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 (40‑36) vs Suns (42‑34) |
89 | Hornets Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 2% | 7% | 20% | 35% | 35% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 27% | 63% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (50‑25) vs Heat (40‑36) |
36 | Celtics Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 2% | 5% | 18% | 31% | 44% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Heat Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 3% | 11% | 32% | 52% | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑58) vs Sixers (41‑34) |
15 | Wizards Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 30% | 47% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 14% | 32% | 49% | ^ | ||
| Hawks (43‑33) vs Magic (40‑35) |
14 | Hawks Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 4% | 18% | 38% | 39% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 26% | 54% | ^ | ||
| Raptors (42‑33) vs Kings (19‑57) |
0 | Raptors Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 2% | 5% | 14% | 30% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (29‑46) vs Pacers (17‑58) |
0 | Bulls Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (25‑50) vs Knicks (48‑28) |
0 | Grizzlies Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Rockets (46‑29) vs Bucks (30‑45) |
0 | Rockets Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| Pistons (55‑21) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑29) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 31% | 48% | ^ | ||