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 (38‑33) vs Cavaliers (44‑27) |
107 | Magic Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 12% | 18% | 21% | 21% | 16% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 23% | 23% | 24% | <1% | ||
| Kings (19‑53) vs Hornets (37‑34) |
25 | Kings Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 15% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 12% | 17% | 22% | 20% | 21% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (29‑42) vs Sixers (39‑33) |
22 | Bulls Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 14% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 19% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 17% | 23% | 21% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (52‑19) vs Hawks (40‑32) |
20 | Pistons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 19% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 10% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 21% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (47‑24) vs Thunder (57‑15) |
6 | Celtics Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 20% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (35‑36) vs Bucks (29‑41) |
1 | Clippers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 19% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 13% | 17% | 23% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans (25‑47) vs Knicks (47‑25) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 13% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (35‑37) vs Nets (17‑54) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (16‑56) vs Lakers (46‑26) |
0 | Pacers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Jazz (21‑51) vs Wizards (16‑55) |
0 | Jazz Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 20% | <1% | ||