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 (38‑32) vs Pacers (15‑56) |
108 | Magic Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 16% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 14% | 9% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 20% | 21% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (56‑15) vs Sixers (39‑32) |
23 | Thunder Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 16% | 20% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 16% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (53‑18) vs Heat (38‑33) |
21 | Spurs Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 14% | 10% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 13% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑46) vs Hawks (39‑32) |
16 | Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 10% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 21% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Suns (39‑32) vs Raptors (39‑30) |
13 | Suns Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (28‑42) vs Rockets (43‑27) |
4 | Bulls Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 16% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Rockets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (29‑41) vs Clippers (35‑36) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Clippers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (51‑19) vs Lakers (46‑25) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (35‑37) vs Nets (17‑54) |
0 | Trail Blazers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||