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% | 12% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Nets (15‑46) vs Heat (33‑29) |
14 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (39‑23) vs Raptors (35‑26) |
9 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 2% | ||
| Spurs (44‑17) vs Pistons (45‑15) |
4 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Suns (35‑26) vs Bulls (25‑37) |
3 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Jazz (18‑44) vs Wizards (16‑45) |
1 | Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 2% | ||