Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors Game 6 courtside ticket is on sale for a huge $21,500 – the most expensive of the postseason – with reigning champions playoff dreams on the line
Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the LA Lakers and Golden State Warriors is the most expensive ticket of the postseason, with a courtside seat listed at $21,500, according to Ticketmaster.
Other than NBA Finals matchups, the series is selling the priciest NBA playoff ticket ever. The average purchase cost to watch the Games 1-7 live is $726, per Front Office Sports (FOS).
Get-in prices to watch both California basketball teams in action have gone up by 35 percent since LeBron James and Co. knew that they were going to take on the NBA champions.
The minimal ticket cost to watch Game 1 at Chase Center in San Francisco was set at $398 and now Game 6 in Los Angeles is set at $577, per TickPick.
Curiously, the minimal amount of money it’ll take to buy a ticket to watch a decisive Game 7 in the Bay Area is down by $36, with many counting on the Lakers to win the series on Friday night.
LA will need Anthony Davis to be at full strength to overcome the Splash Bros and Co. in Game 6 after the six-foot-ten center sustained a head injury in Game 5 on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old’s designation on the injury report states merely that he is dealing with a right foot ailment, as he’s been listed as ‘probable’.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said on Thursday of Davis: ‘He’s feeling great. Our medical staff gave us a great update. … (He is) not showing any signs of anything.’
The Lakers have a 3-2 lead, following a 121-106 loss in San Francisco on Wednesday night.
With 7:34 left in the fourth quarter, Davis took an accidental elbow to the head from the Warriors’ Kevon Looney as the two went up for a rebound. Davis exited the game, briefly sat on L.A.’s bench, then headed back to the locker room and did not return to action.
Davis ended the night with 23 points and nine rebounds, leaving him with averages of 22.4 points and 13.4 boards per game in the series.
He contributed 20.8 points and 13.7 rebounds per contest in the Lakers’ six-game win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs.
In 56 regular-season games (54 starts) in 2022-23, the eight-time All-Star averaged 25.9 points and a career-high 12.5 rebounds per contest.