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 (23‑10) vs Hawks (16‑19) |
23 | Knicks Wins | 32% | 26% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 26% | 26% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets (23‑10) vs Cavaliers (19‑16) |
4 | Nuggets Wins | 30% | 27% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 30% | 26% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (6‑28) vs Spurs (24‑9) |
3 | Pacers Wins | 30% | 27% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 30% | 26% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (8‑24) vs Nets (10‑21) |
3 | Wizards Wins | 30% | 27% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | 29% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (11‑22) vs Bucks (14‑20) |
2 | Hornets Wins | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 29% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (8‑25) vs Celtics (20‑12) |
2 | Kings Wins | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 30% | 26% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (16‑17) vs Magic (19‑15) |
1 | Bulls Wins | 30% | 26% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 27% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | 29% | 26% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||