NBA Western Conference Announced Attendance Through Feb. 7
TEAM DATES '99 AVG. TOTAL % CAP. '98 AVG. % +/- '97 AVG. %+/-
POR 20 20,320 406,394 102% 19,462 +4.4% 20,576 -1.2%
SAN 23 20,076 461,759 98% 21,094 -4.8% 19,108 +5.1%
UTA 24 19,410 465,837 97% 19,725 -1.6% 19,899 -2.5%
PHO 24 18,809 451,407 99% 18,891 -0.4% 19,023 -1.1%
LAL 26 18,728 486,933 99% 17,200 +8.9% 16,877 +11.0%
SAC 20 17,819 356,376 103% 16,750 +6.4% 14,766 +20.7%
MIN 23 17,486 402,167 92% 17,119 +2.1% 18,013 -2.9%
HOU 25 15,309 382,722 94% 16,285 -6.0% 16,285 -6.0%
DEN 27 15,097 407,613 79% 11,879 +27.1% 11,799 +27.9%
SEA 23 15,030 345,688 88% 17,072 -12.0% 17,072 -12.0%
DAL 22 14,066 309,444 77% 14,513 -3.1% 13,208 +6.5%
VAN 25 13,277 331,934 69% 16,719 -20.6% 16,108 -17.6%
LAC 23 12,849 295,533 68% 10,263 +25.2% 9,968 +28.9%
GST 24 11,969 287,261 61% 13,433 -10.9% 12,201 -1.9%
TOTAL 329 16,386 5,391,068 87% 16,458 -0.4% 16,065 +2.0%
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
their first 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, and the T'Wolves would be averaging 16,734
per game -- -2.2% for '98 and -7.1% for '97.
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