*That year also saw a nearly 1000-person drop in average home crowd attendance at the Pepsi Center from 17,819 to 16,899, resulting in a slide of league-wide attendance ranking from 14th to 19th, according to attendance data at ESPN.com. Based on the historical correlation between Denver’s win percentage and home attendance, this may have been predictable. With this progression toward becoming a winning team again, a corresponding bump in attendance should be expected. But other potential factors which influence attendance notwithstanding, the positive correlation between winning and filling seats seems clear. *NOTE: While the Nuggets technically had 38 wins and 28 losses in the lockout-shortened 66-game 2011-12 season, their win percentage of .576 translates to what would be a 47-35 record in a full 82-game season.

Source: Forbes September 16, 2018 17:48 UTC