The Los Angeles Clippers are on pace for yet another 50+ win season. In the tough Western Conference, however, that won’t guarantee them a top-five seed. Thanks to a slow start and ongoing problems on the road (just 8-7 away from home), the Clips enter the new year looking for answers on how they can solidify themselves as a top-three team in the NBA’s toughest conference.
One way to rise up is to enjoy a fantastic January, while playing better defense and being more focused on the road. It also means taking care of business at home. Let’s see if the Clips can do that as we take a look at their cheapest and most expensive home games left on the schedule this month:
Cheapest – VS. Denver Nuggets (1/26/15) | Average Ticket Price: $91.27 | Get-in Ticket Price: $9
The Denver Nuggets have some of the worst make-shift rotations thanks to head coach Brian Shaw, but they’ll still enter the Staples Center posing a threat on January 26th. Ty Lawson leads a fast-paced offense that can be a tough out when they’re firing on all cylinders, but luckily for the Clips, this matchup goes down at home, where they’re a blistering 16-5 on the year.
Clippers tickets present major value for the casual fan, as anyone can get into this one for just over $91 on average. The cost for Staples Center private suite rentals is much higher with the cheapest suite going for $3,275 on SuiteHop.com, but regular tickets are incredibly cheap for a solid Western Conference matchup, specifically since this game figures to be very high scoring and fast-paced (both teams put up over 101 points per game). L.A. is pretty disciplined at home and Denver has zero resistance down low, though, so Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan should set the tone early in a nice Clippers win.
Most Expensive – VS. Cleveland Cavaliers (1/16/15) | Average Ticket Price: $258.97 | Get-in Ticket Price: $55
Cleveland’s Big 3 come to town in the middle of January, as fans get to see Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving go head to head. This matchup obviously welcomes LeBron James and Kevin Love to town, as well, and should be well hyped prior to tip-off. It’s the most expensive ticket of the month, though you can still find VIP Clippers tickets for as low as $325.
Cleveland has been extremely mediocre on the road (8-8) and isn’t a realistic threat to take down the Clippers on paper. They certainly have the offense and star power (especially after recently adding J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert), but may not have the defense to contend with Lob City on the road. That is, unless Shumpert can return to full health and help lock down the outside and newly acquired big man Timofey Mozgov can be a force defensively down low.
The Cavs haven’t shown much life in any respect defensively, however, and Mozgov has never had great luck against the Clippers. The odds appear to be in L.A.’s favor, although this could be a solid back and forth contest that goes down to the wire.
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