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The NBA just wrapped up its best November for in-person attendance in league history.
The league averaged 18,206 fans per game, with the bump in butts in seats coming in large part due to the genesis of the In-Season Tournament.
It's the first year of the In-Season Tournament, with all games in the competition also counting towards teams overall regular-season records.
Each league team gets four guaranteed games competing in the In-Season Tournament, with eight franchises, four from each conference, moving onto the single-elimination knockout rounds.
The only three games of the tournament that will take place on a neutral court are the In-Season Tournament's semifinals and finals, which will occur from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The NBA's In-Season Tournament featured new court and jersey designs specific to the event
Fans packed into arenas for the event and to witness regular season games with more meaning
Nine NBA teams had average attendances higher than 19,000 fans per game.
The Dallas Mavericks led the NBA in average attendance, with 20,163 fans packing into American Airlines Center per game.
Just behind the Mavericks were the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, and the Toronto Raptors.
The In-Season Tournament started Nov. 3 and lasts until Dec. 9.
The next games of the NBA's In-Season Tournament take place on Dec. 4 and 5 with the event's quarterfinals.
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