NBA Attendance Flat To Date; T'Wolves Lead All Clubs With 18% Jump At Home

NBA teams are averaging 17,130 fans per game this season, a mark that is virtually flat compared to the same period last year. The Trail Blazers lead all Western Conference clubs with 20,484 fans per game, even with last year at this time. The T'Wolves lead all NBA clubs in gains at that gate, with average attendance up 18% to date. Among Western Conference teams, the Clippers and Kings are also seeing double-digit percentage gains at home. The Rockets and Suns are seeing the sharpest drop at the gate, down 14.4% and 12.5%, respectively. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the NBA Western Conference through Feb. 14, with comparisons to the same period last year. See tomorrow's issue for Eastern Conference figures (THE DAILY).

NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH FEB. 14
HOME TEAM	GMS	TOTAL	AVG.	% CAP.	PREV.	%+/-	GMS ('10-11)
Trail Blazers	15	307,261	20,484	98.5%	20,462	0.1%	25
Mavericks	16	323,770	20,236	105.4%	19,966	1.4%	28
Jazz	16	310,811	19,426	97.6%	19,504	-0.4%	29
Clippers	13	250,777	19,291	101.2%	17,245	11.9%	30
Lakers	14	265,958	18,997	100.0%	18,997	0.0%	27
Warriors	16	300,056	18,754	95.7%	18,585	0.9%	29
Thunder	11	200,233	18,203	100.0%	18,121	0.5%	26
Spurs	14	254,056	18,147	97.7%	18,134	0.1%	27
T'Wolves	17	290,822	17,107	88.4%	14,499	18.0%	27
Nuggets	15	251,327	16,755	87.5%	16,712	0.3%	29
Suns	12	182,900	15,242	82.7%	17,413	-12.5%	27
Grizzlies	15	224,498	14,967	82.6%	14,318	4.5%	26
Kings	12	179,099	14,925	86.2%	13,494	10.6%	29
Hornets	17	243,144	14,303	83.2%	14,688	-2.6%	28
Rockets	13	179,701	13,823	76.6%	16,141	-14.4%	27
W.C. TOTALS	216	3,764,413	17,428	92.5%	17,206	1.3%	414
NBA TOTALS	428	7,331,574	17,130	89.1%	17,084	0.3%	815

NOTES: NBA teams this year are playing 66-game schedules and started the season in late December, compared to '10-11, when teams played their traditional 82-game schedules and began in late October. All NBA attendance data is based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures do not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league.