The Most Important Games for the Celtics are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Celtics final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Celtics fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Celtics Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7** Play-in Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 | |||
| Celtics (16‑11) vs Raptors (17‑11) |
42 | Celtics Wins | 7% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 5% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Heat (15‑13) vs Knicks (19‑8) |
5 | Heat Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 6% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Jazz (10‑16) vs Magic (15‑12) |
4 | Jazz Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Magic Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | ||
| Wizards (4‑21) vs Grizzlies (13‑14) |
4 | Wizards Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Mavericks (11‑17) vs Sixers (15‑11) |
4 | Mavericks Wins | 6% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 6% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Bulls (12‑15) vs Hawks (15‑14) |
2 | Bulls Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 5% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Pistons (21‑6) vs Hornets (9‑18) |
2 | Pistons Wins | 6% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (18‑10) vs Bucks (11‑17) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Pacers (6‑21) vs Pelicans (6‑22) |
0 | Pacers Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 6% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||