The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Eastern conference games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
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|---|---|---|
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| Knicks (12‑7) |
Raptors (9‑11) |
62 |
| Magic (14‑6) |
Cavaliers (11‑9) |
62 |
| Pistons (2‑18) |
Pacers (10‑8) |
53 |
| Hawks (9‑10) |
Nuggets (14‑7) |
50 |
| Bucks (14‑6) |
Bulls (7‑14) |
50 |
| Sixers (12‑7) |
Wizards (3‑16) |
49 |
| Hornets (6‑12) |
Heat (11‑9) |
48 |
| Kings (11‑7) |
Nets (10‑9) |
41 |