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 | |||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves (46‑31) vs Hornets (42‑36) |
74 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 7% | 44% | 26% | 22% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Hornets Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 23% | 44% | 25% | ^ | ||
| Pistons (56‑21) vs Sixers (43‑34) |
10 | Pistons Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 9% | 34% | 33% | 23% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 4% | 38% | 34% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Wizards (17‑59) vs Heat (40‑37) |
5 | Wizards Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 38% | 46% | 9% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Heat Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 7% | 37% | 30% | 25% | ^ | ||
| Celtics (52‑25) vs Raptors (43‑34) |
2 | Celtics Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 7% | 37% | 32% | 23% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 5% | 39% | 32% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Bucks (30‑47) vs Grizzlies (25‑52) |
0 | Bucks Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Bulls (29‑48) vs Suns (42‑35) |
0 | Bulls Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Suns Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Cavaliers (48‑29) vs Pacers (18‑59) |
0 | Cavaliers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 23% | ^ | ||