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 (43‑25) vs Warriors (32‑34) |
20 | Knicks Wins | 1% | 43% | 46% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 30% | 49% | 17% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Suns (39‑28) vs Celtics (44‑23) |
12 | Suns Wins | 1% | 48% | 39% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | 36% | 51% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Hawks (36‑31) vs Magic (38‑28) |
3 | Hawks Wins | <1% | 41% | 46% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nets (17‑50) vs Trail Blazers (32‑36) |
0 | Nets Wins | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (27‑40) vs Grizzlies (23‑43) |
0 | Bulls Wins | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 40% | 46% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||