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 (32‑21) vs Mavericks (19‑34) |
38 | Lakers Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | 1% | 11% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 16% | 8% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (41‑13) vs Suns (32‑22) |
8 | Thunder Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | 22% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (20‑32) vs Nuggets (34‑20) |
5 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (26‑28) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (33‑22) |
4 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 23% | 21% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 21% | 21% | 17% | 13% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (37‑16) vs Warriors (29‑25) |
3 | Spurs Wins | <1% | 2% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (33‑19) vs Clippers (25‑28) |
1 | Rockets Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Heat (28‑27) vs Pelicans (15‑40) |
1 | Heat Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | 2% | 16% | 22% | 21% | 17% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (17‑37) vs Kings (12‑43) |
0 | Jazz Wins | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||