Better spend a lot of money if you are hell bent on watching the first NBA preseason game in Manila on Oct. 10.

As expected, the cheapest tickets for the match between the Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets were immediately sold out minutes after SM Tickets began selling entries for the historic event yesterday at malls and online.

It was estimated that a total of 500 tickets were purchased by fans who would settle for nosebleed seats at an affordable price just to catch a glimpse of the Pacers’ Paul George and Roy Hibbert and the Rockets’ Jeremy Lin and James Harden, among others.

The seats located at those areas or Section E were sold for P550 per person.

At presstime, plenty of tickets are still available for the more expensive seats.

Section D is pegged at P4,200, Section C at P8,400 while Premium A and B seats, or courtside and ringside seats at P32,300 and P27,000, respectively. VIP tickets can be bought at P54,000 per entry.