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 (39‑36) vs Nets (18‑57) |
69 | Hornets Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 17% | 36% | 41% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 29% | 64% | ^ | ||
| Suns (42‑33) vs Magic (39‑35) |
22 | Suns Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 15% | 41% | 39% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 12% | 27% | 57% | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑54) vs Cavaliers (46‑28) |
1 | Jazz Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 34% | 49% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Thunder (59‑16) vs Pistons (54‑20) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Pistons Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Lakers (48‑26) vs Wizards (17‑57) |
0 | Lakers Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Bucks (29‑45) vs Mavericks (24‑51) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Rockets (45‑29) vs Knicks (48‑27) |
0 | Rockets Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 49% | ^ | ||