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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| Suns (26‑25) |
Raptors (23‑28) |
11 |
| Grizzlies (31‑18) |
Pacers (24‑27) |
10 |
| Trail Blazers (23‑26) |
Hawks (25‑25) |
9 |
| Spurs (14‑36) |
Wizards (23‑26) |
8 |
| Hornets (14‑36) |
Heat (28‑22) |
6 |
| Sixers (32‑16) |
Magic (19‑31) |
6 |
| Cavaliers (30‑21) |
Clippers (28‑24) |
5 |
| Nets (30‑19) |
Lakers (23‑27) |
5 |
| Bucks (32‑17) |
Pelicans (26‑24) |
5 |
| Mavericks (26‑25) |
Pistons (13‑38) |
2 |