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 | |||
| Hornets (6‑14) vs Sixers (4‑14) |
20 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 66% | ||
| Pelicans (4‑17) vs Hawks (10‑11) |
6 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 64% | ||
| Magic (15‑7) vs Knicks (12‑8) |
3 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 64% | ||
| Pacers (9‑12) vs Raptors (6‑15) |
2 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Nets (9‑12) vs Bulls (8‑13) |
2 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Celtics (16‑4) vs Heat (9‑9) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 64% | ||
| Wizards (2‑16) vs Cavaliers (18‑3) |
1 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 64% | ||
| Pistons (9‑13) vs Bucks (10‑9) |
0 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 63% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 64% | ||