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 (48‑26) vs Wizards (17‑57) |
13 | Lakers Wins | X | X | 90% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | X | 72% | 20% | 7% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks (48‑27) vs Rockets (45‑29) |
3 | Knicks Wins | X | X | 89% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | X | 87% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls (29‑45) vs Spurs (56‑18) |
1 | Bulls Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Spurs Wins | X | X | 87% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (24‑50) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (45‑29) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | 87% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Suns (41‑33) vs Grizzlies (25‑49) |
0 | Suns Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | X | 87% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jazz (21‑54) vs Cavaliers (46‑28) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Thunder (59‑16) vs Pistons (54‑20) |
0 | Thunder Wins | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 88% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons 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% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||