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 (31‑28) vs Wizards (16‑44) |
72 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 19% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 9% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 13% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 15% | 4% | ||
| Bucks (26‑34) vs Hawks (31‑31) |
18 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 16% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 2% | ||
| Nets (15‑45) vs Heat (32‑29) |
13 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 19% | 23% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 17% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑39) vs Hornets (30‑31) |
11 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 18% | 22% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 3% | ||
| Spurs (43‑17) vs Sixers (33‑27) |
9 | Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 16% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Knicks (39‑22) vs Raptors (35‑25) |
6 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 17% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 8% | 17% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Bulls (25‑36) vs Thunder (47‑15) |
5 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 3% | ||
| Pacers (15‑46) vs Clippers (29‑31) |
4 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 21% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Clippers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 10% | 3% | ||
| Pistons (45‑14) vs Cavaliers (38‑24) |
1 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 17% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 2% | ||