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 (45‑25) vs Grizzlies (23‑44) |
18 | Knicks Wins | 1% | 44% | 47% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 30% | 53% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (33‑35) vs Celtics (45‑23) |
13 | Warriors Wins | <1% | 50% | 40% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 36% | 52% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (28‑40) vs Raptors (38‑29) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 39% | 49% | 11% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | 40% | 48% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | 39% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | 39% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets (17‑51) vs Thunder (54‑15) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers (15‑54) vs Trail Blazers (33‑36) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 40% | 49% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||