are doing the unthinkable against the vaunted Los Angeles Lakers. Phil Jackson’s superstars Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol have now dropped two in a row to the 8-seeded Thunder.

We wrote in this blog two days ago about Thunder fans’ ticket demand and how the average price of Thunder tickets on the ticket market had doubled to $374 (the highest in the NBA) in just one day — following the Thunder win in Game 3.

We spoke with the LA Times and told them we expected prices for an eventual Game 6 in Oklahoma City to go up even higher than that if the Thunder could pull off another win in Game 4. The Thunder were able to even up the series and Game 6 Thunder tickets in OKC are now averaging $489. That is more than double the Suns-Blazers Game 6 average ticket price of $157. The lowest price Game 6 tickets in OKC are now $189.

Even with the highest average price in the NBA Playoffs, there are still values to be had. FanSnap makes it easy to find the values by highlighting the lowest price tickets compared to comparable seats. Fans can currently save up to 38% off the average price of Party Suite 314 tickets.

The average price of Lakers tickets in LA for Game 5 is $250, just over half of a ticket in OKC. So much for small market disparity. Who is searching for Game 5 tickets in LA you ask? For Game 5 in LA, fans in California are only outsearching fans in Oklahoma by 4:1. Expect to see some cowboy hats in the Staples Center on Tuesday night.

Other Game 6 Average ticket prices:

Game 6: Hawks – Bucks tickets average $106

Game 6: Suns – Blazers tickets average $157

Christian

Say 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

Best Value tickets for Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder

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

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.