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 | |||
| Rockets (3‑0) vs Hawks (2‑1) |
15 | Rockets Wins | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Hornets (2‑1) vs Wizards (2‑1) |
9 | Hornets Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Knicks (0‑3) vs Pistons (3‑0) |
7 | Knicks Wins | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Celtics (1‑1) vs Bulls (1‑2) |
5 | Celtics Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 29% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (3‑0) vs Cavaliers (1‑1) |
3 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Mavericks (1‑2) vs Heat (0‑3) |
2 | Mavericks Wins | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Heat Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Bucks (0‑3) vs Pacers (2‑1) |
2 | Bucks Wins | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||