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With the Indiana Pacers returning the NBA Finals for the first time in 25 years, local fans should expect tickets to the team’s home games in the best-of-seven series tough to come by without paying premium prices on the secondary market.
A Pacers Sports & Entertainment spokesperson said Friday that plans for ticket sales hadn’t yet been finalized for the Finals, at the time indicating that such decisions would come after the series had concluded. Traditionally, season-ticket holders for NBA teams are given right of first refusal for their seats during the playoffs—something that’s also expected to occur for the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Additional public tickets for the series are likely to quickly sell out. Tickets for the games in Oklahoma City went on sale shortly after the Thunder clinched their berth in the series earlier this week and were gone within a matter of hours.
Some resale tickets are already available for each of the games on Ticketmaster—the league’s official partner—and other resale sites. Ticketmaster’s listings for Game 3, the Indiana’s first home game in the series, range from $734 in section 227 to $38,222 for third-row floor seats along one of the court’s baselines. Starting prices for Game 4 and Game 6 are higher, at $980 and $1,365, respectively.
Inventory for the public is likely to be somewhat restricted given the corporate crowd that the Finals tend to draw, much like the NBA All-Star Game. More media seating will also likely be necessary given the scale of the event, meaning fewer seats for the general public.
Here’s the schedule for the full series:
— Game 1 in Oklahoma City: Thursday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.
— Game 2 in Oklahoma City: Sunday, June 8, 8 p.m.
— Game 3 in Indianapolis: Wednesday, June 11, 8:30 p.m.
— Game 4 in Indianapolis, Friday June 13, 8:30 p.m.
— Game 5 in Oklahoma City, Monday, June 16, 8:30 p.m. (if necessary)
— Game 6 in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 19, 8:30 p.m. (if necessary)
— Game 7 in Oklahoma City, Sunday, June 22, 8 p.m. (if necessary)
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