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 (24‑28) vs Hawks (26‑27) |
57 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 18% | 25% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 15% | 25% | 47% | ||
| Jazz (16‑36) vs Magic (26‑24) |
10 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 25% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 43% | ||
| Nuggets (33‑19) vs Bulls (24‑28) |
6 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 27% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 24% | 44% | ||
| Pacers (13‑38) vs Bucks (20‑29) |
4 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 26% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 43% | ||
| Celtics (33‑18) vs Heat (27‑25) |
4 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Pistons (37‑13) vs Knicks (33‑18) |
3 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 26% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Nets (13‑37) vs Wizards (14‑36) |
2 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 26% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 26% | 42% | ||
| Suns (31‑21) vs Sixers (29‑22) |
0 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 25% | 42% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 26% | 41% | ||