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 | |||
| Celtics (35‑19) vs Warriors (29‑26) |
8 | Celtics Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 2% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑35) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (34‑22) |
7 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | 3% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (38‑16) vs Suns (32‑23) |
6 | Spurs Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 4% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (26‑29) vs Rockets (33‑20) |
5 | Hornets Wins | <1% | 3% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | 3% | 19% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (23‑30) vs Pelicans (15‑41) |
3 | Bucks Wins | <1% | 3% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (26‑28) vs Nuggets (35‑20) |
3 | Clippers Wins | <1% | 3% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (18‑38) vs Grizzlies (20‑33) |
3 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic (28‑25) vs Kings (12‑44) |
2 | Magic Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||