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NBA - Week 23 of 25

Lakers Most Important Games

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.

Lakers Most Important Games
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
8**
Play-in
9**
Play-in
10**
Play-in
11
Lakers
(41‑32)

vs
Pacers
(41‑33)
87 Lakers Wins X <1% <1% <1% 2% 6% 17% 32% 30% 11% 1%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Pacers Wins X X X <1% <1% 2% 9% 27% 39% 20% 3%
Thunder
(50‑22)

vs
Suns
(43‑30)
46 Thunder Wins X X <1% <1% 1% 4% 13% 32% 31% 16% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Suns Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 3% 10% 23% 42% 18% 2%
Hornets
(18‑54)

vs
Warriors
(38‑34)
12 Hornets Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 13% 30% 38% 12% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Warriors Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 33% 18% 3%
Magic
(42‑30)

vs
Clippers
(45‑27)
5 Magic Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 17% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Clippers Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 36% 16% 2%
Mavericks
(43‑29)

vs
Kings
(42‑30)
5 Mavericks Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 15% 27% 34% 16% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Kings Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 10% 30% 36% 16% 2%
TimberwolvesT. Wolves
(50‑22)

vs
Nuggets
(51‑22)
3 TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins X X <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Nuggets Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 3% 12% 29% 35% 17% 2%
Celtics
(57‑16)

vs
Pelicans
(45‑28)
2 Celtics Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 28% 35% 17% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Pelicans Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 3% 13% 29% 36% 16% 2%
Rockets
(37‑35)

vs
Jazz
(29‑44)
1 Rockets Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 13% 29% 34% 16% 3%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Jazz Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 36% 16% 1%
Heat
(39‑33)

vs
Trail Blazers
(19‑54)
0 Heat Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Trail Blazers Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Spurs
(17‑56)

vs
Knicks
(44‑28)
0 Spurs Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Current Probabilities X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
Knicks Wins X <1% <1% <1% 1% 4% 12% 29% 35% 16% 2%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • *  denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • ** denotes Play-in Tournament Participant