The Most Important Games for the Hornets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hornets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Hornets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Hornets 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 | |||
| Hornets (38‑34) vs Knicks (48‑25) |
96 | Hornets Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 19% | 28% | 26% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 46% | <1% | ||
| Kings (19‑54) vs Magic (38‑34) |
21 | Kings Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 12% | 20% | 33% | 28% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 38% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers (45‑28) vs Heat (39‑34) |
21 | Cavaliers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 36% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 39% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (48‑24) vs Hawks (41‑32) |
15 | Celtics Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 36% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 18% | 28% | 38% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (57‑16) vs Bulls (29‑43) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 18% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (52‑20) vs Pelicans (25‑48) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (16‑57) vs Clippers (37‑36) |
0 | Pacers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (35‑38) vs Wizards (17‑55) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (47‑26) vs Nets (17‑56) |
0 | Lakers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 37% | <1% | ||