NBA Western Conference Announced Attendance Through Nov. 21
TEAM DATES '99 AVG. TOTAL CAP '98 AVG. %+/- '97 AVG. %+/-
MIN 5 20,721 103,607 109% 17,119 +21.0% 18,013 +15.0%
POR 4 20,389 81,557 102% 19,462 +4.8% 20,576 -0.9%
UTA 5 19,413 97,065 97% 19,725 -1.6% 19,899 -2.4%
SAC 5 19,383 96,917 112% 16,750 +15.7% 14,766 +31.3%
PHO 6 18,873 113,235 99% 18,891 -0.1% 19,023 -0.8%
SAN 5 18,793 93,966 91% 21,094 -10.9% 19,108 -1.6%
LAL 6 18,502 111,011 96% 17,200 +7.6% 16,877 +9.6%
SEA 4 16,091 64,364 94% 17,072 -5.7% 17,072 -5.7%
HOU 6 15,133 90,795 93% 16,285 -7.1% 16,285 -7.1%
DEN 6 15,009 90,053 78% 11,879 +26.3% 11,799 +27.2%
DAL 5 14,527 72,633 81% 14,513 +0.1% 13,208 +10.0%
LAC 4 13,231 52,922 70% 10,263 +28.9% 9,968 +32.7%
VAN 7 13,166 92,164 69% 16,719 -21.2% 16,108 -18.3%
GST 5 12,969 64,846 66% 13,433 -3.5% 12,201 +6.3%
TOTALS 73 16,783 1,225,135 89% 16,458 +2.0% 16,065 +4.5%
NOTES: The Lakers are playing their first season at
Staples Center, capacity 19,282. The Lakers played at The
Great Western Forum (17,505) in '97 and '98. The Clippers
also are playing their first season at Staples Center (their
capacity is 18,964). The Clippers played at the LA Sports
Arena (capacity 16,021) and The Pond at Anaheim (capacity
18,211) in '97 and '98. The Nuggets are playing their first
season at the Pepsi Center, capacity 19,309. The team
played at McNichols Arena (capacity 17,171) in '97 and '98.
The T'Wolves and the Kings both played their first "home
openers" November 5-6 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The Kings
had an attendance of 32,623 on November 5 and the T'Wolves
had an attendance of 34,013 on November 6. Without the
Tokyo home game the Kings would be averaging 16,074, which
is -4.0% for '98 and +8.9% for '97. The T'Wolves would be
averaging 17,399 and +1.6% for '98 and -8.5% for '97.
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