{"id":132276,"date":"2026-06-08T04:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/spurs-knicks-game-3-of-the-nba-finals-is-a-hot-ticket-with-the-potential-for-a-wild-scene\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T04:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:00:07","slug":"spurs-knicks-game-3-of-the-nba-finals-is-a-hot-ticket-with-the-potential-for-a-wild-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/spurs-knicks-game-3-of-the-nba-finals-is-a-hot-ticket-with-the-potential-for-a-wild-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs-Knicks Game 3 of the NBA Finals is a hot ticket with the potential for a wild scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) defends against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Friday, June 5, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/span>(AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Knicks fever<\/a> has set the stage for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs to be a must-see event<\/a> \u2014 inside Madison Square Garden and out on the streets and in bars across New York City.<\/p>\n

With the Knicks in the finals for the first time since 1999 and leading the series 2-0<\/a>, their first home game this round is a hot ticket. The get-in price exceeds the average cost of rent in the biggest U.S. city.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday evening, the cheapest upper-deck seats available were going for over $6,000 on secondary markets like StubHub, SeatGeek and VividSeats. The experience of being courtside goes for more than $75,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care who you are, that\u2019s a lot of money for a ticket,\u201d said guard Jose Alvarado, a New York native who was planning a viewing party in Brooklyn and pointed out his Queens high school also is hosting one. \u201cPeople that could afford it, we\u2019re grateful with them coming out, and it just shows you our team is really special and we\u2019re doing something here that hasn\u2019t been done in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Knicks are two victories away from their first championship since 1973, and the hoopla for Game 3 includes the anticipated appearances of President Donald Trump<\/a> and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Trump’s presence canceled a planned watch party<\/a> outside the arena, where fans have gathered throughout this run that has included a 13-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

\u201cHope has been brought back to the city,\u201d center Karl-Anthony Towns said. Teammate Josh Hart expects \u201cit’s going to be rocking\u201d but lamented the high cost just to get into the Garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of wish the ticket prices weren\u2019t as crazy as they are,\u201d Hart said. \u201cI feel like a lot of people who have been waiting for this moment for a very long time unfortunately aren\u2019t able to get into the building.\u201d<\/p>\n

No NBA team has gone up 2-0 in the finals on the road and not won the series. The possibility of a sweep drove ticket prices up to over $10,000 apiece, and an if-necessary Game 6 is around the same cost.<\/p>\n

Under 20,000 people will get the opportunity to attend each night. Alvarado knows far more will be watching on television all over.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people that can\u2019t afford it, we improvise,\u201d he said. “We\u2019re New Yorkers. We\u2019re going to find a way to watch a game, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/a><\/p>\n

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New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown watches practice prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/span>(AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The New York Knicks practice prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/span>(AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The San Antonio Spurs practice prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the New York Knicks, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/span>(AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) defends against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Friday, June 5, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)(AP Photo\/David J. Phillip) NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Knicks fever has set the stage for Game […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5734],"tags":[],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-132276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-associated-press"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132276"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=132276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}