The Most Important Games for the Knicks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Knicks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Knicks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Knicks 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 | |||
| Thunder (51‑15) vs Celtics (43‑22) |
11 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 35% | 44% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 24% | 53% | 20% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑48) vs Magic (36‑28) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | 31% | 48% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | 1% | 31% | 47% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (27‑37) vs Heat (37‑29) |
2 | Bucks Wins | <1% | 32% | 46% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | 32% | 46% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (35‑30) vs Pistons (46‑18) |
1 | Sixers Wins | 1% | 31% | 47% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | 31% | 46% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (17‑48) vs Hawks (34‑31) |
1 | Nets Wins | <1% | 32% | 47% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | 31% | 47% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (40‑25) vs Bulls (27‑38) |
1 | Lakers Wins | <1% | 32% | 47% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑50) vs Suns (38‑27) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||