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 (29‑19) vs Nets (13‑35) |
40 | Lakers Wins | 1% | 7% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 9% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | 4% | 10% | 14% | 16% | 19% | 19% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (18‑29) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (31‑19) |
12 | Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 1% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (23‑27) vs Suns (30‑20) |
7 | Trail Blazers Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Suns Wins | 1% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (27‑21) vs Clippers (23‑25) |
5 | Sixers Wins | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (36‑12) vs Nuggets (33‑17) |
4 | Pistons Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (13‑36) vs Rockets (30‑17) |
4 | Pacers Wins | 1% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑30) vs Celtics (31‑18) |
2 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 1% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Magic (25‑23) vs Thunder (39‑11) |
2 | Magic Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (13‑38) vs Hornets (22‑28) |
0 | Pelicans Wins | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||