TODAY: Final NBA Eastern Conference Announced Attendance
TEAM DATES '99 AVG. TOTAL %CAP. '98 AVG. %+/- '97 AVG. % +/-
CHI 41 22,124 907,064 102% 22,400 -1.2% 23,988 -7.8%
NYK 41 19,763 810,283 100% 19,763 0.0% 19,763 0.0%
PHI 41 18,462 756,929 90% 17,458 +5.7% 15,985 +15.5%
TOR 41 18,451 756,496 93% 17,568 +5.0% 16,468 +12.0%
IND 41 18,345 752,145 100% 16,181 +13.4% 15,739 +16.6%
CHA 41 17,874 732,827 75% 19,232 -7.1% 23,406 -23.6%
MIA 41 17,252 707,325 95% 15,153 +13.9% 14,966 +15.3%
@MIA 13 14,834 192,841 98% 15,153 -2.1% 14,966 -0.9%
@AAIR 28 18,374 514,484 94% 15,153 +21.3% 14,966 +22.8%
BOS 41 16,671 683,506 90% 17,624 -5.4% 18,132 -8.1%
DET 41 16,548 678,470 75% 17,783 -6.9% 19,379 -14.6%
NJN 41 15,698 643,623 78% 16,614 -5.5% 17,524 -10.4%
MIL 41 15,332 628,605 82% 15,278 +0.4% 15,561 -1.5%
WAS 41 15,039 616,593 73% 16,099 -6.6% 19,542 -23.0%
CLE 41 14,724 603,702 72% 14,120 +4.3% 16,942 -13.1%
ATL 41 14,664 601,238 75% 13,273 +10.5% 17,450 -16.0%
ORL 41 14,059 576,409 82% 16,444 -14.5% 17,113 -17.8%
TOTAL 615 17,000 10,455,215 85% 16,999 0.0% 18,131 -6.2%
LEAGUE 1189 16,870 20,058,513 87% 16,738 +0.8% 17,133 -1.5%
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 '99. 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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