Tickets to the NBA Finals in New York are so hot that fans are spending thousands of dollars – even for nosebleed seats.

Game 3 between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs is currently the most expensive NBA Finals game on record for TickPick, with an average purchase price at $4,990.

The 2026 NBA Finals matchup is now set, and the ticket cost for games at Madison Square Garden continues to shoot to stratospheric levels.

Ticket prices are soaring as the New York Knicks tip off against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday June 3.

The cheapest ticket for Game 3 is now hovering near $4,000, while a potential Game 6 at MSG could cost more than $5,300 just to get in

Ticket prices for the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden in 27 years are climbing again, with the cheapest entry for Game 3 on June 8 back...

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Tickets to the NBA Finals in New York are so hot that fans are spending thousands of dollars – even for nosebleed seats.

...the cost of sitting courtside for a Knicks Finals game can exceed the price of a luxury automobile or a down payment on a home in many parts of the United States.

The New York Knicks are auctioning two celebrity row seats for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, when the NBA Finals return to New York for the first time since 1999.

The price of tickets for Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden is booming as the Knicks hold a 1-0 lead over the Spurs.

The highest bidder will sit alongside familiar faces like Ben Stiller and Spike Lee

Just when there is seemingly a ceiling on how high tickets can go for NBA Finals tickets at MSG, Knicks fandom finds an entirely new level.

As of Thursday afternoon, low-end tickets for Game 3 started at about $8,200, more than three times higher than prices three weeks ago.

Knicks fever is driving ticket prices at Madison Square Garden to historic heights.

Knicks fever is driving ticket prices at Madison Square Garden to historic heights.

Resale tickets to see the New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 at Madison Square Garden has soared to over $100,000 on Stubhub.

The get-in price for the NBA Finals matchup at Madison Square Garden has more than doubled since the series between the Knicks and Spurs began.

A private jet from New York costs six figures an hour. Seeing the Knicks win? Priceless.