2 posts tagged “western conference championships”
So I can now officially say that the plays I have developed work in just about any situation. Case in point, the Western Conference Championship Game 1 last night between the Lakers and Spurs.
I was able to secure tickets yesterday up in the 300 section for face value, which was a feat in itself, seeing as the game was completely “sold out”. I was searching the day before the game and prices were hovering around $125 or so for the cheapest possible seats. So to see them drop down to face value the day of the game just supports my thinking about waiting until the last moment in order to get the best prices.
But the real winner for the night was that for the first 1 ½ quarters, we got to sit in the 6th row behind the Spurs Bench. This is something that I have been doing all season long, but I thought would be pretty damn near impossible for several reasons.
I used my “season’s greetings” play to get down to my normal section, but these are the playoffs, and the tickets look completely different than they do during the regular season. This was my buddy’s first time going with me, so he just held the nachos and his beer and let me take care of getting us in. The usher spent a few extra minutes looking at my tickets, but I held fast like I knew where I was going, and sure enough, he let us through.
We started in the 11th row, but before the tip off, I noticed two seats in the 6th row that were separated by a small, 12” gap between them. This ran the whole length of the section from top to bottom. This may go unnoticed to the untrained eye, but for me it was the perfect place to sit. It was exactly in the middle of the section, and these were the only two seats available, so if anyone started coming down the isle from either direction, I knew that it would be time to implement the exit strategy. In the row directly behind us, the same two seats were available. So a very easy escape to different seats could be made without bothering anyone, and more importantly, not causing any commotion that would alert the ushers. The last thing we wanted was to cause trouble, especially since this is such a big game and we wanted to watch the whole thing.
The first quarter came and went and there we were still. AWESOME! Half way through the second quarter, the rightful owners show up and we make our quick escape up one row. This lasts for another few minutes until the owners of those seats arrived. At $600 per seat, I knew that eventually we would have to vacate that area, but for a while there it was pretty incredible.
We made our way up to section 311 where our tickets were and watched the rest of the game from there. I admit that I am a bit spoiled in my seating history, but it was still so great to be a part of the excitement there. When the Lakers came back from 20 points down to take the lead in the 4th quarter, there is no other place on earth that was more exciting than at the Staples Center.
Here are a few pics of the night. Will post some video that I took at the end of the game in my next posting. Can’t wait for Friday’s Game 2!!!!
Lakers Tickets Game 1 tonight Face Value; upper section….
I just wanted to give anyone the heads up who may want to go to the Lakers Game tonight that I found two sets of two tickets for Face Value tonight.
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Just a public service announcement from yours truly!
Go Lakers!!!
