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 | |||
| Nets (17‑48) vs Hawks (34‑31) |
17 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 17% | 31% | 39% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 26% | 47% | 2% | ||
| Pistons (46‑18) vs Sixers (35‑30) |
13 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 27% | 45% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 48% | 2% | ||
| Wizards (16‑48) vs Magic (36‑28) |
10 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 27% | 43% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 27% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Bucks (27‑37) vs Heat (37‑29) |
6 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 44% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 46% | 1% | ||
| Bulls (27‑38) vs Lakers (40‑25) |
5 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 27% | 45% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 46% | 2% | ||
| Celtics (43‑22) vs Thunder (51‑15) |
2 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 27% | 46% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 27% | 46% | 2% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% | ||