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 (32‑32) vs Suns (36‑27) |
50 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 42% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 52% | 7% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑43) vs Hawks (33‑31) |
15 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 29% | 44% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 50% | 6% | ||
| Cavaliers (39‑25) vs Sixers (34‑29) |
12 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 26% | 47% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 25% | 51% | 6% | ||
| Wizards (16‑47) vs Heat (36‑29) |
8 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 25% | 48% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 26% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Nets (16‑47) vs Grizzlies (23‑39) |
3 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 26% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Spurs (47‑17) vs Celtics (43‑21) |
2 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 26% | 49% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Rockets (39‑24) vs Raptors (36‑27) |
2 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Clippers (31‑32) vs Knicks (41‑24) |
1 | Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 27% | 48% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 26% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Kings (15‑50) vs Pacers (15‑49) |
1 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 26% | 48% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 25% | 49% | 6% | ||