Here at TiqIQ, we love sports (obviously) and we also love to travel, so we figured that all the other people, especially Lakers or Celtics fans in LA, would be interested to know about a unique, money-saving travel package we’ve put together. It allows you to enjoy all the fun of a Finals game, at a fraction of the cost.
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- One day and one night in Boston: $299
- Two tickets to the see the Lakers/Celtics in The Finals at TD Bankworth: $900
- A Round trip ticket from LA to Boston: $487
- Total Price: $1686, or $104 more than ONE ticket to a game at the Staples Center.
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Price of seeing a Lakers/Celtics game in the NBA Finals: Not quite priceless, but pretty cool.

For Lakers fans, who have come to expect championships, early playoff rounds generate about as much excitement as the next Kevin Costner romantic sports biopic. This years run is no different, as ticket prices for the first two playoff rounds were just 20% and 29% above their regular season average, respectively.
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With the arrival of the Conference Finals, though, Lakers fans are summoning their collective Avatar and paying up for the chance to see Kobe and Co. make a run at their 21st championship.

Now, with a conference title as close as a walk to the concession stand, fans are finally settling into their seats, turning off their cell phones (maybe that’s a stretch) are hoping that the feature attraction delivers yet another Hollywood ending.
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Coming into this season, little was expected from the Oklahoma City Thunder. But to the surprise of many, they stormed out of the gates and went on to a 50-win season, reaching the NBA playoffs for the first time since the franchise moved from Seattle.
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In response, Oklahoma City fans were excited to see their team in the postseason tournament, and against the Lakers. They expressed their excitement by paying 109% more than they paid for regular season games. Lakers fans, with their 19 titles and 30 conference championships, issued a collective yawn for the round one tickets, paying just 20% more than their already-expensive season average.CHARACTERS_HERE