TODAY: NBA Attendance Through December 8
| '96-97 YEAR-TO-DATE |
| TEAM | HOME DATES | AVG. | TOTAL | %CAP | '95-96 AVG. | TOTAL +/- ATTEND FROM '95 - 96 |
| CHA | 7 | 24,042 | 168,294 | 100% | 24,042 | No Change |
| CHI | 8 | 23,845 | 190,762 | 110% | 23,519 | 2,607 | 1% |
| NY | 9 | 19,763 | 177,867 | 100% | 19,763 | No Change |
| TOR^ | 13 | 19,718 | 256,334 | 78% | 21,752 | -26,439 | -9% |
| WAS | 10 | 17,574 | 175,737 | 94% | 14,637 | 29,368 | 17% |
| DET | 11 | 17,309 | 190,398 | 81% | 16,013 | 14,250 | 7% |
| ORL^ | 9 | 17,248 | 155,232 | 100% | 17,248 | No Change |
| PHI^ | 9 | 15,920 | 143,283 | 76% | 12,863 | 27,514 | 19% |
| BOS | 11 | 15,905 | 174,959 | 85% | 17,734 | -20,119 | -10% |
| MIL | 10 | 15,146 | 151,459 | 81% | 15,793 | -6,474 | -4% |
| IND | 7 | 15,046 | 105,325 | 91% | 16,187 | -7,985 | -7% |
| MIA | 8 | 15,010 | 120,076 | 99% | 14,608 | 3,213 | 3% |
| CLE | 10 | 14,931 | 149,309 | 73% | 16,926 | -19,948 | -12% |
| NJ^ | 7 | 14,613 | 102,293 | 73% | 14,680 | -67 | -1% |
| ATL | 7 | 11,192 | 81,717 | 68% | 11,674 | -3,376 | -4% |
| '96-97 YEAR-TO-DATE |
| TEAM | HOME DATES | AVG. | TOTAL | %CAP | '95-96 AVG. | TOTAL +/- ATTEND FROM '95-96 |
| POR | 8 | 20,458 | 163,664 | 95% | 20,753 | -2,359 | - 1% |
| UTA | 12 | 19,502 | 234,020 | 98% | 19,693 | - 2,294 | - 1% |
| PHO | 9 | 19,023 | 171,207 | 100% | 19,023 | No Change |
| SAN | 10 | 18,040 | 180,404 | 88% | 19,181 | - 11,406 | - 6% |
| SAC | 8 | 17,317 | 138,536 | 100% | 17,317 | No Change |
| SEA | 9 | 17,072 | 153,648 | 100% | 17,082 | -90 | -1% |
| LAL | 11 | 16,569 | 182,254 | 95% | 14,123 | + 26,899 | + 15% |
| HOU | 10 | 16,285 | 162,850 | 100% | 16,285 | No Change |
| VAN^ | 9 | 15,894 | 143,046 | 83% | 17,120 | - 11,036 | - 7% |
| MIN | 7 | 15,602 | 109,215 | 82% | 13,456 | + 15,025 | + 14% |
| DAL^ | 9 | 15,314 | 137,827 | 85% | 16,783 | - 13,219 | - 9% |
| GOL^ | 12 | 14,838 | 178,055 | 80% | 15,025 | + 2,245 | - 1% |
| DEN | 10 | 12,189 | 121,894 | 71% | 16,660 | - 44,702 | - 27% |
| LAC | 8 | 9,381 | 75,051 | 59% | 9,423 | -42 | -1% |
| at ANA | 1 | 11,519 | 11,519 | 63% | 10,169 | + 1,350 | + 13% |
NOTES: Toronto and Dallas have increased attendance from last season. Philadelphia is playing at the larger CoreStates Center. Golden State is playing at the larger San Jose Arena this season while Oakland Coliseum Arena is being renovated. Vancouver has slightly decreased capacity from last season. Orlando and New Jersey have each played one home game at the soldout 38,639-seat Tokyo Dome in Japan, which is not included in their attendance figures. "'95-96 AVG." is based on the same number of home dates the teams have played so far in '96-97. Overall, the league is averaging 16,901 per game and is playing to 89% capacity. -30-
