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 (10‑2) vs Mavericks (7‑6) |
23 | Celtics Wins | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 31% | 16% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Hornets (4‑8) vs Clippers (3‑8) |
6 | Hornets Wins | 35% | 16% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 33% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Bucks (1‑12) vs Hawks (7‑6) |
5 | Bucks Wins | 34% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 33% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Wizards (4‑9) vs Rockets (10‑3) |
4 | Wizards Wins | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 33% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Cavaliers (7‑7) vs Bulls (3‑9) |
2 | Cavaliers Wins | 33% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 33% | 17% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Sixers (10‑3) vs Pacers (5‑8) |
1 | Sixers Wins | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 34% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Knicks (6‑6) vs Raptors (5‑7) |
1 | Knicks Wins | 34% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 34% | 17% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||