TODAY: NBA Eastern Conference Attendance Through February 23
| YEAR-TO-DATE
| TOTAL +/- ATTEND |
| TEAM | HOME
DATES | '97-98
AVG. | TOTAL | %CAP | '96-97
AVG. | FROM '96-97 |
| CHI | 28 | 23,994 | 671,856 | 111% | 23,844 | + 4,213 | + .6% |
| CHA | 26 | 23,339 | 606,836 | 97% | 24,042 | - 18,256 | - 3% |
| NY | 25 | 19,763 | 494,075 | 100% | 19,763 | No Change |
| WAS | 26 | 19,464 | 506,087 | 97% | 17,629 | + 47,739 | + 10% |
| at MCI | 21 | 19,656 | 412,782 | 96% | 17,629 | — | — |
| at USA | 5 | 18,661 | 93,305 | 99% | 17,698 | + 4,816 | + 5% |
| DET^ | 27 | 18,844 | 508,795 | 85% | 19,268 | - 11,434 | - 2% |
| BOS | 26 | 17,848 | 464,062 | 96% | 15,754 | + 54,462 | + 13% |
| ATL | 26 | 17,193 | 447,034 | 99% | 13,727 | + 90,143 | + 25% |
| at ALC^ | 9 | 8,757 | 78,813 | 94% | — | — | — |
| at GED^ | 17 | 21,660 | 368,221 | 100% | — | — | — |
| NJ | 27 | 17,102 | 461,769 | 85% | 15,981 | + 30,273 | + 7% |
| ORL | 26 | 17,097 | 444,532 | 99% | 17,995 | - 23,345 | - 5% |
| CLE | 26 | 16,739 | 435,238 | 81% | 16,334 | + 10,546 | + 2% |
| TOR^ | 29 | 16,532 | 474,224 | 82% | 17,973 | - 46,990 | - 9% |
| IND | 25 | 15,489 | 387,225 | 94% | 15,387 | + 2,555 | - .7% |
| PHI^ | 27 | 15,317 | 413,571 | 75% | 14,871 | + 12,426 | + 3% |
| MIL | 29 | 15,264 | 442,662 | 82% | 15,365 | - 2,913 | - .7% |
| MIA | 26 | 14,921 | 387,962 | 98% | 14,952 | - 781 | - .2% |
NOTES: ALC = Alexander Coliseum; GED = Georgia Dome. The Hawks split their home games between the two facilities while their new arena is constructed. Philadelphia and Toronto have decreased capacity from last season. Detroit has increased capacity. The Wizards moved to MCI Center after playing their first five games at US Airways Arena. "'96-97 AVG." is based on the same number of home dates teams have played so far in '97-98. -30-
