The chart above begins on March 5th, one day after the Knicks 3rd loss of the season to the Cavs. Obviously, that didn’t sit too well with the Knicks faithful as all three games this week started heading south immediately after.
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Even with the struggles, the Knicks are a virtual lock for their first playoff appearance since the 2003 – 2004 season and there’s no reason for Knicks fans to give up hope now. If you would like to attend any of these games, for significantly less than you would have had to pay a couple weeks ago, ck here.

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The trade deadline in both the NBA and NHL has passed, with several big name players changing homes. In the NBA, elite PG Deron Williams was shipped off to New Jersey from Denver for Devin Harris and Derrick Favors. While a surprise, the Nets prices are actually down since the trade, as they remain a franchise in limbo. Across the river, the Knicks further reinforced their relevance in the basketball universe by acquiring superstar forward Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets. With prospects of a legitimate playoff run at hand, buyers drove up the average ticket price by 89%, from $206 before the trade to $386 yesterday. As for the Nuggets and Jazz, ticket prices have stayed fairly level since these trades occurred. However, it is worth noting that Nuggets prices are up 7%. Perhaps with the Melodrama behind them, and a new core of your players in Gallinari and Felton, Nuggets to anchor a playoff run, fans are excited to get out and see the new team.

As for the NHL, several significant trades occurred as well, most notably the New Jersey Devils sending center Jason Arnott to the Washington Capitals.  The biggest moves were made by the Boston Bruins traded for Toronto Maple Leafs winger Tomas Kaberle, as well as Jeff Penner.  Since the trade, Bruins prices are up 20%, as fans are excited by the 3rd seeded Bruins effort to bring the Cup back to Boston for the 1st time since the 1971-1972 season.

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It’s not every day that an elite NBA player in his prime is traded, but that is exactly the case of what happened last Tuesday night when the Denver Nuggets shipped Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks in a 3-team trade.
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With a trade of this magnitude come ripples that can be felt throughout the NBA, both on the court as well as at the box office. With the Stoudamire era, excitement for Knicks tickets is already well above anything seen in the last ten years.
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With Anthony’s arrival, already-expensive tickets are now even more expensive. Below is an overview of the impact on Knicks ticket prices since the trade’s announcement. Anyone is interested in tracking trends more specifically, they can do so at @TKB_Tiqs or at TheKnicksBlog Tickets Facebook page
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- Knicks Home Game Avg: Was $206 and is now $394 (Up 91%)
- Knicks Road Game Avg: Was $104 and is now $151 (Up 45%)
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Impact on other big upcoming games (% increase since trade):
- Melo’s 2nd home game, 3/2 vs. NO, now $332: (Up 20%)
- Sunday @ Miami now $438: (Up +43%); (Heat Home avg: $200)
- 3/21 vs. Boston now $806: (Up +56%)
- 4/13 @ Boston now $232 (Up +92%); (Celtics home avg: $108)
- 4/12 vs. Chicago now $575: (Up +73%)
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While all home games are up significantly, there are a couple away games with little to no change:
- 3/15 @ Indianapolis now $75: +3%
- 4/6 @ Philly now $90: No Change
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Our prices show what is currently available on the market across all major sellers. We also break each game down into TiqZones, which are different areas of the arena.
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Overall, higher level seats (300s and 400s) are up more than lower level seats (100s and 200s). Anyone interested in seeing the impact on specific TiqZones at MSG can so that at TheKnicksBlog Tickets, which is a partnership between TiqIQ and The KnicksBlog, the leading Knicks Blog, which is owned by SNY.
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LeBron James and the Miami Heat head back to MSG tonight for the second matchup against the Knicks, and tickets are selling for less than half of first MSG match-up in December.
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The first matchup in December was a highly anticipated circus, and a dramatic coda to The Decision. New Yorker’s don’ t like to be spurned, and so they did all they could to pay up and show LeBron what he was missing. The average price for that game were close $750 a ticket, with a 50% increase coming in the 3 days prior. After all that build-up, and cash, a tight first half turned into a blowout for the Heat.
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Since the first meeting, the Heat have gone from relative underachievers to beasts that are living up to the pre-season billing as favorites in the East. The Knicks, on the other hand, have lost six of seven, and some of the season’ s early optimism.
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For tonight’s game, the Heat is favored by only three points and the average price currently sits just above $324. While it’s a fire sale compared to game one, this is still 50% above the Knicks home average of $212, and over 3 times the average face price for the game. And despite the 50% drop in the last week, it will likely be one of the ten most expensive regular season tickets in New York for 2011. In recent memory, the Knicks have not been able to make that claim often, if ever.
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If the Knicks can figure out a way to take down the Heat, it will be money well spent for fans (especially those that snag a 300- or 400-level, which start at $64 and $100 respectively). If they lose, fans can take some measure of solace in the fact that they still have a winging record, a legitimate face for the franchise, and if the season ended today, a spot in the playoffs.
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Despite those strides, however, others will argue 6th, 7th or 8th in East is meaningless, and that without Carmelo Anthony the Knicks have no chance of playing May basketball. If he does find his way to the World’ s Most Famous Arena before the February 24th deadline, the circus would be back at the Garden for an extended stay and the Knicks current home average of $212 will seem like a quaint memory.
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- Boston @ Orlando

- Miami @ Los Angeles

- Chicago @ New York

- Denver @ Oklahoma City

- Portland @ Golden State

For the first time since 2001, the Knicks have a waiting list for season tickets, and they have LeBron to thank. In the days leading up ‘The Decision’ the Knicks sold 4,000 new season ticket subscriptions. However, when LeBron eschewed Broadway for South Beach, all those newly-minted season ticket holders were left with only two games—not the 41 they were hoping for—featuring LeBron. The result is a secondary market inventory glut unlike any other in recent sports history.1
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There are currently 356,000 Knicks tickets available for sale this season across different sites like Stubhub, eBay and Ticketsnow. This equates to an average of 6,535 available tickets/game, or 33% of all available seats. This is 40% higher than the Heat’s 23%. In the ticket market, the highest-demand teams also have highest quantity of tickets available in the secondary market, as the possibility of profits turns likely attendees into would-be sellers. This year, the Knicks, Heat, Celtics, Bulls and Lakers lead the league in Available Tickets/Game. The Celtics and Lakers both got to the Finals last year. The Heat got LeBron and The Bulls are up-and-comers in a great sports town. The Knicks, on the other hand, will lucky to capture the 8th seed in the East.
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Over the last 10 years, fans have been the beneficiaries of the dynamically priced secondary ticket market, pocketing billions of profits for games where demand outstripped supply. This has largely been at the expense of teams, who have not captured as much of that market-based upside as they would like. As the result of ‘The Decision’, however, we’re seeing the opposite situation play out, one in which fans are bearing most, if not all, of the downside risk.
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Freed from the burden of having to fill seats every night, the Knicks are now spending their marketing dollars to revitalize one of the most iconic brands in all of sports. They’ve also got several thousand fresh season ticket holders who will be paying close attention to their investment, and maybe even attending a few games along the way.
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As for the long-term outlook, if the Knicks can make a run at the playoffs, some of the new season ticket holders may find their mercenary allegiance morph into actual fandom. Additionally, with over 6,000 tickets available to any homegame–many priced well below face value–estranged fans who once rooted for Ewing, Starks and Oakley may decide to give the Knicks a second look. If the 2010-11 Knicks can play like a prototypical D’antoni-coached team–high scoring, fast-paced, exciting–those old fans may find a reason to come back on a more regular basis.
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On the back of a busted trade (in the Wall Street sense), the Knicks potential path to redemption is fitting for a team that plays all their homegames in Manhattan. If @Amareisreal can lead them to the playoffs, it won’t exactly be the Promised Land, but it will be a good start. It may also turn the ‘The Decision’ trade from a quick flip into a buy-and-hold.
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