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 (34‑28) vs Bucks (27‑35) |
66 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 24% | 23% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 5% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 17% | 21% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 1% | ||
| Pistons (45‑17) vs Heat (35‑29) |
14 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 22% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 7% | 1% | ||
| Suns (36‑27) vs Hornets (32‑32) |
13 | Suns Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 21% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 1% | ||
| Mavericks (21‑42) vs Raptors (35‑27) |
11 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Lakers (38‑25) vs Knicks (41‑23) |
6 | Lakers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 1% | ||
| Trail Blazers (30‑34) vs Pacers (15‑48) |
6 | Trail Blazers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 1% | ||
| Celtics (42‑21) vs Cavaliers (39‑24) |
4 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 1% | ||
| Bulls (26‑37) vs Kings (14‑50) |
3 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 1% | ||
| Nets (16‑47) vs Grizzlies (23‑39) |
1 | Nets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 1% | ||
| Pelicans (20‑45) vs Wizards (16‑46) |
1 | Pelicans Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ||