Despite Cavaliers Losing Streak, Ticket Prices Still High For Trip To LA

Cavalier fans hoped the return of LeBron James would spark the team and reverse the team’s recent losing ways. James played almost 37 minutes in his return on Tuesday night and scored 33 points, but Cleveland could not top the Phoenix Suns. The 107-100 loss was Cleveland’s sixth in a row and dropped the Cavaliers below .500 at 19-20. Cleveland heads to Los Angeles with their losing streak still in tact with hopes of turning it around against the Lakers and Clippers. But according to TiqIQ, fans in the Los Angeles area will still be paying a premium to see the Cavs despite the recent cold streak.

The current secondary market average price for Lakers-Cavaliers tickets on TiqIQ is $258.31 with a get-in price of $60. The game is 23% more expensive than the average price was for the Lakers’ game on Tuesday night against James’ former team, the Miami Heat. Overall, the game against Cleveland will be the fifth most expensive of the season at Staples Center for the Lakers. The Lakers head into the game 15 games under .500, which could be just what the Cavaliers need to get back in the win column.

On Saturday night, the Cavaliers will remain at Staples Center to play Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and the Clippers. The current average price for Clippers vs Cavaliers tickets is $239.81, 7.1% below the Lakers game, with a get-in price of $41. Only two home Clippers games for the remainder of the season with have a more expensive average price on the secondary market. A March 31 game against the Golden State Warriors currently has an average price of $252.65 and an April 7 game against the Lakers has an average price of $264.96.

The game against the Clippers will be the last of a five game road trip. After Saturday, the Cavs will head back for a four game homestand at Quicken Loans Arena. The first game will come Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, though that game is current the least expensive of the four on the secondary market. Bulls vs Cavaliers tickets on TiqIQ currently have an average price of $120.47 and a get-in price of $33. The most expensive of the four will be the January 25 game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Cavaliers tickets against the Thunder have an average price of $319.98 with a get-in price of $77.