TODAY: NBA Western Conference Attendance Through February 23 HOME '96-97 YEAR-TO-DATE '95-96 TOTAL +/- ATTENDTEAM DATES AVG. TOTAL %CAP AVG. FROM '95-96POR 26 20,513 533,325 95% 20,742 - 5,971 - 1%UTA 28 19,736 552,596 99% 19,818 - 2,294 - 1%PHO 26 19,023 494,598 100% 19,023 No ChangeSAC 28 17,317 484,876 100% 17,317 No ChangeSEA 29 17,072 495,088 100% 17,010 + 1,791 + 1%LAL 29 16,868 489,168 96% 15,208 + 48,123 + 11%SAN 27 16,795 453,473 82% 19,020 - 60,078 - 12%MIN 26 16,694 434,052 88% 13,770 + 76,028 + 21%HOU 28 16,285 455,980 100% 16,285 No Change VAN^ 31 16,256 503,950 85% 16,967 - 22,033 - 4%DAL^ 26 15,169 394,402 84% 16,657 - 38,686 - 9%GOL^ 25 14,769 369,229 80% 15,025 - 6,396 - 2%DEN 26 11,429 297,159 67% 16,651 -135,761 - 31%LAC 22 7,832 172,305 49% 7,999 - 3,678 - 2%at ANA 4 14,564 58,257 80% 14,635 - 286 - 1% NOTES: ANA = Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Dallas has increased capacity from last season. 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. "'95-96 AVG." is based on the same number of home dates teams have played so far in '96-97. Overall, the league is averaging 16,880 per game and is playing at 89% capacity. -30-
