The Most Important Games for the Lakers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lakers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lakers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lakers 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 | |||
| Lakers (34‑22) vs Magic (30‑26) |
36 | Lakers Wins | <1% | 1% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | 1% | 16% | 24% | 21% | 19% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (28‑30) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (35‑23) |
7 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 1% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 1% | 20% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (37‑19) vs Suns (33‑25) |
6 | Celtics Wins | <1% | 1% | 21% | 27% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 1% | 21% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (18‑39) vs Rockets (34‑21) |
5 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 1% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 1% | 20% | 26% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors (34‑23) vs Thunder (44‑14) |
1 | Raptors Wins | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | 1% | 21% | 25% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (30‑27) vs Pelicans (16‑42) |
1 | Warriors Wins | <1% | 1% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 1% | 21% | 25% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nets (15‑41) vs Mavericks (20‑36) |
0 | Nets Wins | <1% | 1% | 20% | 26% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | 1% | 22% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||