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 (19‑8) vs Suns (15‑13) |
27 | Lakers Wins | 10% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 7% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (7‑21) vs Rockets (17‑9) |
6 | Clippers Wins | 9% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 9% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (20‑8) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (19‑10) |
5 | Knicks Wins | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 8% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Magic (16‑12) vs Warriors (14‑15) |
5 | Magic Wins | 9% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | 9% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (7‑22) vs Mavericks (11‑18) |
4 | Pelicans Wins | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 9% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (22‑6) vs Trail Blazers (12‑16) |
3 | Pistons Wins | 9% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | 9% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (13‑15) vs Thunder (25‑3) |
1 | Grizzlies Wins | 10% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (10‑17) vs Nuggets (20‑7) |
0 | Jazz Wins | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 10% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||