Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals tickets cost: How expensive New York games are compared to San Antonio

This year's NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks have already made history before play has tipped off. In the buildup to Wednesday's first bout, tickets for this year's championship have already reached the mark of the most expensive ever.

New York's celebrity and alumni rows stretch across vast sections of Madison Square Garden. The demand for these seats next to some of the world's biggest names has all but made affordability more of a possibility.

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While many fans would have expected the most expensive ticket to come from the Big Apple, the results may be surprising to some.

Here's how much a ticket will set someone back for each game in this year's NBA Finals.

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Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals ticket prices

This year's NBA Finals have made headlines due to how expensive each game will be. While there is a lot of false reporting, or just differing prices across platforms, some games are cheaper to get into than others.

Games held at Madison Square Garden, which can be seen even in the regular season, will be a boatload more expensive than those played in San Antonio. Along with the Knicks playing in their first NBA Finals since 1999, the biggest city in America draws a lot of attention. Even the most mainstream celebrities, like Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, can be found sitting courtside repping the Blue and Orange.

Here is a per-game breakdown of the cheapest seat as of June 2, according to Stubhub.

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Game 1

In San Antonio's first NBA Finals game since 2014, the cheapest ticket currently sits at $878. Those tickets can be found in sections 209, 222, and 223. Click here to view the cheapest tickets, as of June 2.

Game 2

The second game of the NBA Finals currently has a lowest get-in price of $1,269, which can currently be found in sections 212 and 222. Click here to view Game 2's cheapest tickets as of June 2.

Game 3

If you thought over $1,000 was bad, fasten your seatbelts. New York's first NBA Finals game since 1999 will have a CHEAPEST get-in price of $4,888 in section 415. Click here to view the cheapest array of tickets for the Knicks Finals' opener, as of June 2.

Game 4

For the second game in a row, Section 415 of Madison Square Garden boasts the lowest price. This time, a seat to view the Knicks' second game of their homestand is valued at $4,719 on StubHub. Click here to view the cheapest tickets for Game 4, as of June 2.

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Game 5

Heading back to the South, tickets also head in that same direction. Game 5's cheapest amount to get in for currently sits at $1,780 in section 206. Click here to view San Antonio's cheapest options for Game 5, as of June 2.

Game 6

While the previous game in San Antonio started the list of hypothetical games that may not be applicable, Game 6 at the Garden would have the lowest get-in price of $5,408 in section 400. Click here to see New York's most affordable options for Game 6 as of June 2.

Game 7

If the series goes the distance, the cheapest way to watch the Spurs and Knicks' final battle is currently priced at $4,270 in section 212. Click here to see what could be the final NBA game of the 2025-2026 season.

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Most expensive NBA Finals ticket 2026

While many may have expected the most expensive NBA Finals ticket to come out of Madison Square Garden, it currently sits in San Antonio, as of June 2. 

According to StubHub, row 4 of section SB 1C, seats 1 - 4 each have a price tag of $332,642. The package comes with four tickets, for a whopping total of $1,439,274 (of course, which includes the $27,177 in taxes per ticket).

Those pricey seats do come with comfy padding to rest one's body on while watching the highest-stakes game of the NBA season, a clear view of the Frost Bank Center hardwood, and access to private clubs, a restaurant, and a bar.

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What is the most expensive NBA Finals ticket ever?

This year's NBA Finals have already made history with the most expensive tickets sold in Finals history. According to Inc.com and Darren Rovell, two courtside seats at Madison Square Garden went for a total of $279,804 ($139,902 each). This broke the previous record of the Golden State Warriors' 2019 Game 4 price of two tickets for a total of $101,015 ($50,507.50 each), which set a new record for the most expensive tickets sold for the Finals, according to SFGATE.

If San Antonio's Game 7 box seats in the section above do end up selling for their $332,642 per-seat price tag, they will blow New York's record out of the water. Along with that staggering price, that ticket package comes with four tickets, which would total over $1.4 million.

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