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 (29‑31) vs Trail Blazers (29‑31) |
54 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 23% | 28% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 25% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 21% | 31% | 31% | ||
| Knicks (37‑22) vs Bucks (26‑31) |
11 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 25% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 28% | 28% | ||
| Rockets (37‑21) vs Heat (31‑29) |
9 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 25% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 26% | ||
| Wizards (16‑42) vs Raptors (34‑25) |
3 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 25% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 25% | ||
| Nets (15‑43) vs Celtics (38‑20) |
1 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 25% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 21% | 29% | 26% | ||
| Pistons (43‑14) vs Cavaliers (37‑23) |
0 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 22% | 30% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 25% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 26% | ||