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 (38‑30) vs Hornets (35‑34) |
85 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 28% | 28% | 19% | 11% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (44‑25) vs Heat (38‑31) |
21 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | 26% | 20% | 13% | 7% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 21% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 5% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (41‑27) vs Hawks (38‑31) |
13 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 26% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 5% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 21% | 24% | 21% | 14% | 10% | 5% | <1% | ||
| Kings (18‑52) vs Sixers (37‑32) |
13 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | 27% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 24% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 5% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (28‑41) vs Cavaliers (42‑27) |
6 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 22% | 24% | 19% | 14% | 8% | 5% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 24% | 26% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 5% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets (42‑28) vs Raptors (39‑29) |
5 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 5% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 20% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 5% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (49‑19) vs Wizards (16‑52) |
3 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 26% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 23% | 26% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (28‑40) vs Jazz (20‑49) |
3 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 26% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑44) vs Knicks (45‑25) |
2 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 25% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 4% | <1% | ||