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 | |||
| Heat (6‑6) vs Pistons (8‑3) |
8 | Heat Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Pistons Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 37% | ||
| Nets (3‑8) vs Grizzlies (8‑4) |
6 | Nets Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Bucks (1‑12) vs Hawks (7‑6) |
6 | Bucks Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 2% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 36% | ||
| Bulls (2‑9) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (9‑3) |
5 | Bulls Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 38% | ||
| Rockets (10‑3) vs Wizards (4‑9) |
3 | Rockets Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Sixers (10‑3) vs Pacers (5‑8) |
1 | Sixers Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Pacers Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 37% | ||
| Raptors (5‑7) vs Knicks (6‑6) |
1 | Raptors Wins | 2% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 2% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Cavaliers (6‑7) vs Mavericks (7‑5) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 36% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 2% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 37% | ||