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 (34‑33) vs Spurs (48‑18) |
64 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 20% | 29% | 36% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 27% | 50% | 1% | ||
| Bucks (27‑38) vs Hawks (35‑31) |
18 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 17% | 31% | 41% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 25% | 51% | 1% | ||
| Nets (17‑49) vs Sixers (35‑31) |
16 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 18% | 28% | 44% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Bulls (27‑39) vs Clippers (33‑32) |
6 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 16% | 27% | 46% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Heat (38‑29) vs Magic (37‑28) |
2 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 47% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 47% | 1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑49) vs Celtics (43‑23) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 27% | 47% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 27% | 48% | 1% | ||