The Raptors, Nuggets and other teams have not been swept, and there are many "conspiracy theories" in the outside world, of course, it is nothing more than the idea of wanting to return to the home court to earn another ticket money. Is this statement accurate? It is true that the home team leading 3-0 may put a water in G4 and then G5 will return home to sell a ticket to win. Of course, this foundation is based on the fact that the gap between the strength of the two teams is too large, and it is only possible to have this confidence, otherwise no one will dare to play like this in the playoffs, and it will be a big trouble to play off, and games like this generally only appear in the first round, and after the first round, each team will begin to be rigorous.
Of course, the players of the team do not deliberately think so, the coaching staff will not allow them to think so and will not instill this concept, the first task of the players on the field is two words: win! But it's hard to say the team's owners won't have that idea because the playoff home is too lucrative. Last year's Knicks' first round of playoffs is a full pot, the first round of playoff openers is the Knicks took the lead, they sold a total of 13,000 tickets at home, the cheapest ticket price is $1,001, the front row VIP ticket price is $13,200, if you discount the average ticket price according to $3,000 to calculate, the Knicks a game is almost $39 million in income, a first round can basically earn the salary of the whole team players back.
Last season, the Knicks' player salary was $99.7 million, and a first round was almost earned. Of course, Yuzu sister may be a bit exaggerated, but if you add the surrounding area, it is almost this number. Sneakers, caps, jerseys, etc. are counted together, and the Knicks are making a lot of money. But then again, the whole league only the Knicks such a big team dares to increase the price, tens of thousands of dollars of ticket prices only they dare to sell in the first round of the playoffs, and they are sold out, this thing is no way, the Knicks have always been one of the most valuable teams in the league has a fan base.
In fact, other teams will not increase the price so fiercely, but in the playoffs, the price will basically increase, and the price increase of tickets several times or more than ten times is not surprising, especially the farther the team's playoffs go, the more valuable the playoff tickets. And one of the NBA's stadiums can basically accommodate 20,000-30,000 fans, which is a considerable number. And some regular teams in the league can probably sell fifty or sixty million tickets in a season in the regular season, plus some products around them, and actually make money. Some popular teams are even more different, the regular season earns a lot of money, the playoff ticket price rises again, and almost a few games can earn back the income of the regular season.
So, the teams that can really make money are the teams that can make the playoffs. Most of the regular season is a small fight, and you don't make too much money, but once it comes to the playoffs, it's real money. And as long as the team can be lucky enough to reach the finals, it will earn more. So from 15 years to 19 years, the Warriors have been crazy to make money, Lacob's value has soared, the reason is that they continue to reach the Finals, and the Warriors' market value has risen more than ten times in ten years. This playoff is not just about going to the championship, it's more about "profit", who can make the finals who can earn more!