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 (32‑28) vs Mavericks (21‑40) |
71 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 9% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 3% | ||
| Jazz (18‑43) vs Sixers (33‑28) |
16 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Bucks (26‑34) vs Hawks (31‑31) |
16 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (39‑23) vs Raptors (35‑26) |
10 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Nets (15‑46) vs Heat (33‑29) |
9 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 20% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Celtics (41‑20) vs Hornets (31‑31) |
8 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 2% | ||
| Pistons (45‑15) vs Spurs (44‑17) |
4 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Bulls (25‑37) vs Suns (35‑26) |
2 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Pacers (15‑46) vs Clippers (29‑31) |
2 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Knicks (40‑22) vs Thunder (48‑15) |
1 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 2% | ||