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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Raptors (23‑30) vs Rockets (13‑38) |
0 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (28‑26) vs Magic (20‑32) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Pacers (24‑29) vs Kings (29‑21) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Wizards (24‑26) vs Trail Blazers (25‑26) |
0 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Jazz (27‑26) vs Hawks (26‑26) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hornets (15‑38) vs Pistons (13‑39) |
0 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Spurs (14‑38) vs Sixers (33‑17) |
0 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Knicks (28‑25) vs Clippers (29‑26) |
0 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Celtics (37‑15) vs Suns (27‑26) |
0 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bucks (35‑17) vs Heat (29‑24) |
0 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||