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 |
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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.
