Best of seven across two cities in June, with the venues confirmed only when the conference finals end
NBA Finals: Courtside, Suites and a Series That Moves
About the NBA Finals
The NBA Finals close the basketball season each June. The series is best-of-seven in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, alternating between the two teams’ home arenas.
What Makes It Different
Proximity. Basketball is the only major American sport where the best seats are on the floor itself, a few feet from play, and courtside at a Finals game is among the most sought-after seats in sport.
The planning problem is the same as the World Series: fixed dates, unknown cities, and a series that may end in four games.
Where to Start
- Commit to game numbers, not dates — Games 6 and 7 may never be played
- Decide between courtside and a suite — one is the game, the other is the evening
- Hold both cities until the conference finals resolve
- Keep the late games reversible — anything booked for Games 5 to 7 has to be releasable
Arrange It With Perfect.Live
Tell us which games matter and whether you want the floor or a suite
Courtside and Suites
Courtside is floor level, a few feet from play, and it is the closest spectator position in any major sport. A suite is a different proposition entirely: the game plus an evening, with space, service and people you brought with you.
Both sit outside the ordinary ticket market and are arranged through the channels that actually hold them.
How We Help
- Courtside or suite access arranged through the channels that hold it
- Two cities held in parallel
- Flights and rooms that survive a series ending early
- The evening after handled
If the series reaches New York or Miami, our guides to Michelin-star restaurants in New York and the best restaurants in Miami cover the night after the game.
Frequently Asked Questions
In June each year, at the end of the NBA season.
Best-of-seven, in a 2-2-1-1-1 pattern alternating between the two teams’ arenas.
Only once both conference finals have finished, days before the series starts.
Seats are at floor level, a few feet from play. It is the closest spectator position in any major sport.
They can be planned for, but they are played only if the series goes that far.
Suites are held by the arenas and their partners rather than sold publicly, which is why they are arranged rather than bought.
Before the conference finals end. Once the cities are known, everything worth having is already committed.
