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 (9‑20) vs Wizards (5‑22) |
11 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 82% | ||
| Heat (15‑14) vs Raptors (17‑13) |
5 | Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 79% | ||
| Pelicans (8‑22) vs Cavaliers (16‑14) |
3 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Hawks (15‑15) vs Bulls (13‑15) |
3 | Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Pistons (23‑6) vs Kings (7‑22) |
1 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Magic (16‑13) vs Trail Blazers (12‑17) |
1 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Knicks (20‑8) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (19‑10) |
1 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Sixers (16‑11) vs Nets (8‑19) |
0 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 79% | ||
| Pacers (6‑23) vs Bucks (11‑18) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||