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May 30 (The Sports Xchange) - Two courtside seats fetched $29,000 each for Monday night's Western Conference championship game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors. According to ESPN.com, the two floor seats for Game 7 were sold on the Warriors' resale site run by Ticketmaster for a total of $58,000. ESPN reported that the game has the second-highest list prices for an NBA Game 7 in the past five years at $960 per ticket. The only Game 7 to top Monday night's matchup in Oakland at Oracle Arena was the 2013 NBA Finals Game 7 between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs at $1,346 per ticket. -- Toronto's DeMar DeRozan enters the offseason as an unrestricted free agent and of the big prizes this NBA offseason. There's a good chance he will cash in on a season where he led the Raptors in scoring at 23.5 points per game. And by all his posturing and indications, the high-scoring guard wants to return to the Raptors. While many assume the Lakers would be a great fit, Los Angeles might not think so. On Monday, Bleacher Report, said the Lakers were not that high on DeRozan. DeRozan probably would cost Los Angeles about $25 million annually if it was to offer a max contract. (Editing by Larry Fine) ))