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 (29‑25) vs Suns (32‑24) |
53 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 21% | 22% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 19% | 22% | 21% | 13% | 7% | 4% | ||
| Nets (15‑40) vs Hawks (27‑31) |
15 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 11% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 13% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Pelicans (15‑42) vs Sixers (30‑25) |
14 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 13% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Wizards (16‑39) vs Hornets (26‑31) |
9 | Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 12% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 13% | 7% | 4% | ||
| Pistons (41‑13) vs Bulls (24‑32) |
6 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 3% | ||
| Grizzlies (21‑33) vs Heat (30‑27) |
3 | Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 20% | 23% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Knicks (35‑21) vs Rockets (34‑20) |
3 | Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 12% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Rockets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Thunder (43‑14) vs Cavaliers (36‑21) |
2 | Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 3% | ||
| Bucks (24‑30) vs Raptors (33‑23) |
2 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 11% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 12% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Mavericks (19‑36) vs Pacers (15‑42) |
1 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 13% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 4% | ||