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 |
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EAST | 243 | 4,087,282 | 16,820 | 84.1% | 16,882 | -0.4% | 248 |
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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 |
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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 |