The Most Important Games for the Magic are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Magic final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Magic fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Magic 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 | |||
| Magic (6‑6) vs Nets (1‑10) |
42 | Magic Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Nets Wins | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Pistons (10‑2) vs Sixers (7‑4) |
13 | Pistons Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Pacers (1‑11) vs Raptors (7‑5) |
10 | Pacers Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 3% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 29% | ||
| Hornets (4‑7) vs Bucks (7‑5) |
7 | Hornets Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Knicks (7‑4) vs Heat (7‑5) |
4 | Knicks Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Heat Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Grizzlies (4‑9) vs Cavaliers (8‑5) |
1 | Grizzlies Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 28% | ||