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 | |||
| Suns (36‑27) vs Hornets (32‑32) |
14 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑42) vs Raptors (35‑27) |
12 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (41‑23) vs Lakers (38‑25) |
5 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (45‑16) vs Nets (15‑47) |
5 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (26‑37) vs Kings (14‑50) |
3 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers (39‑24) vs Celtics (42‑21) |
2 | Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Wizards (16‑46) vs Pelicans (20‑45) |
2 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (26‑35) vs Jazz (19‑44) |
1 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Jazz Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑48) vs Trail Blazers (30‑34) |
0 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Sixers (34‑28) vs Hawks (32‑31) |
0 | Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||