TODAY: NBA Eastern Conference Final Attendance
| '96-97 YEAR-TO-DATE |
| TEAM | HOME DATES | AVG. | TOTAL | % CAP | '95-96 AVG. | TOTAL +/- ATTEND FROM '95-96 |
| CHA | 41 | 24,042 | 985,722 | 100% | 24,042 | No Change |
| CHI | 41 | 23,865 | 978,455 | 110% | 23,638 | + 9,306 | + 1% |
| DET | 41 | 20,014 | 820,585 | 93% | 17,819 | + 90,012 | + 12% |
| NY | 41 | 19,763 | 810,283 | 100% | 19,763 | No Change |
| TOR^ | 37 | 18,551 | 686,393 | 73% | 23,358 | -177,881 | - 21% |
| at MPL | F^ 3 | 15,301 | 45,904 | 98% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| at HAM | 1 | 16,630 | 16,630 | 96% | 17,242 | - 612 | - 4% |
| WAS | 37 | 17,680 | 654,182 | 94% | 17,236 | + 16,430 | + 3% |
| at BAL | 4 | 11,616 | 46,464 | 91% | 12,650 | - 4,138 | - 8% |
| ORL^ | 40 | 17,198 | 687,958 | 100% | 17,248 | - 1,962 | - 1% |
| CLE | 41 | 16,895 | 692,684 | 82% | 17,807 | - 37,411 | - 5% |
| BOS | 41 | 16,196 | 664,022 | 87% | 17,874 | - 68,819 | - 9% |
| NJ^ | 40 | 15,799 | 631,989 | 79% | 15,509 | + 11,621 | + 2% |
| IND | 41 | 15,530 | 636,735 | 94% | 16,438 | - 37,232 | - 6% |
| MIL | 41 | 15,514 | 636,083 | 83% | 15,783 | - 11,005 | - 2% |
| PHI^ | 41 | 15,280 | 626,478 | 73% | 11,935 | +137,151 | + 28% |
| MIA | 41 | 15,004 | 615,160 | 99% | 14,783 | + 9,069 | + 2% |
| ATL | 41 | 14,288 | 585,793 | 87% | 12,114 | + 89,124 | + 18% |
NOTES: BAL = Baltimore Arena; HAM = Hamilton's Copps Coliseum; MPLF = Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto has increased capacity from last season for SkyDome, and this is its first season playing games at Maple Leaf Gardens. Philadelphia is playing at the larger CoreStates Center. Orlando and New Jersey have each played one home game in Japan, which is not included. "'95-96 AVG." is based on the same number of home dates teams have played so far in '96-97. For the season, the league averaged 17,077 per game and played at 90% capacity. -30-
