After losing in seven games to the Miami Heat in last year’s NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs won 62 games for the NBA’s top record. Through the first round of the playoffs, the San Antonio had one of the lowest average prices on the secondary market. For a team used to success, some fans could have been waiting until the second round to drive up prices. That seems to be the case as, according to TiqIQ, Spurs playoff tickets have the biggest round-to-round premium of any remaining playoff team.
San Antonio got what seemed like a favorable matchup against Dallas in the first round. Heading into the postseason the Spurs had won nine straight games against the Mavericks, including a 4-0 record this season with an average margin of victory over ten points. But the Mavericks proved to be more of a challenge than many expected, taking the series to seven games.
Not surprisingly, Spurs tickets never got too expensive in the round. The $169.90 Round One average for Spurs tickets was the cheapest ticket in the Western Conference. The only team in the NBA with a cheaper First Round average was the Indiana Pacers, who have had the cheapest tickets, by far, of any NBA playoff tickets.
In the second round the Spurs got matched up against a Portland Trail Blazers team that upset the Houston Rockets in six games. LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard led the way for Portland, and if the rag-tag Mavericks team could take the Spurs to seven, there was no reason to scoff at the Trail Blazers chances. But last night the Spurs didn’t just get the Game One victory, they blew the Trail Blazers out of the building. They led 65-49 heading into halftime, and won the game 116-92.
Prices usually rise after a win, and Spurs tickets have done just that. Round 2 Spurs ticket averaged $334.26 before Game 1. After, prices climbed to $369.95 for an increase of 11 percent. That was the largest climb in the Western Conference by far. Even the Los Angeles Clippers, a team that beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-105 on the road, only saw an increase of one percent in their series average. Before the climb the Clippers had the most expensive ticket in the West, now the Spurs do by almost $20.
The premium for Spurs tickets from Round 1 to Round 2 is easily the largest in the West. Tickets have increased 118 percent, while the next closest team – the Thunder – has seen an increase of just 50 percent. They also have the largest increase in the NBA from the regular season with a 386 percent increase. The closest team is the Washington Wizards with a 339 percent increase, and no other team comes close to reaching 300 percent.
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