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 | |||
| Suns (33‑25) vs Celtics (37‑19) |
8 | Suns Wins | <1% | 25% | 31% | 26% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 22% | 32% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 19% | 32% | 29% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (41‑16) vs Raptors (34‑24) |
6 | Spurs Wins | 1% | 22% | 32% | 29% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 22% | 32% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | 22% | 31% | 27% | 14% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (45‑14) vs Pistons (42‑14) |
2 | Thunder Wins | 1% | 22% | 33% | 27% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 22% | 32% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | 22% | 31% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (24‑31) vs Heat (31‑27) |
2 | Bucks Wins | <1% | 22% | 31% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 22% | 32% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | 1% | 22% | 31% | 28% | 13% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic (30‑26) vs Lakers (34‑22) |
0 | Magic Wins | <1% | 22% | 31% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 22% | 32% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 21% | 32% | 28% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||