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SBD/2/The Back Of The Book
THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER
Published December 2, 1997
TODAY: NBA Eastern Conference Attendance Through November 30
|
'97-98
YEAR-TO-DATE
|
|||||||
|
TEAM
|
HOME
DATES
|
AVG.
|
TOTAL
|
%CAP
|
'96-97
AVG.
|
TOTAL
+/-ATTEND FROM '96-97
|
|
| CHI |
7
|
23,902
|
167,320
|
110%
|
23,843
|
+
419
|
+
.3%
|
| CHA |
8
|
23,863
|
190,911
|
99%
|
24,042
|
-
1,425
|
-
1%
|
| NYK |
6
|
19,763
|
118,578
|
100%
|
19,763
|
No
Cha
|
nge
|
| DET^ |
8
|
19,297
|
154,376
|
87%
|
17,994
|
+
10,422
|
+
7%
|
| ATL |
10
|
18,773
|
187,736
|
98%
|
11,005
|
+
77,682
|
+
71%
|
| at ALC^ |
2
|
8,463
|
16,927
|
91%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| at GAD^ |
8
|
21,351
|
170,809
|
99%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| WAS |
5
|
18,661
|
93,305
|
99%
|
17,698
|
+
4,816
|
+
5%
|
| BOS |
10
|
17,568
|
175,681
|
94%
|
15,914
|
+
16,537
|
+
10%
|
| ORL |
8
|
16,870
|
134,962
|
98%
|
19,816
|
-
23,562
|
-
15%
|
| TOR^ |
8
|
16,577
|
132,621
|
82%
|
19,958
|
-
27,043
|
-
13%
|
| CLE |
7
|
16,694
|
116,859
|
81%
|
14,676
|
+
14,127
|
+
14%
|
| NJN |
6
|
16,442
|
98,657
|
82%
|
18,144
|
-
10,208
|
-
9%
|
| MIL |
7
|
15,040
|
105,282
|
80%
|
14,736
|
+
2,133
|
+
2%
|
| IND |
8
|
14,930
|
119,446
|
90%
|
15,112
|
-
1,448
|
-
1%
|
| PHI^ |
8
|
14,803
|
118,426
|
72%
|
16,281
|
-
11,819
|
-
9%
|
| MIA |
9
|
14,725
|
132,526
|
97%
|
14,976
|
-
2,262
|
-
2%
|
NOTES: ALC = GA Tech's Alexander Coliseum; GAD = Georgia Dome. The Hawks are splitting their home games between the two facilities while their new arena is constructed. "'96-97 AVG." is based on the same number of dates at the Omni. Both Philadelphia and Toronto have decreased capacity from '96-97; Detroit has increased capacity. Washington played its first five games at US Airways Arena. "'96-97 AVG." is based on the same number of home dates played so far in '97-98. -30-
