NBA Eastern Conference Announced Attendance Through Jan. 10
TEAM DATES '99 AVG. TOTAL %CAP. '98 AVG. %+/- '97 AVG. % +/-
CHI 15 22,133 331,988 102% 22,400 -1.2% 23,988 -7.7%
NYK 14 19,763 276,682 100% 19,763 0.0% 19,763 0.0%
IND 15 18,345 275,175 100% 16,181 +13.4% 15,739 +16.6%
TOR 18 17,416 313,491 88% 17,568 -0.9% 16,468 +5.8%
CHA 15 16,849 252,732 71% 19,232 -12.4% 23,406 -28.0%
PHI 18 16,806 302,508 82% 17,458 -3.7% 15,985 +5.1%
BOS 18 16,293 293,276 87% 17,624 -7.6% 18,132 -10.1%
DET 16 15,961 255,377 72% 17,783 -10.2% 19,379 -17.6%
MIA 17 15,889 270,112 98% 15,153 +4.9% 14,966 +6.2%
@MIA 13 14,834 192,841 98% 15,153 -2.1% 14,966 -0.9%
@AAIR 4 19,318 77,271 99% 15,153 +27.5% 14,966 +29.1%
ATL 17 15,002 255,038 77% 13,273 +13.0% 17,450 -14.0%
NJN 19 14,919 283,460 74% 16,614 -10.2% 17,524 -14.9%
MIL 17 14,885 253,050 80% 15,278 -2.6% 15,561 -4.3%
WAS 16 13,812 220,990 67% 16,099 -14.2% 19,542 -29.3%
ORL 17 13,749 233,735 80% 16,444 -16.4% 17,113 -19.7%
CLE 20 13,698 273,964 67% 14,120 -3.0% 16,942 -19.1%
TOTAL 252 16,236 4,091,578 82% 16,999 -4.5% 18,131 -10.4%
NOTES: The Hawks are playing their first season at
Philips Arena (capacity 19,445). In '97 and '98, the team
played at GA Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum (capacity
9,300) and the GA Dome (capacity 21,570). The Pacers are
playing their first season at Conseco Fieldhouse (capacity
18,345). In '97 and '98, the team played at Market Square
Arena (capacity 16,530). This is the Raptors' first full
season at Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800). The team
played in Maple Leaf Gardens until February '98. The Heat
began playing in AmericanAirlines Arena (capacity 19,600) on
January 2. They played at Miami Arena (capacity 15,200) in
'97, '98 and for part of the '99-2000 season.
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