NBA Western Conference Announced Attendance Through Jan. 24
TEAM DATES '99 AVG. TOTAL %CAP. '98 AVG. %+/- '97 AVG. %+/-
SAN 19 20,337 386,411 99% 21,094 -3.6% 19,108 +6.4%
POR 17 20,297 345,056 102% 19,462 +4.3% 20,576 -1.4%
UTA 20 19,429 388,578 98% 19,725 -1.5% 19,899 -2.4%
PHO 22 18,817 413,963 99% 18,891 -0.4% 19,023 -1.1%
LAL 23 18,693 429,942 98% 17,200 +8.7% 16,877 +10.8%
SAC 20 17,819 356,376 103% 16,750 +6.4% 14,766 +20.7%
MIN 20 17,345 346,892 91% 17,119 +1.3% 18,013 -3.7%
HOU 20 15,333 306,669 94% 16,285 -5.8% 16,285 -5.8%
SEA 19 15,165 288,134 89% 17,072 -11.2% 17,072 -11.2%
DEN 23 15,100 347,300 79% 11,879 +27.1% 11,799 +28.0%
DAL 17 14,297 243,047 79% 14,513 -1.5% 13,208 +8.2%
VAN 21 13,209 277,384 69% 16,719 -21.0% 16,108 -18.0%
LAC 19 12,881 244,736 68% 10,263 +25.5% 9,968 +29.2%
GST 22 11,996 263,921 61% 13,433 -10.7% 12,201 -1.7%
TOTAL 282 16,448 4,638,409 87% 16,458 -0.1% 16,065 +2.4%
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) in '97 and '98. 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 17,040, which is +1.7%
for '98 and +15.4% for '97. The T'Wolves would be averaging
16,467 per game -- -3.8% for '98 and -8.6% for '97.
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