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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Hornets (7‑17) vs Bulls (10‑15) |
19 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 75% | ||
| Cavaliers (21‑4) vs Wizards (3‑19) |
5 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 73% | ||
| Nets (10‑14) vs Grizzlies (17‑8) |
4 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 73% | ||
| Hawks (14‑12) vs Bucks (13‑11) |
2 | Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 73% | ||
| Sixers (7‑15) vs Pacers (10‑15) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||
| Knicks (15‑10) vs Magic (17‑10) |
1 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 72% | ||