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 (45‑36) vs Celtics (55‑26) |
57 | Magic Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 12% | 88% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Celtics Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 25% | 75% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nets (20‑61) vs Raptors (45‑36) |
41 | Nets Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 28% | 18% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 46% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bucks (32‑49) vs Sixers (44‑37) |
38 | Bucks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 97% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 25% | 72% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Heat (42‑39) vs Hawks (46‑35) |
1 | Heat Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (51‑30) vs Wizards (17‑64) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Knicks (53‑28) vs Hornets (43‑38) |
0 | Knicks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pistons (59‑22) vs Pacers (19‑62) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mavericks (25‑56) vs Bulls (31‑50) |
0 | Mavericks Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 43% | 54% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||