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 | |||
| Raptors (43‑34) vs Celtics (52‑25) |
7 | Raptors Wins | X | 9% | 73% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | X | 2% | 81% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pacers (18‑59) vs Cavaliers (48‑29) |
5 | Pacers Wins | X | 4% | 91% | 5% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | 4% | 78% | 18% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Heat (40‑37) vs Wizards (17‑59) |
0 | Heat Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers (43‑34) vs Pistons (56‑21) |
0 | Sixers Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks (30‑47) vs Grizzlies (25‑52) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls (29‑48) vs Suns (42‑35) |
0 | Bulls Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pelicans (25‑53) vs Magic (41‑36) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑31) vs Hornets (42‑36) |
0 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | X | 4% | 79% | 17% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||