Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Official overall attendance in the NBA for the 2003-04 season was 20,283,156 for an average per game crowd of 17,059 over 1,189 games. Teams in each conference are ranked by attendance over 41 home games based on total tickets distributed. Rank column refers to rank in entire league. Numbers in parentheses indicate conference rank in 2002-03.
Western Conference
| Attendance | Rank | Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas (1) | .825,954 | 2 | 20,136 |
| 2 | Utah (3) | .785,570 | 6 | 19,160 |
| 3 | LA Lakers (4) | .777,657 | 7 | 18,967 |
| 4 | San Antonio (5) | .739,706 | 10 | 18,042 |
| 5 | Minnesota (9) | .723,161 | 11 | 17,638 |
| 6 | Denver (13) | .721,476 | 12 | 17,597 |
| 7 | Sacramento (6) | .709,997 | 13 | 17,317 |
| 8 | Portland (2) | .684,038 | 15 | 16,684 |
| 9 | Phoenix (8) | .670,385 | 17 | 16,351 |
| 10 | Golden St. (11) | .665,648 | 18 | 16,235 |
| 11 | LA Clippers (7) | .665,396 | 19 | 16,229 |
| 12 | Houston (14) | .640,794 | 22 | 15,629 |
| 13 | Seattle (10) | .631,349 | 23 | 15,399 |
| 14 | Memphis (12) | .622,723 | 25 | 15,188 |
| TOTAL | .9,863,854 | - | 17,184 |
Eastern Conference
| Attendance | Rank | Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit (1) | 872,902 | 1 | 21,290 |
| 2 | Chicago (4) | 809,171 | 3 | 19,736 |
| 3 | Philadelphia (3) | 788,128 | 4 | 19,223 |
| 4 | New York (5) | 785,739 | 5 | 19,164 |
| 5 | Toronto (6) | 750,608 | 8 | 18,308 |
| 6 | Cleveland (15) | 749,790 | 9 | 18,288 |
| 7 | Milwaukee (9) | 690,180 | 14 | 16,834 |
| 8 | Indiana (8) | 683,125 | 16 | 16,662 |
| 9 | Boston (7) | 664,248 | 20 | 16,201 |
| 10 | Washington (2) | 645,363 | 21 | 15,741 |
| 11 | Miami (11) | 624,812 | 24 | 15,239 |
| 12 | New Jersey (12) | 613,051 | 26 | 14,952 |
| 13 | Orlando (13) | 589,194 | 27 | 14,371 |
| 14 | New Orleans (10) | 587,613 | 28 | 14,332 |
| 15 | Atlanta (14) | 565,738 | 29 | 13,798 |
| TOTAL | 10,419,302 | - | 16,942 |
| Rank by Age | National Basketball Association Arenas |
