NBA attendance by team, 1996-97

Which NBA team drew the biggest crowds in 1996-97?

The New Orleans Pelicans drew the biggest home crowds in the 1996-97 NBA regular season, 24,042 a game over 41 home dates; the LA Clippers drew the smallest, 9,772. 20,304,629 fans saw 1,189 games, 17,077 a game.

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NBA 1996-97 regular-season attendance by home team, biggest average first

#↓	Team↓	Home games↓	Home avg↓	Home total↓	Biggest↓	Road avg↓
1	NO	41	24,042	985,722	24,042	16,617
2	CHI	41	23,865	978,455	24,196	20,060
3	POR	41	20,800	852,799	21,567	15,997
4	DET	41	20,014	820,585	21,454	17,281
5	UTAH	41	19,791	811,439	19,911	16,888
6	NY	41	19,763	810,283	19,763	18,434
7	PHX	41	19,023	779,943	19,023	16,504
8	TOR	41	18,267	748,927	34,104	16,560
9	ORL	41	17,722	726,597	38,639	18,304
10	SAC	41	17,317	709,997	17,317	15,860
11	SA	41	17,235	706,641	37,058	16,558
12	WSH	41	17,089	700,646	18,756	16,992
13	OKC	41	17,072	699,952	17,072	17,359
14	MIN	41	17,018	697,727	20,113	16,300
15	LAL	41	17,004	697,159	17,505	19,015
16	CLE	41	16,895	692,684	20,562	16,455
17	MEM	41	16,571	679,422	19,193	15,221
18	BKN	41	16,357	670,628	38,639	17,347
19	HOU	41	16,285	667,685	16,285	18,414
20	BOS	41	16,196	664,022	18,624	17,064
21	IND	41	15,530	636,735	16,760	17,331
22	MIL	41	15,514	636,083	18,717	17,321
23	PHI	41	15,280	626,478	21,061	17,625
24	GS	41	15,167	621,844	18,748	16,140
25	DAL	41	15,102	619,178	18,502	15,895
26	MIA	41	15,004	615,160	15,200	17,565
27	ATL	41	14,288	585,793	16,457	17,052
28	DEN	41	11,254	461,408	17,171	16,678
29	LAC	41	9,772	400,637	18,462	16,398
Team	League	1,189	17,077	20,304,629

Regular season, the crowd ESPN files with each final. A neutral-site game counts for the club listed at home, as ESPN counts it; a game with no count on file is left out of both columns. Seasons are listed where ESPN has a crowd for at least 80% of the finals.