Turnstile Tracker: Heat, Cavs Top NBA In Road Attendance

The Heat were the biggest draw on the road during the ’06-07 NBA season, averaging 18,945 away from AmericanAirlines Arena, while the Lakers packed opposing teams’ venues to a league-best 99.3% capacity. Despite finishing ninth in home attendance, the Spurs ranked 20th in road attendance. The chart below shows NBA team-by-team road attendance, with comparisons to team home attendance during the ’06-07 season (THE DAILY).

AWAY TEAM	AVG. ROAD ATTENDANCE	% ROAD CAPACITY	HOME RANK	AVG. HOME ATTENDANCE	ROAD VS. HOME
Heat	18,945	98.4%	5	19,721	-776
Cavaliers	18,941	98.0%	3	20,436	-1,496
Lakers	18,917	99.3%	7	18,986	-68
Suns	18,541	96.7%	10	18,422	119
Rockets	18,187	95.0%	21	16,545	1,642
Nuggets	18,163	94.9%	17	17,230	970
Bulls	18,153	94.2%	1	22,253	-4,100
Pistons	18,001	93.7%	2	22,076	-3,907
Knicks	17,984	93.1%	8	18,796	-811
T'Wolves	17,894	93.7%	24	15,999	1,896
Nets	17,871	92.4%	19	17,047	824
76ers	17,850	92.7%	29	15,012	2,838
Mavericks	17,822	93.7%	4	20,351	-2,530
Pacers	17,803	91.9%	28	15,360	2,443
Celtics	17,570	90.8%	20	16,843	727
Trail Blazers	17,558	92.3%	22	16,360	1,198
Jazz	17,501	91.9%	6	19,566	-2,065
Bobcats	17,477	90.2%	27	15,549	1,928
Magic	17,471	90.1%	18	17,095	376
Spurs	17,464	91.5%	9	18,654	-1,190
Sonics	17,436	90.7%	25	15,955	1,481
Clippers	17,406	91.0%	12	18,406	-1,000
Bucks	17,351	89.6%	23	16,186	1,270
Raptors	17,347	89.6%	13	18,259	-912
Grizzlies	17,337	90.4%	30	14,655	2,682
Kings	17,283	90.2%	16	17,317	-34
Wizards	17,270	89.5%	11	18,410	-1,139
Hawks	17,171	88.6%	26	15,595	1,576
Warriors	17,012	89.3%	14	18,104	-1,092
Hornets	16,982	89.0%	15	17,833	-852