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 | |||
| Knicks (43‑25) vs Warriors (32‑34) |
22 | Knicks Wins | <1% | 42% | 41% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 38% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 27% | 44% | 25% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (22‑45) vs Cavaliers (41‑26) |
7 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 38% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 37% | 41% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (36‑31) vs Trail Blazers (32‑35) |
1 | Sixers Wins | <1% | 39% | 42% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 38% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 37% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors (37‑29) vs Pistons (48‑18) |
1 | Raptors Wins | <1% | 39% | 41% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 38% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | 38% | 43% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks (27‑39) vs Pacers (15‑52) |
1 | Bucks Wins | <1% | 38% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 38% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | 38% | 41% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||