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 (26‑30) vs Cavaliers (35‑21) |
45 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 21% | 27% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 19% | 27% | 38% | ||
| Suns (32‑24) vs Magic (29‑25) |
5 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 26% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 28% | 34% | ||
| Wizards (15‑39) vs Pacers (15‑41) |
5 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 35% | ||
| Pelicans (15‑41) vs Bucks (23‑30) |
5 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 20% | 29% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 26% | 36% | ||
| Rockets (34‑20) vs Knicks (35‑21) |
3 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 26% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Heat (29‑27) vs Hawks (27‑30) |
1 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 27% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 28% | 34% | ||
| Pistons (41‑13) vs Bulls (24‑32) |
1 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 28% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 18% | 26% | 35% | ||
| Thunder (42‑14) vs Nets (15‑39) |
0 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 34% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 26% | 35% | ||