On April 24, Beijing time, the ticket prices for Rockets and Jazz's fifth game have been announced. Depending on different positions, the ticket prices range from US$52 to US$1,020. So, how much income can the Rockets bring to such an extra game of playoffs ? Let's calculate the calculation.
According to the Rockets' average ticket price announced previously, it is about US$418, while Toyota Center has 18,104 seats. The playoff tickets are basically sold out. If you calculate it roughly, it is about 7.567 million US dollars, which is about 50.887 million RMB. Playing one more game can generate more than 50 million yuan in ticket revenue, which does not include the consumption of nearly 20,000 people in Toyota Center (wine, souvenirs, etc.). Of course, the boss wants to see such a good thing.
As the Rockets boss, Fertita certainly hopes to see the Rockets go further and further in the playoffs. After all, every extra round is closer to the championship. From a commercial perspective, you can sell one more game ticket and charge a few more 50 million. A 4-0 sweep looks very refreshing and safe for fans, but for the league and the team, selling less tickets will lead to less income, which may not be a good thing.
Rockets can return to home court and play at least one more game, which can bring considerable income to the boss and the league. So, how should the profits of this 50 million yuan be distributed after deducting costs and expenses? According to the league's regulations, 6% of the regular season ticket revenue must be handed over to the league, but in the playoffs, this proportion will increase significantly.
playoff tickets after tax profit will be handed over 45% to the league. Why do you have to pay so much? The main reason is that the salary of NBA players is paid according to the regular season games, and the playoffs are the time when players play for free. The league needs to hand over these profits to pay bonuses to the playoff teams, and also pay fees to the referees and other staff.
So, playing more games is in the interests of both the team and the league, but judging from the progress of this year's playoffs, Xiao Hua may not be satisfied. As of Tuesday, Beijing time, two groups of duels have ended 4-0, and five other groups of duels have hit 3-1, with only Nuggets and Spurs being 2-2. In the first round of the playoffs last year, when the first four rounds were finished, there was only 4-0 in one group of matches (Pelicans beat Trail Blazers ). In the remaining 7 groups, there were 3 groups 2-2, which was relatively more intense.
