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 | |||
| Thunder (57‑15) vs Celtics (47‑24) |
16 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 55% | 32% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 39% | 46% | 14% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Heat (38‑34) vs Cavaliers (45‑27) |
6 | Heat Wins | <1% | 49% | 43% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | 46% | 39% | 16% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls (29‑42) vs Sixers (39‑33) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 14% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors (40‑31) vs Clippers (36‑36) |
0 | Raptors Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | 46% | 40% | 14% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons (52‑19) vs Hawks (40‑32) |
0 | Pistons Wins | <1% | 47% | 39% | 14% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pacers (16‑56) vs Lakers (46‑26) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑51) vs Wizards (16‑55) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (36‑37) vs Bucks (29‑42) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (34‑38) vs Nets (17‑55) |
0 | Warriors Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 47% | 40% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||