NBA Western Conference attendance for the '03-04 season was up 1.7% compared to last season to an average of 17,176 per game. League-wide, attendance was up 1% as over 20 million fans attended NBA games, an average of 17,056 (SportsBusiness Journal research).
| '03-04 FINAL NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE |
| ————'03-04———— | | ——'02-03 —— |
| TEAM | GAMES | TOTAL | AVG. | % CAP. | AVG. | % +/- |
| Mavericks | 41 | 825,594 | 20,136 | 104.9% | 19,913 | 1.1% |
| Jazz | 41 | 785,330 | 19,154 | 96.2% | 19,172 | -0.1% |
| Lakers | 41 | 777,757 | 18,970 | 99.9% | 18,973 | 0.0% |
| Spurs | 41 | 739,706 | 18,042 | 97.5% | 17,950 | 0.5% |
| Timberwolves | 41 | 723,071 | 17,636 | 92.8% | 15,700 | 12.3% |
| Nuggets | 41 | 721,476 | 17,597 | 92.1% | 14,825 | 18.7% |
| Kings | 41 | 709,997 | 17,317 | 100.0% | 17,317 | 0.0% |
| Trail Blazers | 41 | 684,038 | 16,684 | 83.5% | 19,419 | -14.1% |
| Suns | 41 | 670,385 | 16,351 | 88.8% | 16,258 | 0.6% |
| Clippers^ | 41 | 666,834 | 16,264 | 85.3% | 17,231 | -5.6% |
| Warriors | 41 | 665,648 | 16,235 | 82.9% | 15,486 | 4.8% |
| Rockets | 41 | 640,794 | 15,629 | 84.5% | 13,785 | 13.4% |
| SuperSonics^ | 41 | 625,474 | 15,255 | 89.1% | 15,541 | -1.8% |
| Grizzlies | 41 | 622,723 | 15,188 | 78.5% | 14,910 | 1.9% |
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| WEST | 574 | 9,858,827 | 17,176 | 91.1% | 16,891 | 1.7% |
| NBA | 1,189 | 20,279,337 | 17,056 | 88.9% | 16,883 | 1.0% |
NOTE: This was the inaugural season for the Rockets at The Toyota Center, capacity 18,500. The team previously played in the Compaq Center, capacity 16,285. ^ = The Clippers and Sonics played two games against each other in Japan to start the season, at Saitama Super Arena, capacity 19,064. The totals included here are 19,323 for the designated Sonics home game and 19,664 for the designated Clippers home game (THE DAILY).
