On the average, a Laker ticket is jack'd up nearly twice a Clippers ticket ... but no one's getting soaked more than a Knicks' fan

The Lakers' average ticket price of $99.25 is a 4.2 percent jump from a year ago and ranks second in the NBA among the 30 teams, according to the latest numbers released today by the Chicago-based Team Marking Research's Fan Cost Index. (linked here).

The Clippers' average of $51.47 per ticket is seventh in the league, but has not increased over last season, the statistics show.

Neither price factors in premium ticket costs.

Both the Lakers and Clippers exceed the NBA's average ticket price of $48.48, which is up 1.7 percent for the first time in three years.

New York Knicks' tickets -- $117.47 -- cost more than double the league's average and five times as much as seats for the Memphis Grizzlies, last at $22.95.

Thirteen teams actually cut their average price in the wake of the late start to the regular season because of the lockout. The Clippers are one of seven that were flat. The Lakers were one of 10 teams that were at an increase. last season, only four teams raised prices.

The average non-premium ticket price was $77.36 in the NFL last season, $26.91 in Major League Baseball last year and $57.10 in the NHL this season, according to TMR's surveys.

TMR's Fan Cost Index for the NBA, which includes four average-price tickets, two small draft beers, four small soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking, two programs and two adult-size caps, averaged $301.46 for the league, up 4.5.

The Lakers' Fan Cost Index came in at $514 at Staples Center, up 5.1 percent; the Clippers were at $322.88, up 2.9 percent. Both teams had the same price for a beer ($8), soft drink ($4.75), hot dog ($5.25), parking ($15), program ($5) and cap ($18).

The Knicks were up to $608.78, a jump of 20.4 percent over last year in the remodeled Madison Square Garden.