NBA fans have waited long enough and tonight, they finally get their sport as the regular season starts with a three-game set involving the defending NBA Champions, three Eastern Conference contenders, league MVPs and one of the game’s future stars in the making.
NBA’s opening night includes the Detroit Pistons playing the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers heading to the United Center to play the Chicago Bulls and Anthony Davis with his New Orleans Pelicans team trying to win at Oracle Arena, which is the home of the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The following night, a majority of the NBA plays in their first games of the season as every fan realizes every team is in the title race when the entire league has a 0-0 record.
Secondary market ticket aggregator TiqIQ.com has their prices for NBA tickets ready to analyze, as we take a look into the entire first NBA week as a whole, starting from tonight, October 27 through Sunday, November 1.
10/27/2015 | Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans | Oracle Arena | Average Price: $328.76 | Get-in Price: $104
10/27/2015 | Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | United Center | Average Price: $246.06 | Get-in Price: $76
10/28/2015 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | Staples Center | Average Price: $231.22 | Get-in Price: $70
10/28/2015 | Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls | Barclays Center | Average Price: $223.07 | Get-in Price: 44
Only two non-playoff teams find their way into the most expensive games of the first week of the regular season thanks to the Los Angeles Lakers. Still worthy of having a strong draw in the early parts of the season, Lakers tickets against the Minnesota Timberwolves are the third most expensive game with an average ticket price of $231.22 and a get-in price of $70.
Coming in ahead of the Lakers are two games on opening night including the Warriors hosting the Pelicans and the Bulls hosting the Cavaliers. With an average ticket price of $328.76 and a get-in price of $104, the Warriors have the most expensive game of the opening week and for good reason. The home crowd is chomping at the bit to say their thanks for last season’s incredible championship season.
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As expected, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are in the mix as well playing in the second most expensive game of the week on the road. The defending Eastern Conference champions travel to the United Center to face Derrick Rose, Pau Gasol, Jimmy Butler and the Chicago Bulls in a possible playoff preview right off the bat. The average ticket price for entrance into the United Center is $246.06 with a get-in price of $76.