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Sat Mar 7 11:00 pm

NBA - Week 20 of 25

Heat Most Important Games

The Most Important Games for the Heat are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Heat final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Heat fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.

Heat Most Important Games
Game Importance
Factor
(0‑∼100)
Game
Winner
Heat 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
Heat
(35‑29)

vs
Pistons
(45‑17)
66 Heat Wins <1% <1% 1% 4% 21% 24% 22% 17% 9% 3% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Pistons Wins <1% <1% <1% 2% 13% 20% 23% 21% 14% 6% <1%
Bucks
(27‑35)

vs
Magic
(34‑28)
13 Bucks Wins <1% <1% <1% 4% 18% 22% 21% 19% 11% 5% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Magic Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 16% 21% 23% 20% 12% 5% <1%
Mavericks
(21‑42)

vs
Raptors
(35‑27)
11 Mavericks Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 20% 21% 21% 18% 11% 5% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Raptors Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 16% 22% 23% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Suns
(36‑27)

vs
Hornets
(32‑32)
9 Suns Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 24% 19% 11% 4% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Hornets Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 18% 12% 6% <1%
Lakers
(38‑25)

vs
Knicks
(41‑23)
3 Lakers Wins <1% <1% 1% 3% 16% 21% 23% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Knicks Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 21% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Bulls
(26‑37)

vs
Kings
(14‑50)
1 Bulls Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 16% 22% 23% 19% 11% 5% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Kings Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 23% 19% 11% 4% <1%
Wizards
(16‑46)

vs
Pelicans
(20‑45)
1 Wizards Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 21% 22% 19% 12% 4% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Pelicans Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 23% 18% 12% 5% <1%
Grizzlies
(23‑39)

vs
Nets
(16‑47)
1 Grizzlies Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 23% 19% 12% 4% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Nets Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 11% 5% <1%
Celtics
(42‑21)

vs
Cavaliers
(39‑24)
1 Celtics Wins <1% <1% <1% 4% 17% 21% 22% 20% 12% 4% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Cavaliers Wins <1% <1% <1% 2% 16% 22% 23% 19% 11% 4% <1%
Trail Blazers
(30‑34)

vs
Pacers
(15‑48)
0 Trail Blazers Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
Pacers Wins <1% <1% <1% 3% 17% 22% 22% 19% 12% 5% <1%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • *  denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • ** denotes Play-in Tournament Participant