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 (33‑33) vs Kings (16‑50) |
50 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 45% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 23% | 58% | 4% | ||
| Pistons (46‑18) vs Sixers (35‑30) |
20 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 49% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 27% | 53% | 3% | ||
| Nets (17‑48) vs Hawks (34‑31) |
14 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 30% | 44% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 24% | 52% | 3% | ||
| Cavaliers (40‑25) vs Magic (35‑28) |
9 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 26% | 49% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 2% | ||
| Pelicans (21‑45) vs Raptors (36‑28) |
8 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 25% | 50% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 51% | 3% | ||
| Lakers (40‑25) vs Bulls (27‑38) |
5 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 25% | 50% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 25% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Jazz (20‑45) vs Knicks (41‑25) |
3 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 25% | 50% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 2% | ||
| Thunder (51‑15) vs Celtics (43‑22) |
3 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 26% | 50% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Heat (37‑29) vs Bucks (27‑37) |
0 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 14% | 26% | 50% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 25% | 50% | 4% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 50% | 3% | ||