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 (43‑36) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (47‑32) |
136 | Magic Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 6% | 26% | 48% | 20% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 9% | 38% | 48% | 5% | ^ | ||
| Heat (41‑38) vs Raptors (44‑35) |
32 | Heat Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 6% | 20% | 43% | 24% | 6% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 18% | 43% | 37% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rockets (50‑29) vs Sixers (43‑36) |
21 | Rockets Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 4% | 24% | 37% | 32% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 2% | 7% | 52% | 35% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (50‑29) vs Hawks (45‑34) |
4 | Cavaliers Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 18% | 43% | 33% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 19% | 43% | 33% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Pistons (57‑22) vs Bucks (31‑48) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑62) vs Bulls (30‑49) |
0 | Wizards Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Knicks (51‑28) vs Celtics (54‑25) |
0 | Knicks Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Nets (20‑59) vs Pacers (18‑61) |
0 | Nets Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | X | X | X | 1% | 3% | 19% | 43% | 32% | 2% | ^ | ||