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Damian Lillard led the Portland Trail Blazers to the first play-in tournament victory in NBA history. [27] The NBA introduced a play-in tournament in the 2019–20 NBA season to compensate for the suspension of the regular season and a difference in the number of games played between teams, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first four Grizzlies seasons had given average attendance in the top third of the league to the middle of the league. However, the last two seasons saw a reduction to among the league's lowest attendances; participating reasons were the team's poor performance and the 1998–99 NBA lockout.
Financially, the lockout that occurred in 1998 was the turning point for the team. Attendance plummeted from a league average of 16,108 in the 1997–98 season to 13,899 in the 1999–2000 season, which was the third-lowest in the league. [27] [36] Orca Bay started losing money on operations, in part because of a weak Canadian dollar. [40]
All listed attendance figures reflect those for the most recent season or event for which: reliable attendance figures are available, and for UK Boxing events 2019. no artificial attendance restrictions (i.e., apart from venue capacity) were imposed during the relevant time frame—an entire season or a given event, as applicable.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world.
The team qualified for the 2020 NBA playoffs with a 52–19 record as the first seed in the Western Conference for the first time since 2010 and the 17th time in franchise history. Again the team would be beset with tribulations with the entire season in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic with several NBA players testing positive. The season ...
In some sports (mainly North American-centered sports leagues) the main league competition provides each club or franchise with virtually the whole of its attendance and revenue. In others, there are multiple competitions, for example leading English football clubs compete in four competitions each season, but only the league competition is ...
Lowest free throw percentage (min. 1,000 attempts), career; 41.4% by Ben Wallace [104] [105] [106] Most seasons leading league in free throws attempted; 9 by Wilt Chamberlain [107] Most seasons leading league in free throw percentage; 7 by Bill Sharman [108] Most seasons leading the league in free throws made; 8 by Karl Malone [109]