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 (44‑25) vs Pacers (15‑53) |
20 | Knicks Wins | 1% | 40% | 51% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | 25% | 55% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors (33‑35) vs Celtics (45‑23) |
14 | Warriors Wins | 1% | 49% | 41% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 35% | 54% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks (28‑39) vs Cavaliers (41‑27) |
2 | Bucks Wins | 1% | 39% | 53% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 40% | 48% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nuggets (41‑27) vs Sixers (37‑31) |
1 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | 40% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | 1% | 38% | 52% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | 1% | 39% | 50% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Wizards (16‑51) vs Pistons (48‑19) |
1 | Wizards Wins | 1% | 38% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | 39% | 51% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hornets (34‑34) vs Heat (38‑30) |
0 | Hornets Wins | 1% | 39% | 50% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Heat Wins | 1% | 39% | 50% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder (53‑15) vs Magic (38‑29) |
0 | Thunder Wins | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 39% | 50% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (28‑40) vs Raptors (38‑29) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 39% | 52% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 39% | 51% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | 1% | 39% | 52% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||