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 (34‑34) vs Heat (38‑30) |
51 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 24% | 57% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 19% | 72% | 1% | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
14 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 59% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 20% | 65% | 1% | ||
| Nuggets (41‑27) vs Sixers (37‑31) |
13 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 22% | 61% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 20% | 67% | 1% | ||
| Thunder (53‑15) vs Magic (38‑29) |
7 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 22% | 62% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 21% | 64% | 1% | ||
| Bulls (28‑40) vs Raptors (38‑29) |
4 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 22% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Celtics (45‑23) vs Warriors (33‑35) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑51) vs Pistons (48‑19) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Bucks (28‑39) vs Cavaliers (41‑27) |
2 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 22% | 64% | 1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑53) vs Knicks (44‑25) |
1 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 21% | 64% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% | 1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 21% | 64% | 1% | ||