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 | |||
| Raptors (30‑21) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (31‑20) |
12 | Raptors Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (40‑11) vs Spurs (33‑16) |
7 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (32‑18) vs Nuggets (33‑18) |
6 | Knicks Wins | 1% | 8% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (23‑27) vs Suns (30‑20) |
5 | Trail Blazers Wins | 1% | 8% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (28‑21) vs Warriors (27‑23) |
5 | Sixers Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (32‑18) vs Rockets (31‑17) |
5 | Celtics Wins | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hawks (25‑27) vs Jazz (16‑35) |
4 | Hawks Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers (30‑21) vs Clippers (23‑26) |
3 | Cavaliers Wins | 1% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (12‑39) vs Grizzlies (19‑29) |
2 | Kings Wins | 1% | 8% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 7% | 13% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (13‑39) vs Bucks (19‑29) |
2 | Pelicans Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||