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 |
8** Play-in |
9** Play-in |
10** Play-in |
11 | |||
| Magic (14‑6) vs Cavaliers (11‑9) |
38 | Magic Wins | 16% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | 13% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Pistons (2‑18) vs Pacers (10‑8) |
10 | Pistons Wins | 16% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Nuggets (14‑7) vs Hawks (9‑10) |
9 | Nuggets Wins | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Hornets (6‑12) vs Heat (11‑9) |
7 | Hornets Wins | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Heat Wins | 14% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Bucks (14‑6) vs Bulls (7‑14) |
7 | Bucks Wins | 16% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 16% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Raptors (9‑11) vs Knicks (12‑7) |
6 | Raptors Wins | 15% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Kings (11‑7) vs Nets (10‑9) |
1 | Kings Wins | 14% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Nets Wins | 16% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Sixers (12‑7) vs Wizards (3‑16) |
1 | Sixers Wins | 15% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | ||