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 (37‑24) vs Nuggets (38‑24) |
47 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 19% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 9% | 18% | 22% | 27% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Raptors (35‑26) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (39‑23) |
12 | Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 14% | 24% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 17% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (25‑37) vs Suns (35‑26) |
12 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 13% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 17% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors (31‑30) vs Rockets (38‑22) |
4 | Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 15% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑40) vs Magic (32‑28) |
3 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 23% | 22% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑45) vs Jazz (18‑44) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (44‑17) vs Pistons (45‑15) |
1 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 12% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (14‑49) vs Pelicans (19‑44) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 13% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||