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 (38‑32) vs Pacers (15‑56) |
98 | Magic Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 16% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 14% | 10% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Pacers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 21% | <1% | ||
| Grizzlies (24‑46) vs Hawks (39‑32) |
21 | Grizzlies Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 10% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Hawks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Spurs (53‑18) vs Heat (38‑33) |
20 | Spurs Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 15% | 10% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Heat Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 13% | <1% | ||
| Thunder (56‑15) vs Sixers (39‑32) |
20 | Thunder Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Sixers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 16% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Suns (39‑32) vs Raptors (39‑30) |
15 | Suns Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 17% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Raptors Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Rockets (43‑27) vs Bulls (28‑42) |
3 | Rockets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 10% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Bulls Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Knicks (46‑25) vs Wizards (16‑54) |
3 | Knicks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Wizards Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Celtics (47‑23) vs TimberwolvesT. Wolves (43‑28) |
2 | Celtics Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Clippers (35‑36) vs Bucks (29‑41) |
1 | Clippers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Bucks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Kings (18‑53) vs Nets (17‑53) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Nets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Pistons (51‑19) vs Lakers (46‑25) |
0 | Pistons Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Lakers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 11% | <1% | ||