Tickets for Saturday's Lakers-Celtics matchup are most expensive ever for Boston home game
Saturday night's marquee matchup between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers was bound to be a hot ticket with a decades-long rivalry between the two legendary NBA franchises and both teams currently holding the No. 2 seeds in their respective conferences.
However, tickets for the 8:30 p.m. ET clash might be the hottest they've ever been, at least from a Boston perspective. Seats for Saturday's game are going for the highest price for a Celtics home game on record, according to TickPick.
Courtside seats are reportedly going for as much as $23,112, while the cheapest tickets at TD Garden are priced at $485. The average price for Saturday's game is $731.
Lakers at Celtics tomorrow is the 7th most expensive NBA regular season game on record @TickPick Pretty wild that every game in the top 10 contains the Lakers pic.twitter.com/HLz4fSdsoa
— Kyle Zorn (@Kyle_Zorn) March 7, 2025
At those prices, Lakers-Celtics tickets are also the seventh-most expensive that have ever been available at TickPick.
"It's what the fans want to see," Jayson Tatum said after scoring 35 points in Thursday's 123-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Lakers won the previous matchup versus the Celtics this season, 117-96, on Jan. 23 at Crypto.com Arena. Anthony Davis scored a game-high 24 points for the home team, while Kristaps Porziņģis led the visitors with 22.
LUKA & LEBRON LEAD THE LAKERS TO THEIR 8TH STRAIGHT WIN 🙌 🌟 Luka: 32 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL🌟 LeBron: 31 PTS, 12 REB, 8 ASTLAL improves to 8-2 with Dončić in the lineup with a trip to Boston coming up on Saturday 🍿 pic.twitter.com/WrCNu8f6eL
— NBA (@NBA) March 7, 2025
However, Boston will see a different Lakers team on Saturday night with Luka Dončić being acquired from the Dallas Mavericks for a package including Davis. The 26-year-old star has fueled a team that has won eight consecutive games and nine of 11 since Doncic joined the roster.
At 40-21, the Lakers currently hold the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, percentage points ahead of the Denver Nuggets.
In his post game interview with @NBAonTNT, Jayson Tatum @jaytatum0 just promoted his next game on @ABC tthis Saturday vs the @Lakers! 😆pic.twitter.com/HaO60q6OZn
— Fritz☘️🏀💚 (@fritzglc) March 7, 2025
Yet the defending NBA champions are playing nearly as well, winning three in a row and eight of 11 games in February. At 45-18, the Celtics have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.
The Lakers and Celtics tip off at Boston's TD Garden for what many view as a possible NBA Finals preview on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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