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 (35‑34) vs Magic (38‑30) |
68 | Hornets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 25% | 49% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 8% | 21% | 67% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (41‑27) vs Hawks (38‑31) |
16 | Rockets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 24% | 55% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 22% | 61% | <1% | ||
| Kings (18‑52) vs Sixers (37‑32) |
16 | Kings Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 52% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 22% | 59% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (44‑25) vs Heat (38‑31) |
9 | Lakers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 24% | 56% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 24% | 58% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets (42‑28) vs Raptors (39‑29) |
7 | Nuggets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 24% | 56% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (28‑40) vs Jazz (20‑49) |
5 | Bucks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 56% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (45‑25) vs Grizzlies (24‑44) |
0 | Knicks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 56% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (28‑41) vs Cavaliers (42‑27) |
0 | Bulls Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 56% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 24% | 56% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑52) vs Pistons (49‑19) |
0 | Wizards Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 57% | <1% | ||