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NBA Attendance Flat To Date; Grizzlies, Clippers up 8% At Home
Published February 16, 2011
The NBA is averaging 17,080 fans per game this season, flat compared to the same period a year ago. Western Conference teams are seeing a slight uptick at the gate, led by the Grizzlies (+8.2%) and Clippers (+8.0%). The Trail Blazers lead all Western Conference clubs, averaging 20,462 fans per game and filling the Rose Garden to 102.4% of capacity. Only three Western Conference teams -- the Nuggets, Rockets and Hornets -- are seeing dips in attendance. The Nuggets are seeing the biggest drop, down 5.3% at Pepsi Center. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the NBA Western Conference, with comparisons to the same period a year ago. See tomorrow's issue of THE DAILY for Eastern Conference figures (THE DAILY).
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH FEB. 15 | |||||||
| HOME TEAM | GMS |
TOTAL |
AVG. |
% CAP. |
PREV. |
% +/- |
GMS ('09-10) |
| Trail Blazers | 25 |
511,546 |
20,462 |
102.4% |
20,462 |
0.0% |
29 |
| Mavericks | 28 |
559,039 |
19,966 |
104.0% |
19,938 |
0.1% |
24 |
| Jazz | 29 |
565,622 |
19,504 |
98.0% |
19,220 |
1.5% |
29 |
| Lakers | 27 |
512,919 |
18,997 |
100.0% |
18,997 |
0.0% |
29 |
| Warriors | 30 |
557,251 |
18,575 |
94.8% |
17,942 |
3.5% |
25 |
| Spurs | 27 |
489,609 |
18,134 |
97.6% |
17,903 |
1.3% |
29 |
| Thunder | 27 |
489,226 |
18,119 |
99.5% |
17,881 |
1.3% |
25 |
| Suns | 28 |
487,015 |
17,393 |
94.4% |
17,301 |
0.5% |
25 |
| Clippers | 30 |
517,349 |
17,245 |
90.5% |
15,965 |
8.0% |
25 |
| Nuggets | 29 |
481,044 |
16,588 |
86.6% |
17,509 |
-5.3% |
28 |
| Rockets | 27 |
435,804 |
16,141 |
89.5% |
16,682 |
-3.2% |
25 |
| Hornets | 28 |
411,255 |
14,688 |
85.5% |
14,853 |
-1.1% |
25 |
| T'Wolves | 27 |
391,476 |
14,499 |
74.9% |
14,459 |
0.3% |
27 |
| Grizzlies | 27 |
383,476 |
14,203 |
78.4% |
13,125 |
8.2% |
26 |
| Kings | 29 |
391,327 |
13,494 |
77.9% |
13,490 |
0.0% |
26 |
| W.C. TOTALS | 418 |
7,183,958 |
17,187 |
91.7% |
17,097 |
0.5% |
397 |
| NBA TOTALS | 821 |
14,022,871 |
17,080 |
89.2% |
17,031 |
0.3% |
780 |
NOTES: Teams can exceed 100% capacity because of standing-room-only ticket sales. All attendance figures are based on totals posted immediately following games. They may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league.
