The Most Important Games for the Mavericks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Mavericks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Mavericks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Mavericks 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 | |||
| Warriors (8‑3) vs Rockets (8‑3) |
9 | Warriors Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Rockets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 28% | ||
| Spurs (9‑2) vs Bulls (1‑8) |
8 | Spurs Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Bulls Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 27% | ||
| Jazz (1‑9) vs Heat (4‑6) |
7 | Jazz Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Heat Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Trail Blazers (6‑3) vs Thunder (8‑2) |
4 | Trail Blazers Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Thunder Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Suns (3‑6) vs Clippers (2‑7) |
3 | Suns Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Clippers Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Nets (2‑8) vs Pelicans (4‑7) |
3 | Nets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Pelicans Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Nuggets (5‑4) vs Grizzlies (7‑3) |
2 | Nuggets Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Grizzlies Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% | ||
| Kings (1‑9) vs Magic (2‑7) |
1 | Kings Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Magic Wins | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 27% | ||