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Heat Attendance Up 13.5% To Date; Pistons Down 9.5% In Detroit
The Heat are the only NBA team seeing a double-digit percentage increase in attendance this season, up 13.5% through Feb. 15. The Bulls lead all NBA teams with 21,543 fans per game at United Center, up 4.2% from a year ago. During their first season at the Amway Center, the Magic are up 8.4% in attendance. The Nets' attendance is flat during their first season at Prudential Center in Newark after leaving Izod Center following last season. The Pistons are seeing the sharpest drop among NBA teams, down almost 10% at the gate. Listed below is attendance for the NBA Eastern Conference, with comparisons to the same period a year ago. See yesterday's issue for Western Conference figures (THE DAILY).
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH FEB. 15HOME TEAM GMSTOTALAVG.% CAP.PREV.% +/-GMS ('09-10)Bulls 28603,21321,543103.0%20,6854.2%24Cavaliers 25508,36320,33598.9%20,562-1.1%27Heat 25493,81619,753100.8%17,40513.5%26Knicks 26512,43419,70999.7%19,4881.1%28Magic 28529,94118,926102.3%17,4618.4%25Celtics 29540,09618,624100.0%18,6240.0%24Pistons 28461,96516,49974.7%18,237-9.5%27Raptors 27438,23216,23182.0%17,688-8.2%26Wizards 27436,79916,17880.2%16,891-4.2%25Bobcats 28446,97515,96383.7%15,0785.9%25Bucks 25384,88015,39582.3%15,0392.4%24Hawks 26379,93814,61378.0%16,037-8.9%2776ers 26367,90614,15069.6%13,6953.3%25Pacers 27367,18313,59974.9%13,863-1.9%26Nets 28367,17213,11370.1%13,123-0.1%24E.C. TOTALS 4036,838,91316,97086.7%16,9620.0%383NBA TOTALS 82114,022,87117,08089.2%17,0310.3%780NOTES: 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.
