After the grueling regular season, the National Basketball Association is ready to get its playoffs grind underway, with play-in tournament games kicking off this week and first-round action to follow beginning over the weekend. Top seeds Boston in the East and Oklahoma City in the West await the play-in runner-up, which will have to play two games for the right to earn its matchup. No. 2 seeds New York and Denver will also face play-in tournament veterans, welcoming the winner of the 7th/8th place contest for their series.
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Ticket prices for these high-stakes play-in tournament games are seeing a high premium this week, as fans are hoping to get in to cheer for their home squad to make it through to the playoff bracket – but where are tickets the hottest?
NBA Play-In Tournament Ticket Prices
Fans looking for the cheap prices for NBA play-in tournament tickets can find them in New Orleans and Philadelphia, primarily. The median asking price for Pelicans-Lakers tickets for the opening game is just $130, while the Heat at 76ers contest in the East Conference play-in is just above that at $137. As of Monday afternoon, the least expensive ticket for the play-in round is just $46 in Philadelphia.
On the other side of the range are tickets for the play-in showdown between California neighbors Golden State and Sacramento, which are seeing a beefy median asking price of $362. Should the Lakers host either of those teams in a second play-in round (which they will if they lose in the first go to the Pelicans), those would currently be the most expensive play-in round ticket, with median asking price of just shy of $600.
NBA Playoffs First Round Ticket Prices
While those final four teams in each conference duke it out for the 7th and 8th spots in the conference quarterfinal round, the other six teams await their games beginning this coming weekend. Ticket prices for those games are seeing a similar range, with fans looking to take in game 1 between the No. 6 seed Phoenix Suns and the host No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves seeing the most affordable range, which has tickets as low as $71 with a median asking price of just $156.
Compare that with fans in the Big Apple, who will have to cough up a median of $667 to see Game 1 of the No. 2 Knicks series against the winner of the Miami-Philadelphia play-in game.
Check out the full ticket price ranges and median prices for all of the NBA play-in and first-round playoff opening games below:
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NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
PLAY-IN FIRST ROUND
No. 10 Atlanta Hawks at No. 9 Chicago Bulls
Wednesday, April 17 at United Center
Ticket Price Range: $71 – $3,221
Median Ticket Price: $217
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WINNER MOVES ON TO Play-In 2nd Round, LOSER eliminated
No. 8 Miami Heat at No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers
Wednesday, April 17 at Wells Fargo Center
Ticket Price Range: $46 – $4,691
Median Ticket Price: $137
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WINNER becomes 7th Seed, playing in first round against No. 2 seed New York | LOSER MOVES ON to Play-In 2nd Round as home team.
PLAY-IN SECOND ROUND
Hawks/Bulls winner at Heat (if Heat lose first round)
Friday, April 19 at Kaysea Center
Ticket Price Range: $78 – $10,711
Median Ticket Price: $137
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Hawks/Bulls winner at 76ers (if 76ers lose first round)
Thursday, April 18 at Wells Fargo Arena
Ticket Price Range: $57 – $1,452
Median Ticket Price: $148
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Winner becomes 8th seed, playing in first round against No. 1 Boston
FIRST ROUND
(all are Best-of-7 Series)
No. 8 seed at No. 1 Boston Celtics
Sunday, April 21 at TD Garden
Ticket Price Range: $172 – $3,273
Median Ticket Price: $344
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No. 5 Orlando Magic at No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers
Saturday, April 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Ticket Price Range: $48 – $538
Median Ticket Price: $128
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No. 6 Indiana Pacers at No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks
Sunday, April 21 at Fiserv Forum
Ticket Price Range: $37 – $5,923
Median Ticket Price: $152
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No. 7 seed at No. 2 New York Knicks
Saturday, April 20 at Madison Square Garden
Ticket Price Range: $403.20 – $7,527.52
Median Ticket Price: $663.04
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NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
PLAY-IN FIRST ROUND
No. 10 Golden State Warriors at No. 9 Sacramento Kings
Tuesday, April 16 at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Ticket Price Range: $213 – $2,833
Median Ticket Price: $362
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WINNER MOVES ON TO Play-In 2nd Round, LOSER eliminated
No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers at No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans
Tuesday, April 16 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
Ticket Price Range: $42 – $3,523
Median Ticket Price: $130
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WINNER becomes 7th Seed, playing in first round against No. 2 seed Denver | LOSER MOVES ON to Play-In 2nd Round as home team.
PLAY-IN SECOND ROUND
Warriors/Kings winner at Pelicans (if Pelicans lose first round)
Friday, April 19 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
Ticket Price Range: $62 – $4,404
Median Ticket Price: $204
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Warriors/Kings winner at Lakers (if Lakers lose first round)
Friday, April 19 at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Ticket Price Range: $214 – $18,458
Median Ticket Price: $571
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WINNER becomes 8th seed, playing in first round against No. 1 Oklahoma City
FIRST ROUND
(all are Best-of-7 Series)
No. 8 seed at No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, April 21 at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City
Ticket Price Range: $142 – $3,515
Median Ticket Price: $289
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No. 5 Dallas Mavericks at No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers
Sunday, April 21 at Crypto.com Arena
Ticket Price Range: $79 – $13,844
Median Ticket Price: $250
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No. 6 Phoenix Suns at No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves
Saturday, April 20 at Target Center
Ticket Price Range: $71 – $5,923
Median Ticket Price: $156
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No. 7 seed at No. 2 Denver Nuggets
Saturday, April 20 at Ball Arena
Ticket Price Range: $110 – $8,537
Median Ticket Price: $304
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