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 (17‑13) vs Hornets (10‑20) |
46 | Magic Wins | 4% | 13% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Hornets Wins | 3% | 10% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Pacers (6‑24) vs Celtics (18‑11) |
9 | Pacers Wins | 4% | 13% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Celtics Wins | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Grizzlies (14‑16) vs Bucks (12‑18) |
8 | Grizzlies Wins | 4% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 4% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Wizards (5‑23) vs Raptors (18‑13) |
4 | Wizards Wins | 4% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Raptors Wins | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Hawks (15‑16) vs Heat (15‑15) |
3 | Hawks Wins | 4% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Heat Wins | 4% | 12% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Bulls (14‑15) vs Sixers (16‑12) |
3 | Bulls Wins | 4% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Sixers Wins | 4% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Cavaliers (17‑14) vs Knicks (20‑9) |
2 | Cavaliers Wins | 4% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Pistons (24‑6) vs Jazz (10‑19) |
1 | Pistons Wins | 4% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Jazz Wins | 4% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||