NBA Western Conference Announced Attendance Through Jan. 10
TEAM DATES '99 AVG. TOTAL CAP '98 AVG. %+/- '97 AVG. %+/-
POR 15 20,340 305,096 102% 19,462 +4.5% 20,576 -1.1%
SAN 17 19,491 331,344 95% 21,094 -7.6% 19,108 +2.0%
UTA 16 19,346 309,535 97% 19,725 -1.9% 19,899 -2.8%
PHO 19 18,784 356,894 99% 18,891 -0.6% 19,023 -1.3%
LAL 20 18,648 372,951 98% 17,200 +8.4% 16,877 +10.5%
SAC 14 18,034 252,474 104% 16,750 +7.7% 14,766 +22.1%
MIN 16 17,538 280,614 92% 17,119 +2.4% 18,013 -2.6%
HOU 17 15,324 260,501 94% 16,285 -5.9% 16,285 -5.9%
DEN 19 15,266 290,057 80% 11,879 +28.5% 11,799 +29.4%
SEA 16 15,239 243,824 89% 17,072 -10.7% 17,072 -10.7%
DAL 15 13,988 209,819 77% 14,513 -3.6% 13,208 +5.9%
VAN 16 13,102 209,637 68% 16,719 -21.6% 16,108 -18.7%
LAC 16 12,957 207,307 68% 10,263 +26.2% 9,968 +30.0%
GST 16 12,189 195,018 62% 13,433 -9.3% 12,201 -0.1%
TOTAL 232 16,487 3,825,071 88% 16,458 +0.2% 16,065 +2.6%
NOTES: The Lakers are playing their first season at
Staples Center (capacity 18,997). The Lakers played at The
Great Western Forum (capacity 17,505) in '97 and '98. The
Clippers also are playing their first season at Staples
Center (capacity 18,964). The Clippers played at the L.A.
Memorial Sports Arena (capacity 16,021) and the Pond at
Anaheim (18,211) in '97 and '98. The Nuggets are playing
for the first time this season at the Pepsi Center (capacity
19,099). The Nuggets played at McNichols Sports Arena
(capacity 17,171). The T'Wolves and Kings played their
first "home openers" at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, where the
Kings drew 32,623 on November 5, and the T'Wolves drew
34,013 on November 6. Without the Tokyo home game, the
Kings would be averaging 16,912, which is +1.0% for '98 and
+14.5% for '97. The T'Wolves would be averaging 16,440 per
game -- -4.0% for '98 and -8.7% for '97.
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