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Finals tickets on sale Monday

Posted by David Lefort, Boston.com Staff May 31, 2008 12:54 AM

Get your credit cards ready, Celtics fans, tickets for Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals at the Garden go on sale Monday. Here's more information from the Celtics:

Individual tickets for the NBA Finals (Round 4, Home Games 1 and 2) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers will go on sale Monday, June 2 at 2 p.m. There is a two (2) ticket limit per customer and seats start at just $30 in the Rite-Aid Family Section.

Home Game 1 and Home Game 2 of the NBA Finals are scheduled to be played at the TD Banknorth Garden on Thursday, June 5 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, June 8 at 9 p.m. Further schedule details will be announced on Celtics.com.

Celtics fans will be able to purchase Monday by visiting Celtics.com, by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX or by visiting the TD Banknorth Garden Box Office or Ticketmaster Outlet. Random number distribution will begin at approximately 1 p.m. at the TD Banknorth Garden Box Office for fans choosing to purchase there. Acceptable forms of payment for tickets are American Express and all other major credit cards and customers may also pay by cash at the TD Banknorth Garden Box Office or Ticketmaster Outlet.
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18 comments so far...
  1. Save your money, Celtics fans. The Lakers steal a game from you at home!

    Posted by skedman May 31, 08 11:38 AM
  1. Why bother? They are only releasing about 200 tickets

    Posted by Frank Stevens May 31, 08 01:50 PM
  1. They are releasing 18,000 tickets for game 1 and 16,000 tickets for game 2.

    Posted by Jackie Arnold June 2, 08 10:23 AM
  1. Lakers are going down just like Cleveland did...There will be plenty of tickets released to the general public. If there is a ghost of Red Aurebach around let the average Joe who supports the Celtics get lucky. There has been 21 years of misery with Rick Pitino trades from hell.

    Posted by larry visco June 2, 08 11:06 AM
  1. never been to a celtics game in my life. It is the only Pro Boston sport I have not expereinced yet

    Posted by richard sheehan June 2, 08 12:04 PM
  1. with a 50 inch Plasma, Bose Surround-sound, no waiting @ my refrigerator or bathroom... and replays. I've got the best seat in the house..

    Posted by Larry June 2, 08 12:41 PM
  1. lakers in 6

    Posted by kobe June 2, 08 01:01 PM
  1. Larry, if you truly think you have the best seat in the house because it's free and there are no lines for overpriced beer or the bathrooms, you obviously have not been to a playoff game this season. Thank you for deciding to stay home because my guess is that the Garden will be louder with someone else in your seat, anyway.

    Posted by Brian June 2, 08 01:01 PM
  1. Hey laker fans in Boston...

    Just like Det. If the Lakers get lucky and steal one in Boston...

    The Celtics will take game 3 in LA....

    GO CELTICS

    Posted by C June 2, 08 01:04 PM
  1. Hey laker fans in Boston...

    Just like Det. If the Lakers get lucky and steal one in Boston...

    The Celtics will take game 3 in LA....

    GO CELTICS

    Posted by C June 2, 08 01:04 PM
  1. Larry, I got a nice set-up in my house, too, but it is tough to beat the feeling of actually being there... Went to Game 1 against the Cavs and went to Game 3 of the B's/Canadiens series... The atmosphere was unbelievable!!! It is starting to sound like the old Garden... It will never be the same, but at least people are fired up again!!! I will be trying to get tix at 2:00, but I'm certainly not holding my breath...

    Posted by Paul June 2, 08 01:17 PM
  1. And there's nothing online already. Completely ridiculous that you can't even find one scattered seat available. No way they were releasing more than 100-200 tickets... they should be honest about the quantities in their press release that the Globe continues to run verbatim.

    Posted by Jose June 2, 08 02:09 PM
  1. Awesome... I'm glad they kept the little guy in mind with the "Rite Aid Family Section"... One section that is affordable, and everything else jumped right up to well over $100 per ticket... I'm with you now, Larry... I will also be watching from the comfort of my house... With the exception of maybe 1 or 2 games where I'll head out to a bar and revel with the masses...

    Posted by Paul June 2, 08 02:29 PM
  1. I got in right at 2 and it said sold out. how does 18,000 tickets go that fast

    Posted by jon June 2, 08 02:31 PM
  1. There is no way they are releasing more than 200 tickets because of all of the season ticket holders, celebrities, and morons that bought the "Club Green" Membership for $300. That leaves around 200 tickets or less with I'd say tens of thousands of Celtics fans demanding them. If you manage to get tickets today online you might as well scratch a lottery ticket, tee up for 9 holes of golf, and play some poker because you'd be extremely lucky. The rest of us fans will watch at home because god forbid the true fans who have watched the team for the past 10 miserable years are rewarded with tickets. Go Celts!

    Posted by Greg June 2, 08 02:33 PM
  1. I just got my tickets, off to Ebay

    Posted by lucky man June 2, 08 02:40 PM
  1. Online ticket sales were a major disappointment, page displayed that tickets were not on sale yet until ~2:07pm, in the time it took me to click best available, 2. They had sold out. Now the tickets are up on resellers sites at a massively inflated price (as compared to face value). Hope others had better luck, but frankly I found the experience to be awfully disappointing.

    Go Celtics.

    Posted by Tristan June 2, 08 02:50 PM
  1. No way they release that many tickets!! Tickets were gone in about 5 seconds not to mention it was 10 minutes past 2 before you could get the chance on ticketmaster.

    Posted by Smitty June 2, 08 04:22 PM
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