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 (33‑28) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (40‑23) |
74 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 1% | ||
| Sixers (34‑28) vs Hawks (32‑31) |
7 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 1% | ||
| Jazz (19‑44) vs Bucks (26‑35) |
3 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑41) vs Celtics (41‑21) |
3 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Hornets (32‑31) vs Heat (34‑29) |
2 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Lakers (37‑25) vs Pacers (15‑47) |
2 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Nets (15‑47) vs Pistons (45‑16) |
1 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Nuggets (39‑24) vs Knicks (40‑23) |
0 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 1% | ||