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 (38‑31) vs Lakers (45‑25) |
88 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 23% | 27% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 10% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (41‑27) vs Hawks (38‑31) |
18 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 17% | 22% | 22% | 18% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets (42‑28) vs Raptors (39‑29) |
16 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 25% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (21‑49) vs Sixers (38‑32) |
15 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 26% | 21% | 16% | 10% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 18% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Nets (17‑52) vs Knicks (45‑25) |
4 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Suns (39‑31) vs Bucks (28‑41) |
4 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (25‑46) vs Cavaliers (43‑27) |
3 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (46‑23) vs Grizzlies (24‑44) |
1 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (50‑19) vs Warriors (33‑36) |
0 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑53) vs Thunder (55‑15) |
0 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (52‑18) vs Pacers (15‑55) |
0 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% | ||