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     TODAY: Final NBA Eastern Conference Home Attendance 
               
       

  
 
    
 
      
 '98-99 
        END-OF-YEAR

          
    
    
'97-98 
      END-OF-YEAR
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME

        DATES
    
    
 
      
AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
%

        CAP
    
    
 
      
AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
+/- 
        %
    
  
  
 
    
CHI
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
22,400
    
    
 
      
560,012
    
    
 
      
103%
    
    
 
      
23,988
    
    
 
      
983,517
    
    
 
      
- 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
NYK
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
19,763
    
    
 
      
494,075
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
19,763
    
    
 
      
810,283
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
CHA
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
19,232
    
    
 
      
480,807
    
    
 
      
80%
    
    
 
      
20,576
    
    
 
      
843,647
    
    
 
      
- 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
DET
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
17,783
    
    
 
      
444,585
    
    
 
      
81%
    
    
 
      
19,379
    
    
 
      
794,567
    
    
 
      
- 
        8%
    
  
  
 
    
BOS
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
17,624
    
    
 
      
440,602
    
    
 
      
95%
    
    
 
      
19,899
    
    
 
      
815,889
    
    
 
      
- 
        11%
    
  
  
 
    
TOR
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
17,568
    
    
 
      
439,190
    
    
 
      
94%
    
    
 
      
16,468
    
    
 
      
675,225
    
    
 
      
+ 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
at 
      ACC
    
 
      
22
    
    
 
      
17,974
    
    
 
      
395,433
    
    
 
      
91%
    
    
 
      
—
    
    
 
      
—
    
    
 
      
—
    
  
  
 
    
at 
      SKY
    
 
      
2
    
    
 
      
14,590
    
    
 
      
29,180
    
    
 
      
72%
    
    
 
      
16,527
    
    
 
      
644,561
    
    
 
      
- 
        12%
    
  
  
 
    
at 
      MLG
    
 
      
1
    
    
 
      
14,577
    
    
 
      
14,577
    
    
 
      
91%
    
    
 
      
15,332
    
    
 
      
30,664
    
    
 
      
- 
        5%
    
  
  
 
    
PHI
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
17,458
    
    
 
      
436,444
    
    
 
      
85%
    
    
 
      
15,985
    
    
 
      
655,417
    
    
 
      
+ 
        9%
    
  
  
 
    
NJN
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
16,614
    
    
 
      
415,353
    
    
 
      
83%
    
    
 
      
17,524
    
    
 
      
718,523
    
    
 
      
- 
        5%
    
  
  
 
    
ORL
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
16,444
    
    
 
      
411,091
    
    
 
      
95%
    
    
 
      
17,113
    
    
 
      
701,647
    
    
 
      
- 
        4%
    
  
  
 
    
IND
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
16,181
    
    
 
      
404,536
    
    
 
      
98%
    
    
 
      
15,739
    
    
 
      
645,302
    
    
 
      
+ 
        3%
    
  
  
 
    
WSH
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
16,099
    
    
 
      
402,481
    
    
 
      
78%
    
    
 
      
19,542
    
    
 
      
801,240
    
    
 
      
- 
        18%
    
  
  
 
    
MIL
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
15,278
    
    
 
      
381,948
    
    
 
      
82%
    
    
 
      
15,561
    
    
 
      
638,034
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
  
  
 
    
MIA
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
15,153
    
    
 
      
378,813
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
14,966
    
    
 
      
614,861
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
  
  
 
    
CLE
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
14,120
    
    
 
      
352,992
    
    
 
      
69%
    
    
 
      
16,942
    
    
 
      
694,629
    
    
 
      
- 
        17%
    
  
  
 
    
ATL
    
 
      
25
    
    
 
      
13,273
    
    
 
      
331,831
    
    
 
      
86%
    
    
 
      
17,450
    
    
 
      
715,452
    
    
 
      
- 
        24%
    
  
  
 
    
at 
      GAD
    
 
      
14
    
    
 
      
17,130
    
    
 
      
239,827
    
    
 
      
79%
    
    
 
      
21,484
    
    
 
      
601,579
    
    
 
      
- 
        20%
    
  
  
 
    
at 
      AMC
    
 
      
11
    
    
 
      
8,364
    
    
 
      
92,004
    
    
 
      
90%
    
    
 
      
8,759
    
    
 
      
113,873
    
    
 
      
- 
        5%
    
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
TOTAL
    
 
      
350
    
    
 
      
18,213
    
    
 
      
6,374,760
    
    
 
      
88%
    
    
 
      
19,352
    
    
 
      
11,108,233
    
    
 
      
- 
        6%
    
  


          NOTES: GAD = Georgia Dome; AMC = Alexander Memorial
     Coliseum; ACC = Air Canada Centre; MLG = Maple Leaf Gardens;
     SKY = SkyDome.  Teams played 25 home games this season due
     to the lockout and 41 home games last season.  The Wizards
     played five games last year at USAir Arena, drawing 93,305
     for an average attendance of 18,661.  The Raptors played two
     games at MLG last season and this is the team's first season
     in the Air Canada Centre. '97-98 AVG. = Final average
     attendance at the conclusion of last season.

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