Tickets for NBA Playoffs game hit shockingly low price point

Matthew Wadleigh

Tickets for NBA Playoffs game hit shockingly low price point image

Joshua Gateley

The first round of the NBA Playoffs has kicked off with a mixed bag of results. Entering Wednesday night's slate, there are two series that are at 2-0 with the Indiana Pacers leading the Milwaukee Bucks and the Oklahoma City Thunder holding an advantage over the Memphis Grizzlies. 

The Lakers-Timberwolves, Knicks-Pistons and Nuggets-Clippers series are all tied at one game apiece as of Wednesday. But, the Western Conference 1-8 matchup between the Thunder and Grizzlies has not been close. 

The Thunder got the win in Game 1 by 51 points and then earned the Game 2 victory by 19 points, both of which came in Oklahoma City. 

Now, the series shifts to Memphis for Games 3 and 4, although ticket prices are dropping considerably for those matchups. 

As of Wednesday morning, tickets are as low as $10 for Game 3, per the TickPick website. Tickets for Game 4 are already as low as $18, and for some perspective, a potential Game 5 in OKC has ticket prices at a low of $74, so it is quite the disparity between Memphis and OKC. 

It's not very hard to see why Grizzlies fans aren't flocking to see this team. Memphis fired head coach Taylor Jenkins just a few games before the NBA Playoffs, and the first two games of the series have been a blowout. 

Still, going to an NBA Playoff for $10 is too good of a deal to pass up for even an average NBA fan, especially with the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playing. 

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Matthew Wadleigh

Matthew Wadleigh is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He was born and raised in Southern California and grew up a San Diego sports fan (yes, it’s tough, except for Aztecs hoops). Matthew went to Fresno State as a journalism major and got to see Davante Adams, Derek Carr, Paul George and Aaron Judge in person. Matthew has written for publications including ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Fansided, Trojans Wire, UCLA Wire and Buffaloes Wire.