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 (48‑27) vs Rockets (45‑29) |
16 | Knicks Wins | <1% | 18% | 72% | 10% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 7% | 68% | 25% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hawks (42‑33) vs Celtics (50‑24) |
10 | Hawks Wins | <1% | 17% | 65% | 18% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 7% | 75% | 18% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑54) vs Cavaliers (46‑28) |
4 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 12% | 79% | 9% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 12% | 66% | 22% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Heat (39‑36) vs Sixers (41‑33) |
0 | Heat Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 18% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 18% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons (54‑20) vs Thunder (59‑16) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | 12% | 69% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs (56‑18) vs Bulls (29‑45) |
0 | Spurs Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers (48‑26) vs Wizards (17‑57) |
0 | Lakers Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets (18‑57) vs Hornets (39‑36) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | 12% | 70% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||