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 | |||
| Pacers (15‑56) vs Magic (38‑32) |
24 | Pacers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 11% | 17% | 26% | 37% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (53‑18) vs Heat (38‑33) |
22 | Spurs Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 10% | 16% | 24% | 41% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 24% | 46% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑46) vs Hawks (39‑32) |
21 | Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 26% | 38% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 23% | 45% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (56‑15) vs Sixers (39‑32) |
19 | Thunder Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 16% | 24% | 42% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 24% | 46% | <1% | ||
| Suns (39‑32) vs Raptors (39‑30) |
7 | Suns Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 25% | 43% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 25% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (43‑27) vs Bulls (28‑42) |
2 | Rockets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 24% | 44% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 25% | 43% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (29‑41) vs Clippers (35‑36) |
1 | Bucks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (51‑19) vs Lakers (46‑25) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (35‑37) vs Nets (17‑54) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 24% | 44% | <1% | ||