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 (43‑36) vs Celtics (53‑25) |
163 | Hornets Wins | X | X | X | X | 5% | 8% | 19% | 49% | 17% | 3% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 36% | 20% | ^ | ||
| Pistons (57‑21) vs Magic (42‑36) |
63 | Pistons Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 10% | 46% | 30% | 10% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 9% | 30% | 33% | 24% | ^ | ||
| Raptors (43‑35) vs Heat (41‑37) |
50 | Raptors Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 9% | 46% | 29% | 12% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Heat Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 4% | 11% | 28% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Spurs (59‑19) vs Sixers (43‑35) |
7 | Spurs Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 10% | 38% | 31% | 16% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 2% | 7% | 44% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Knicks (50‑28) vs Hawks (45‑33) |
2 | Knicks Wins | X | X | X | X | 3% | 4% | 9% | 37% | 31% | 16% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 10% | 40% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑53) vs Cavaliers (49‑29) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Pacers (18‑60) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑32) |
0 | Pacers Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑61) vs Bulls (29‑49) |
0 | Wizards Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Nets (19‑59) vs Bucks (31‑47) |
0 | Nets Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 9% | 39% | 31% | 16% | ^ | ||