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 (39‑32) vs Raptors (39‑30) |
1 | Suns Wins | <1% | 46% | 41% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic (38‑32) vs Pacers (15‑56) |
1 | Magic Wins | <1% | 46% | 41% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑46) vs Hawks (39‑32) |
1 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 46% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Pistons (51‑19) vs Lakers (46‑25) |
0 | Pistons Wins | <1% | 46% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | 45% | 41% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Sixers (39‑32) vs Thunder (56‑15) |
0 | Sixers Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 45% | 43% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Heat (38‑33) vs Spurs (53‑18) |
0 | Heat Wins | <1% | 46% | 41% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | 46% | 41% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (28‑42) vs Rockets (43‑27) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers (35‑37) vs Nets (17‑54) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Clippers (35‑36) vs Bucks (29‑41) |
0 | Clippers Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | 45% | 42% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||