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Western Conference Fuels NBA’s Increased Attendance

NBA attendance figures through January 10 show Western Conference attendance up 2.5%, while the league-wide figures are up 0.7% compared through the same date last season. Over 8 million fans attended NBA games through Monday, with an average of 16,894 per game (SBJ Research).

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TEAM
GAMES
TOTAL
AVG.
% CAP.
AVG.
%+/-
GAMES
Pistons
15
331,140
22,076
100.0%
20,651
6.9%
19
Heat
18
355,251
19,736
100.7%
14,819
33.2%
17
Knicks
17
330,838
19,461
98.5%
18,861
3.2%
19
Cavaliers
16
299,810
18,738
91.1%
17,610
6.4%
17
Bulls
19
354,323
18,649
85.9%
19,372
-3.7%
20
Raptors
16
270,093
16,881
85.3%
18,346
-8.0%
17
76ers
14
231,769
16,555
81.6%
19,041
-13.1%
18
Pacers
15
247,025
16,468
89.8%
16,163
1.9%
18
Wizards
17
277,620
16,331
81.0%
16,506
-1.1%
15
Bucks
16
254,057
15,879
84.8%
16,831
-5.7%
17
Celtics
17
258,419
15,201
81.6%
15,973
-4.8%
21
Bobcats
15
221,806
14,787
63.4%
N/A
NA
NA
Magic
16
234,095
14,631
84.7%
14,198
3.1%
17
Nets
15
215,649
14,377
71.3%
14,140
1.7%
18
Hawks
17
205,387
12,082
62.1%
13,833
-12.7%
15
EAST
243
4,087,282
16,820
84.1%
16,882
-0.4%
248

             
Mavericks
18
358,484
19,916
103.7%
19,947
-0.2%
19
Jazz
16
304,447
19,028
95.6%
18,448
3.1%
18
Lakers
18
339,859
18,881
99.4%
18,997
-0.6%
18
Spurs
18
327,551
18,197
96.8%
17,919
1.6%
20
Kings
16
277,072
17,317
100.0%
17,317
0.0%
20
T'Wolves
15
256,956
17,130
88.5%
16,595
3.2%
17
Nuggets
18
306,345
17,019
89.1%
17,143
-0.7%
21
Suns
17
285,228
16,778
91.1%
16,307
2.9%
18
Trailblazers
14
231,977
16,570
82.9%
16,181
2.4%
20
Grizzlies
18
296,389
16,466
90.9%
14,371
14.6%
16
Sonics
15
241,763
16,118
94.4%
14,462
11.4%
19
Clippers
20
316,954
15,848
83.1%
15,537
2.0%
19
Warriors
17
264,025
15,531
79.3%
15,432
0.6%
17
Rockets
19
285,539
15,028
83.6%
14,793
1.6%
16
Hornets
14
199,368
14,241
82.8%
14,800
-3.8%
16
WEST
253
4,291,957
16,964
90.7%
16,550
2.5%
274
TOTAL
496
8,379,239
16,894
87.4%
16,782
0.7%
522

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