My favorite days of the year are the days after Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter and Halloween, when all the leftover candy goes on sale for 50% off.
Shortly behind those days, though, is my next favorite day of the year: Season Ticket Member move-up day. That day is just as the name sounds. It's the day when STMs can move their seats if they choose to do so. If there are seats available and you click on them fast enough, they're yours. Your particular move-up day is based on how long you've been a STM; the longer you've been one, the earlier you get to choose.
I'm not sure why I enjoy this day so much, since I love my seats and have no intention of moving. But it's fun to take a look and see what's out there, or if I could get two of the eight tickets in the entire Garden that I would switch to (I can't.).
Fun stuff:
Map of the Garden:
http://www1.ticketmaster.com/boston-celtics-vs-brooklyn-nets-boston-massachusetts-04-10-2017/event/0100510F0F76A4B0?artistid=805903&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=7&f_tmol_checkout=true&ab=m_efeat4786v1Tickets went on sale at 10am. When I clicked onto the map at that time, there were just over 100 seats remaining (I don't know how many of the 17,000+ seats can go to STM and how many are saved for general sale.). That's actually a touch higher than at the same time last year, which is probably due to a hefty price increase that they took. Not a single one of those seats was in the balcony.
When I did my final sample at 10:22 am, there were 90 seats left. Of those 90, 23 were singles. I don't know how often people buy single seats as STM. I am pleased to note, though, that the guy who took the single seat next to me last year has given it up, meaning that I will once again have a place to put my coat.
There were actually some really good seats available this year that weren't available last year. In particular, there are four seats in Section 2 and six seats in Section 11 available in Row B, which is the second row of the folding chairs on the floor (In some sections, there was also a row or two that are actually courtside. You could stick out a foot and trip a player [cough, cough
Lebron].). Hope you're wealthy, though. You're buying 43 games at just over $300 each.
Want "Center Six" seating, which are the three sections on each side that bracket mid-court? You're looking at about $175-200 per ticket per game, but you'll be at least 10 rows up in the loge. You'll be about even with the foul line and, in a few cases, in the dead center of a row of 18.
I see exactly one set of two tickets that I would consider buying if I didn't have my current tickets: Section 7, Row D, on the aisle (the "outside" aisle). Added bonus: Legarrette Blount sits on the floor a few rows in front of you. Tickets are $100 per seat per game.
Mike