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 (34‑34) vs Heat (38‑30) |
54 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 27% | 51% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 21% | 68% | 1% | ||
| Nuggets (41‑27) vs Sixers (37‑31) |
15 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 24% | 58% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 24% | 62% | 1% | ||
| Magic (38‑28) vs Hawks (36‑31) |
10 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 28% | 55% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 22% | 62% | 1% | ||
| Suns (39‑28) vs Celtics (44‑23) |
4 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 11% | 24% | 60% | 1% | ||
| Grizzlies (23‑43) vs Bulls (27‑40) |
3 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 10% | 25% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Cavaliers (41‑27) vs Bucks (28‑39) |
2 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑53) vs Knicks (44‑25) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 11% | 25% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑50) vs Warriors (32‑35) |
0 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Nets (17‑50) vs Trail Blazers (32‑36) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% | ||