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 (31‑27) vs Pistons (44‑14) |
56 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 23% | 24% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 10% | 19% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 3% | ||
| Rockets (37‑21) vs Heat (31‑29) |
11 | Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 21% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 2% | ||
| Celtics (39‑20) vs Sixers (33‑26) |
7 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 19% | 25% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 2% | ||
| Wizards (16‑42) vs Raptors (34‑25) |
6 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 20% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Trail Blazers (29‑31) vs Hornets (29‑31) |
5 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 7% | 2% | ||
| Knicks (38‑22) vs Spurs (43‑16) |
4 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Spurs Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 2% | ||
| Pacers (15‑45) vs Grizzlies (22‑36) |
3 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Cavaliers (37‑24) vs Nets (15‑44) |
1 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 21% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 6% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 19% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 2% | ||
| Bulls (24‑36) vs Bucks (26‑32) |
0 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 2% | ||