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 | |||
| Bucks (5‑3) vs Bulls (6‑1) |
6 | Bucks Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 43% | ||
| Heat (4‑3) vs Nuggets (4‑2) |
5 | Heat Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 43% | ||
| Knicks (4‑3) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (4‑3) |
4 | Knicks Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 41% | ||
| Pistons (5‑2) vs Jazz (3‑4) |
4 | Pistons Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Sixers (5‑2) vs Cavaliers (4‑3) |
4 | Sixers Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 43% | ||
| Celtics (3‑5) vs Wizards (1‑6) |
3 | Celtics Wins | 2% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Pacers (1‑6) vs Nets (0‑7) |
3 | Pacers Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Nets Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 41% | ||
| Raptors (4‑4) vs Hawks (4‑4) |
1 | Raptors Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||