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 (49‑26) vs Cavaliers (47‑28) |
9 | Lakers Wins | X | X | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | 80% | 16% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑55) vs Nuggets (48‑28) |
4 | Jazz Wins | X | X | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nuggets Wins | X | X | 87% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks (48‑27) vs Rockets (45‑29) |
2 | Knicks Wins | X | X | 90% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | X | 88% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (42‑33) vs Magic (39‑35) |
0 | Suns Wins | X | X | 89% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Magic Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks (29‑45) vs Mavericks (24‑51) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Clippers (39‑36) vs Trail Blazers (38‑38) |
0 | Clippers Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Warriors (36‑39) vs Spurs (57‑18) |
0 | Warriors Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||