NBA Finals 2022 - Average prices for Boston Celtics-Golden State Warriors Game 1 at record prices

The 2022 NBA Finals begin Thursday with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors taking on Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. Judging by the ticket prices, there is a lot of excitement for this matchup.

According to VividSeats, a ticket resale marketplace, Game 1 of the finals (9 p.m. ET on ABC) is the most expensive average ticket price for any event at Chase Center since its opening in 2019.

The current average price sold for the first game of the series is $873, which is over $300 more per ticket than when the Los Angeles Lakers visited the Warriors in February — and these finals tickets are $300 more expensive than a Metallica concert, played in September, 2019, which had an average price of $542.

On the Warriors' team website, linked to Ticketmaster, the only tickets available are resale tickets. They range from $590 to $6,900.

Finals tickets are typically more expensive than most other rounds in the playoffs and regular season games, so it's also no surprise that game one is the most expensive ticket sold on VividSeats in the NBA so far this season. That same Lakers-Warriors game from February is No. 2 at $543 with Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Warriors game two on May 20, coming in at third with an average ticket price of $418.

The Warriors have also been a part of the top-five games with the most expensive average ticket this season.

The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors are set to meet with the NBA championship on the line. You can catch all the action on ABC and the ESPN app.

Game 1: Thursday, 9 p.m. ET at GSGame 2: Sunday, 8 p.m. ET at GSGame 3: June 8, 9 p.m. ET at BOSGame 4: June 10, 9 p.m. ET at BOSGame 5: June 13, 9 p.m. ET at GS*Game 6: June 16, 9