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 (2‑3) vs Bulls (5‑0) |
24 | Knicks Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Pacers (1‑5) vs Bucks (4‑2) |
15 | Pacers Wins | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Grizzlies (3‑3) vs Raptors (2‑4) |
5 | Grizzlies Wins | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Hornets (2‑4) vs Jazz (2‑3) |
4 | Hornets Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Cavaliers (3‑3) vs Hawks (3‑3) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Lakers (4‑2) vs Heat (3‑2) |
2 | Lakers Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Heat Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Nets (0‑5) vs Sixers (4‑1) |
1 | Nets Wins | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||