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SBD/Issue 60/The Back of the Book
Turnstile Tracker: Hornets Up Almost 50% In Average Attendance
Published December 10, 2008
NBA Western Conference attendance through December 8 is almost flat with last season compared to the same period last year, as it is up less than 1%. The Hornets, on the heels of winning the Southwest Division last season are showing by far the largest attendance growth with 47.5%. However, the Kings, Grizzlies and Clippers are all showing double-digit average attendance declines. The Mavericks, at 104.1%, have the largest percentage capacity in the NBA, though that is down 1% from '07-08. The following presents Western Conference attendance through December 8, with comparisons to the same period last season (THE DAILY).
|
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH DECEMBER 8
|
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| HOME TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('06-07)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Blazers |
7
|
143,958
|
20,565
|
102.9%
|
18,644
|
10.3%
|
9
|
| Mavericks |
9
|
179,945
|
19,994
|
104.1%
|
20,191
|
-1.0%
|
11
|
| Jazz |
12
|
238,623
|
19,885
|
99.9%
|
19,895
|
0.0%
|
9
|
| Lakers |
11
|
208,967
|
18,997
|
100.0%
|
18,997
|
0.0%
|
10
|
| Warriors |
8
|
148,568
|
18,571
|
94.8%
|
19,268
|
-3.6%
|
10
|
| Thunder^ |
11
|
203,663
|
18,515
|
96.8%
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Suns |
10
|
184,220
|
18,422
|
100.0%
|
18,422
|
0.0%
|
8
|
| Spurs |
11
|
193,094
|
17,554
|
93.4%
|
18,417
|
-4.7%
|
12
|
| Rockets |
9
|
156,261
|
17,362
|
96.2%
|
18,162
|
-4.4%
|
8
|
| Hornets |
9
|
150,373
|
16,708
|
97.2%
|
11,327
|
47.5%
|
10
|
| Nuggets |
10
|
163,394
|
16,339
|
85.3%
|
16,450
|
-0.7%
|
12
|
| Clippers |
12
|
174,517
|
14,543
|
76.3%
|
16,283
|
-10.7%
|
10
|
| T'Wolves |
9
|
124,024
|
13,780
|
71.2%
|
15,270
|
-9.8%
|
10
|
| Kings |
11
|
131,775
|
11,980
|
69.2%
|
13,599
|
-11.9%
|
11
|
| Grizzlies |
10
|
116,857
|
11,686
|
64.5%
|
13,214
|
-11.6%
|
9
|
| TOTALS |
149
|
2,518,239
|
16,901
|
86.9%
|
16,744
|
0.9%
|
150
|
| NBA TOTALS |
304
|
5,187,536
|
17,064
|
89.2%
|
16,945
|
0.7%
|
293
|
| ^ Relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City after '07-08 season. | |||||||
| NOTE: Totals include Seattle statistics from last season. | |||||||
