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 (38‑29) vs Thunder (53‑15) |
68 | Magic Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 33% | 24% | 14% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Thunder Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Nuggets (41‑27) vs Sixers (37‑31) |
18 | Nuggets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 26% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Mavericks (23‑46) vs Hawks (37‑31) |
16 | Mavericks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 29% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 6% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Bulls (28‑40) vs Raptors (38‑29) |
14 | Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 30% | 23% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 26% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Hornets (34‑34) vs Heat (38‑30) |
11 | Hornets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 29% | 24% | 16% | 10% | 7% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Pacers (15‑53) vs Knicks (44‑25) |
6 | Pacers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Knicks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (48‑19) vs Wizards (16‑51) |
3 | Pistons Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 27% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Bucks (28‑39) vs Cavaliers (41‑27) |
3 | Bucks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 26% | 23% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Cavaliers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 29% | 25% | 17% | 12% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (45‑23) vs Warriors (33‑35) |
0 | Celtics Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 27% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 24% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Warriors Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 28% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 2% | <1% | ||