ECF Game 1 tickets $501, WCF $180

TickPick, StubHub and SeatGeek listings on Monday showed a wide gap between the opening resale markets for the NBA’s two conference finals series. Eastern Conference finals Game 1 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks was listed from about $500 on secondary sites, while Western Conference finals Game 1 between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder was available below $200 on some marketplaces. The series matchups and dates were listed on the NBA’s 2026 playoffs page. The pricing snapshots reflect posted resale listings and can move throughout the day. ### How high were Cavaliers-Knicks Game 1 tickets on Monday? TickPick listed the cheapest ticket for Eastern Conference finals Game 1 at Madison Square Garden at $501 on Monday, with an average ticket price above $1,800. The site identified the event as New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, Home Game 1, Series Game 1, scheduled for Tuesday, May 19. StubHub showed the same game with a listed price of $521 on Monday. (tickpick.com) SeatGeek separately listed Cavaliers at Knicks Game 1 from $516. Those figures put the New York opener well above the Western Conference finals opener on the same day’s resale boards. ### What did the Western Conference finals market look like? SeatGeek listed Spurs at Thunder Game 1 at Paycom Center from $194 including fees on Monday. (tickpick.com) The event page identified the game as Western Conference Finals, Game 1, Home Game 1, set for Monday, May 18, in Oklahoma City. TickPick showed an even lower get-in price for the same matchup at $147, with an average ticket price of $381.12. (stubhub.com) StubHub listed the game on its Western Conference finals page for Monday night in Oklahoma City, though its summary page did not display a single headline get-in price in the search snippet. ### Why do the posted prices differ from site to site? StubHub, SeatGeek and TickPick each run separate marketplaces, and each site can show different inventory, fee structures and sorting defaults at the same moment. (seatgeek.com) SeatGeek’s visible listing for Spurs-Thunder included fees in the displayed price, while TickPick promotes no hidden fees on its event pages. (tickpick.com) Monday’s numbers also mixed “get-in” prices with average prices. TickPick’s Knicks-Cavaliers page showed a $501 cheapest ticket but an average price above $1,800, while its Spurs-Thunder page showed a $147 cheapest ticket and a $381.12 average. Those are different measures of the same market. ### What games were actually on the schedule? NBA.com listed the 2026 playoffs bracket with the Eastern Conference finals and Western Conference finals underway. (seatgeek.com) StubHub and SeatGeek event pages showed Spurs at Thunder Game 1 for Monday, May 18, at Paycom Center and Cavaliers at Knicks Game 1 for Tuesday, May 19, at Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden’s opener was followed by a second Knicks home game on Thursday, May 21, according to SeatGeek’s series listing. (tickpick.com) StubHub’s conference finals page showed Oklahoma City hosting Game 2 on Wednesday, May 20, before the series shifts to San Antonio for Game 3 on Friday, May 22. ### What is the cleanest way to read the gap? Monday’s resale listings showed a clear spread at the low end of the market: about $500 to get into Cavaliers-Knicks Game 1 in New York and under $200 to get into Spurs-Thunder Game 1 in Oklahoma City, depending on platform. (nba.com) The cited figures came from public listings on the three marketplaces, not from face-value primary ticket sales. (seatgeek.com) Tuesday, May 19, is the next date on the board for the higher-priced opener, with Cleveland visiting New York at Madison Square Garden. Monday, May 18, brings Spurs-Thunder Game 1 at Paycom Center, where TickPick and SeatGeek both showed get-in prices below the New York market. (tickpick.com)