Rell Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 NBA Sets First-Week Attendance Record NEW YORK - A record 17 home-opener sellouts brought NBA attendance to 95 percent capacity for the first week of the season. The league said Thursday that the record eclipsed the previous home opener sellout mark of 15 established during the 1997-98 season. During the first 10 days of the season, there were eight overtime games, which also tied a record for that span, set in 1985-86. Article Link Good news for the NBA. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted November 11, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 11, 2004 wow, thats sorta unexpected... as much as i dislike the nba...at least they have a season right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlusher Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Maybe the lockout of NHL helped increase the nbr for NBA? :p anyway not bad start for NBA.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted November 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2004 Maybe the lockout of NHL helped increase the nbr for NBA? :p 584905393[/snapback] Not too many people watched hockey anyway, so I don't think that's the reason ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted November 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2004 Maybe the lockout of NHL helped increase the nbr for NBA? :panyway not bad start for NBA.. 584905393[/snapback] you read my mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Add in the shakeup of the Lakers and the NBA doesn't totally suck this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryne Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I think the lockout helped, but not that much since figures in the US, for hockey, were already low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I think the fact that a team like the Pistons won the championship last season helped greatly. It's pretty difficult to pick a team to win it when in the recent years it's been a toss up between 2-3 teams from the West. The Eastern teams now have a chance against the West, and quite a few of them match up pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 yeah, even the hawks sold out.. but its because lebron was in town.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted November 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 12, 2004 yeah, even the hawks sold out.. but its because lebron was in town.. 584908841[/snapback] :laugh: Sorry, the end of the sentence made me laugh :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted November 14, 2004 MVC Share Posted November 14, 2004 I think the fact that a team like the Pistons won the championship last season helped greatly. It's pretty difficult to pick a team to win it when in the recent years it's been a toss up between 2-3 teams from the West. The Eastern teams now have a chance against the West, and quite a few of them match up pretty decent. 584908580[/snapback] Maybe my Celtics have a chance to go beyond the Eastern Finals (which they have had problems with the last few years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted November 15, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 15, 2004 Maybe my Celtics have a chance to go beyond the Eastern Finals (which they have had problems with the last few years). 584920925[/snapback] Keep dreaming :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 interesting.. i'm a huge basketball fan (Pistons) but i dont watch any games or even care about it until later on in the season.. when it starts to get intense. and i am going to bet big this time.. maybe put few hundred on the Pistons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adcmarti Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I have a feeling that the attendance in going to continue to climb, especially after the Pacers-Pistons brawl. Even though it is bad pub, they have had a 72 hour + commercial for the league. You can't buy that advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 they may have higher ratings now, but they might suffer in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted November 23, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 23, 2004 Attendance will indeed deflate half way through the season, but it will end up inflating when the playoff races start to take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlusher Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 probably inflate due to the recent brawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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