NBA average attendance continues to pace slightly ahead of last season's record-setting figure, helped by strong gains for the Kings, Suns and Pelicans. Despite sitting 12th in the standings, the Suns have the Western Conference's best gains to date, up nearly 7% in Phoenix. The Kings -- in their final year before a new arena opens -- and Pelicans also are outside the playoff picture right now, but both clubs are up just under 6% to date. The Mavericks continue to lead all Western Conference clubs with 20,137 fans per game, ranking only behind the Bulls across the entire league. The only Western Conference team seeing a noticeable decline are the Nuggets, down almost 8% to date at Pepsi Center. Listed below are attendance figures for Western Conference teams through Jan. 11. See yesterday's issue for Eastern Conference teams (THE DAILY).
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NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH JAN. 11
|
| HOME TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('14-15)
|
| Mavericks |
17
|
342,336
|
20,137
|
104.9%
|
20,078
|
0.3%
|
19
|
| Warriors |
18
|
352,728
|
19,596
|
100.0%
|
19,596
|
0.0%
|
17
|
| Jazz |
19
|
367,544
|
19,344
|
97.2%
|
18,469
|
4.7%
|
17
|
| Trail Blazers |
18
|
347,268
|
19,293
|
99.5%
|
19,474
|
-0.9%
|
21
|
| Clippers |
19
|
363,762
|
19,145
|
100.4%
|
19,140
|
0.0%
|
23
|
| Lakers |
16
|
303,952
|
18,997
|
100.0%
|
18,959
|
0.2%
|
19
|
| Spurs |
22
|
405,509
|
18,432
|
100.1%
|
18,635
|
-1.1%
|
19
|
| Thunder |
22
|
400,466
|
18,203
|
100.0%
|
18,203
|
0.0%
|
18
|
| Rockets |
21
|
375,206
|
17,867
|
99.0%
|
18,155
|
-1.6%
|
19
|
| Kings |
20
|
345,944
|
17,297
|
99.5%
|
16,358
|
5.7%
|
21
|
| Suns |
20
|
345,381
|
17,269
|
93.7%
|
16,168
|
6.8%
|
16
|
| Grizzlies |
19
|
325,308
|
17,121
|
94.5%
|
17,213
|
-0.5%
|
19
|
| Pelicans |
16
|
270,560
|
16,910
|
93.9%
|
15,999
|
5.7%
|
17
|
| T'Wolves |
21
|
296,771
|
14,132
|
73.0%
|
13,819
|
2.3%
|
19
|
| Nuggets |
17
|
234,776
|
13,810
|
72.1%
|
14,932
|
-7.5%
|
19
|
| W.C. TOTALS |
285
|
5,077,511
|
17,816
|
95.1%
|
17,711
|
0.6%
|
283
|
| NBA TOTALS |
568
|
10,105,593
|
17,792
|
93.2%
|
17,691
|
0.6%
|
562
|
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NOTES: NBA totals include designated home games in Mexico City for the T'Wolves last season and the Kings this season.
