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 (13‑11) vs Nuggets (17‑6) |
38 | Magic Wins | 4% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Nuggets Wins | 2% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 10% | ||
| Pacers (6‑18) vs Knicks (16‑7) |
10 | Pacers Wins | 3% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Knicks Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Spurs (16‑7) vs Wizards (3‑19) |
9 | Spurs Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Wizards Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Nets (6‑17) vs Heat (14‑10) |
6 | Nets Wins | 3% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Heat Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Cavaliers (14‑11) vs Bulls (9‑14) |
4 | Cavaliers Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 10% | ||
| Pistons (19‑5) vs Mavericks (9‑16) |
3 | Pistons Wins | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Mavericks Wins | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Raptors (15‑10) vs Bucks (10‑15) |
2 | Raptors Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Bucks Wins | 3% | 6% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Hornets (7‑17) vs Hawks (14‑11) |
1 | Hornets Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Hawks Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | ||